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Intellectual Property Network

Intellectual Property Network

Posts from membbers of the Intellectual Property Network on Ning.

http://ipestonia.ning.com/profiles/blog/list
Rank this Week: 3

FOSS Patents

FOSS Patents

Covers software patent news and issues with a focus on wireless and mobile devices. By Florian Mueller.

http://www.fosspatents.com
Rank this Week: 20

Law & Disorder

Law & Disorder

The Art of Technology

http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/
Rank this Week: 21

43(B)log

43(B)log

Covers false advertising and intellectual property issues. By Professor Rebecca Tushnet.

http://tushnet.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    Sins of a trademark owner: Rogers applies regardless of intent

    Sins of a trademark owner: Rogers applies regardless of intent
    Rebellion Developments Ltd. v. Stardock Entertainment, Inc., 2013 WL 1944888 (E.D. Mich.) H/T Eric Goldman. Rebellion sued Stardock alleging that Stardock’s game, Sins of a Solar Empire: Rebellion infringed its registered trademark…
  • May 23

    H&R Block can't plausibly plead confusion from comparative ad

    H&R Block can't plausibly plead confusion from comparative ad
    H/T The Trademark Blog H&R Block Eastern Enterprises, Inc. v. Intuit, Inc., No. 13-0072-CV-W-FJG  (W.D. Mo. May 22, 2013) An anti-trademark-expansionist twofer: claim against comparative ad dismissed on the pleadings, and a holding…
  • May 23

    economic loss doctrine doesn't bar New Jersey consumer fraud claim

    economic loss doctrine doesn't bar New Jersey consumer fraud claim
    Francis E. Parker Memorial Home, Inc. v. Georgia-Pacific LLC, --- F. Supp. 2d ----, 2013 WL 2177974 (D.N.J.) Parker sued GP on behalf of a putative class alleging violations of the New Jersey Products Liability Act (PLA); breach of…
Rank this Week: 22

PlagiarismToday

PlagiarismToday

Covers content theft, plagiarism, and copyright issues on the Web. By Jonathan Bailey.

http://www.plagiarismtoday.com
  • May 24

    Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 284 – Financial Advice

    Copyright 2.0 Show – Episode 284 – Financial Advice
    Prenda Law accidentally takes out the worst loan in history, Kim Dotcom's evidence issue heads to New Zealand's Supreme Court and more!
  • May 23

    How Kindle Worlds Might Change Fan Fiction

    How Kindle Worlds Might Change Fan Fiction
    With the launch of Kindle Worlds, some fan fiction authors can now sell their creations for a profit. But how will this affect the larger community?
  • May 23

    3 Count: Annoying Orange

    3 Count: Annoying Orange
    Ad agency sues over Annoying Orange TV show, architecture firm wins $1.3 million judgment and Prenda escapes three cases.
Rank this Week: 26

IPKat

IPKat

Covers copyright, patent, trade mark and privacy/confidentiality issues from a UK and European perspective.

http://ipkitten.blogspot.com/
  • May 24

    Friday fantasie

    Friday fantasie
    Taking no chances: this is a photoof Rihanna hiding behind the treeon the left ...Publicity-shy: no; publicity-conscious: yes.  Famed (or infamous?) US-based singer Rihanna is apparently preparing for a new career as a UK litigant, it…
  • May 24

    Dreaming (Literally) about Patent Litigation and the "Right" Result

    Dreaming (Literally) about Patent Litigation and the "Right" Result
    The IPKat is usually a gentle creature, but when he chooses to dig his IP claws into something, it can leave long-lasting marks. Something like that has been going lately in connection with patent litigation activity. Fellow Kats Jeremy,…
  • May 24

    The monetarisation of Let's Plays: an exercise in copyright management

    The monetarisation of Let's Plays: an exercise in copyright management
    Despite his impressive pedigree, having served time as a patent examiner with the UK's Intellectual Property Office, Katfriend and Page Hargrave trainee patent attorney Sean Gilday is modest enough to describe himself as something of a novice…
Rank this Week: 32

William Carleton, Counselor @ Law

William Carleton, Counselor @ Law

Covers legal and investment issues facing emerging tech companies.

http://www.wac6.com/wac6/
  • May 24

    San Francisco

    San Francisco
    Assessing the weather conditions for my walk to work this morning, I saw that it was drizzling, and cool. It's the Friday before a three-day weekend, I thought, so it shouldn't be a problem if I wear a sweatshirt in...
  • May 23

