How the Taco Tuesday Fight Ended

Deciding who could invite us to Taco Tuesday was finally legally settled after Taco Bell challenged the owners of the Taco Tuesday trademark.

How Mickey Mouse and Prince Are Similar

Although the Supreme Court has answers about the intellectual property rights to an original image of Prince, still we debate its ownership.

The U.S. Army’s War Against the Vegas Golden Knights

A college and the U.S. Army are trying to prevent the Vegas Golden Knights from getting a trademark. About much more than a hockey team, the dispute involves how much we control our name. The Three Golden Knights As an…

New Figure Skating Music…But Who Pays?

Now that music with words can accompany Olympic figure skating, there is less classical music, more hip-hop and Beyoncé, and some questions about intellectual property rights.

Our Weekly Roundup: From Cheap Gas to Expensive Soda

This week’s everyday economics stories include subsidies, human capital, game theory, price controls, inelastic demand, and monopolistic competition.

How to Own the Word How

The courts will decide intellectual property rights when they say whether Dov Seidman can trademark the word How and stop Chobani from using How Matters.