Intellectual Property and Open Movements (IP&OM)

Issues and developments related to Intellectual Property (e.g. Copyright, Fair Use, Patents, Trademarks, Trade Secrets) and Open Movements (e.g. Open Access, Open Data, Open Educational Resources (OER)), examined in the "Intellectual Property and Open Movements" and "Ethics of Data, Information, and Emerging Technologies" graduate courses I teach at the University of Pittsburgh School of Computing and Information. -- Kip Currier, PhD, JD

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Wednesday, July 5, 2023

Little-known N.J. baby retailer tentatively wins rights to Buy Buy Baby's IP for $15.5 million; CNBC via NBC, July 3, 2023

Gabrielle Fonrouge, CNBC via NBC; Little-known N.J. baby retailer tentatively wins rights to Buy Buy Baby's IP for $15.5 million

"Dream on Me Industries, which sells cribs, strollers and other baby goods through a host of retail partners, won the Wednesday auction with a bid price of $15.5 million, court records filed Friday say. The acquired assets include Buy Buy Baby’s intellectual property, business data, internet properties and mobile platform, the records say...

Dream on Me’s win is only tentative. If Bed Bath & Beyond receives a higher bid at the upcoming auction, it could lose the rights to Buy Buy Baby’s intellectual proper"

Friday, June 30, 2023

Overstock Sees a Future in Calling Itself Bed Bath & Beyond; The New York Times, June 28, 2023

Jordyn Holman, The New York Times ; Overstock Sees a Future in Calling Itself Bed Bath & Beyond

"Overstock, which last week paid $21.5 million to acquire the bankrupt retailer’s intellectual property, said on Wednesday that it would start operating its website under the Bed Bath & Beyond name."