    President Stark

    President Stark
    The President's geopolitics are straight out of Marvel Comics.
  • May 22

    Same-sex marriage and the accredited investor standard

    Same-sex marriage and the accredited investor standard
    The accredited investor standard is effectively lower for married couples. To the extent same-sex couples are denied the right to marry, this means the accredited investor standard discriminates on the basis of sexual orientation.
Rank this Week: 53

Freedom to Tinker

Freedom to Tinker

Focuses on issues related to legal regulation of technology, and especially on legal attempts to restrict the right of technologists and citizens to tinker with technological devices. From Princeton Computer Science and Public Affairs Professor Ed Felten

http://www.freedom-to-tinker.com
  • May 24

    Arlington v. FCC: What it Means for Net Neutrality

    Arlington v. FCC: What it Means for Net Neutrality
    [Cross-posted on my blog, Managing Miracles] On Monday, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in Arlington v. FCC. At issue was a very abstract legal question: whether the FCC has the right to interpret the scope of its own authority in…
  • May 21

    Open-Source 3D Printing and Copyright Reform: It’s Time to Revisit Personal Use Copying

    Open-Source 3D Printing and Copyright Reform: It’s Time to Revisit Personal Use Copying
    Last week, I attended MSU’s Fifth Annual Conference on Innovation and Communications Law, where I saw a wonderful presentation by Joshua Pearce, an engineering and material sciences professor from Michigan Tech, on “distributed…
  • May 17

    Blocking of Google+ Hangouts Android App

    Blocking of Google+ Hangouts Android App
    Earlier this week, online news sites started reporting the apparent blocking of Google’s Google+ Hangout video-chat application on Android over AT&T’s cellular network [SlashGear, Time, ArsTechnica]. Several of the articles…
Rank this Week: 68

THR, Esq.

THR, Esq.

Focuses on how the entertainment and media industries are impacted and influenced by the law. From The Hollywood Reporter.

http://thresq.hollywoodreporter.com/
  • May 24

    Stone Temple Pilots Sue Scott Weiland; Singer Respond

    Stone Temple Pilots Sue Scott Weiland; Singer Respond
    The band accuses its former frontman of violating its rights, misappropriating assets and interfering with the members' livelihood. Says Weiland: "I don't give a f--- what they call themselves, but it's not Stone Temple Pilots."read…
  • May 24

    SAG-AFTRA Responds to Foreign Royalties Lawsuit

    SAG-AFTRA Responds to Foreign Royalties Lawsuit
    A new suit apparently charges the union with failing to properly disburse about $110 million received from foreign collection societies.read more    
  • May 24

    TV Broadcasters Launch Aereokiller Lawsuit in Washington, D.C.

    TV Broadcasters Launch Aereokiller Lawsuit in Washington, D.C.
    Is the battle over the digital distribution of broadcast TV eventually headed to the U.S. Supreme Court?read more    
Rank this Week: 76

IPBiz

IPBiz

Intellectual property news affecting business and everyday life. From patent lawyer Lawrence B. Ebert.

http://ipbiz.blogspot.com/
  • May 23

    CAFC in Douglas vs. Buyers, handling injunctions between non-direct competitors : the image of a Ford as a -- “Mercedes at half the price.”--

    CAFC in Douglas vs. Buyers, handling injunctions between non-direct competitors : the image of a Ford as a -- “Mercedes at half the price.”--
    The case of Douglas v. Buyers involving snowplow makers,has imagery directed to carmakers.A summary of the events:Douglas Dynamics, LLC (Douglas) sued Buyers ProductsCo. (Buyers) for infringement of several patentsrelated to snowplow mounting…
  • May 22

    More plagiarism in science journal

    More plagiarism in science journal
    From The Scientist:Two journals appear to be involved in plagiarizing scientific articles that have been published elsewhere. In one case, a publisher called Science Reuters—which puts out the journal Pharmacologia—listed papers…
  • May 21

    Design patents on the upswing?

