The University of California retained its #1 spot and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology retained its #2 spot from the 2019 Top 100 list. Stanford University unseated the University of Texas from the #3 spot in 2019.

Roblox released a statement saying it is “surprised and disappointed” by a lawsuit filed on behalf of National Music Publishers’ Association members. Also in their statement, they said, “We do not tolerate copyright infringement, which is why we use industry-leading, advanced filtering technology to detect and prohibit unauthorized recordings.” The company claims that they respond to valid Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) takedown requests and takes action against repeat offenders.

Crocs claims that these competitors have been “intentionally and frequently” replicating its “unique and recognizable” footwear, “not due to competitive need, but because of the significant goodwill that the Crocs marks have accumulated over the past two decades during their use by Crocs.” In part due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Crocs claims the consumer desire for Crocs is stronger than ever, with Crocs’ revenues up by 64% in Q1 2021.

The court found that confusion between the two brands was unlikely based on name (as other brands have hard seltzer’s based around the word “fizzy”) and that the packaging was “overwhelmingly different.”

​Recently, an Nreal spokesperson denied Epic’s allegations, stating, “Nreal has developed a reputation as the leading hardware manufacturer of mixed reality and augmented reality glasses currently sold in Asia and Europe,” the spokesperson said in a statement to The Verge. “We’re aware of the litigation that has been filed by Epic. We respect intellectual property rights, but we believe that this lawsuit lacks merit and plan to defend vigorously against the claims brought by Epic.” 

​Wrigley petitioned to force Terphogz to cease using the Zkittlez brand, destroy all Zkittlez merchandise, surrender their website domain, and pay attorney fees.

​Emelike Nwosuocha spoke with Page Six in a statement: “It’s not about the money … it’s about the respect of the independent artist. I’ve had so many friends in the industry that were afraid to come up and say something, that they worked hours in the studio for, because a name was bigger than them. I just want this to be the end of an old era and the opening of a new one.”