    Design patents on the upswing?
    From Forbes on the value of design patents:Now companies are seeking out design patents to go with their so-called utility patents to create a more impervious wall of protection around their successful products. It’s even conceivable…
Rank this Week: 75

Eastern District of Texas Federal…

Eastern District of Texas Federal Court Practice

Devoted to practice in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, with special emphasis on patent litigation. By Michael C. Smith.

http://mcsmith.blogs.com/eastern_district_of_texas/
Rank this Week: 90

Copyfight

Copyfight

Covers the politics of IP.

http://copyfight.corante.com/home/corante/public_html/copyfight/
  • May 24

    The Story of the Beginning of the Digital Revolution

    The Story of the Beginning of the Digital Revolution
    That's kind of grandiose, but I think it's fitting. Today brings the first trailer for a retrospective documentary on Napster, hard on the heels of reporting from TorretFreak that the RIAA is losing money, laying people off, and slowly going…
  • May 22

    Amazon Strikes Another Deal That Is Good for Amazon

    Amazon Strikes Another Deal That Is Good for Amazon
    While I'm waiting for the dust to settle and clarifications to be clarified I suggest you read John Scalzi's "Instant Thoughts" blog post on Amazon's new "Kindle Worlds". Scalzi points out what immediately occurred to me, which is that this…
  • May 21

    Let's Try a More Rational Legal Approach to 3D Printing Law

    Let's Try a More Rational Legal Approach to 3D Printing Law
    Last Sunday, Cory Doctorow posted a piece on Boingboing noting that (some) patent lawyers were going more or less off the deep end in overreacting to patent challenges around 3d printing. It's nice to know that not all lawyers share the…
Rank this Week: 94

Clancco: Art & Law

Clancco: Art & Law

Covers the relationship between art and law with a focus on intellectual property, nonprofit tax-exempt organizations, free speech, and contemporary art. By Sergio Muñoz Sarmiento.

http://clancco.com/wp
Rank this Week: 98

Patently-O

Patently-O

Covers patents, claim drafting tips, patent cases, patent legislation and patent prosecution. By Dennis Crouch.

http://www.patentlyo.com/patent/
  • May 23

    Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013)

    Patent Abuse Reduction Act of 2013 (S.1013)
    By Dennis Crouch If it exists, the patent heat in Congress right now is focused on "curbing abusive patent litigation." A variety of bills have been introduced, including the SHIELD Act that would introduce a one-way fee shifting…
  • May 22

    Sample Civil Procedure II Exam

    Sample Civil Procedure II Exam
    In CivPro II (a 2-hour course), we covered civil procedure issues related to class actions, discovery, summary judgment, JML, new trial, appellate jurisdiction, and preclusion. Here is the two-hour exam. – Dennis ===== Dent sued Baker in…
  • May 21

    Motiva v. ITC and Nintendo

    Motiva v. ITC and Nintendo
    By Jason Rantanen Motiva, LLC v. International Trade Commission and Nintendo Co., Ltd. (Fed. Cir. 2013) Download 12-1252.Opinion.5-9-2013.1 Panel: Newman, Prost (author), O'Malley In order to bring a section 337 action in the International…
Rank this Week: 105

Copyhype

Copyhype

Discusses copyright law for those in the content industries and the general public. By Terry Hart.

http://www.copyhype.com/
  • May 24

    Friday’s Endnotes – 05/24/13

    Friday’s Endnotes – 05/24/13
    Copyright Implications of Yahoo Buying Tumblr — PlagiarismToday’s Jonathan Bailey examines the copyright issues raised by Yahoo’s purchase of Tumblr earlier this week. The move won’t result in any drastic changes,…
  • May 23

    A Copyright Review Bibliography

    A Copyright Review Bibliography
    Last Thursday, the House Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet held a hearing called “A Case Study for Consensus Building: The Copyright Principles Project.” The hearing is the…
  • May 17

    Friday’s Endnotes – 05/17/13

    Friday’s Endnotes – 05/17/13
    The Constitutional Foundations of Intellectual Property Law — Randolph May and Seth Cooper of the Free State Foundation look at some of the philosophical underpinnings that drove the inclusion of copyright and patent protection into the…
Rank this Week: 120

Technology & Marketing Law…

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Covers Internet, technology and online marketing legal issues. Published by Santa Clara University School of Law Professor Eric Goldman.

http://blog.ericgoldman.org/
Rank this Week: 128

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We…

JOTWELL - The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)

Edited by University of Miami School of Law Professor Michael Froomkin, The Journal of Things We Like (Lots)–JOTWELL–invites law professors to join us in filling a telling gap in legal scholarship by creating a space where legal academics will go to identify, celebrate, and discuss the best new legal scholarship.

http://jotwell.com/
  • May 24

    Colonial and Postcolonial Constructions of Family Law

    Colonial and Postcolonial Constructions of Family Law
    Sylvia Wairimu Kang'ara, Beyond Bed And Bread: Making The African State Through Marriage Law Reform -- Constitutive And Transformative Influences of Anglo-American Legal Thought, 9 Hastings Race & Poverty L. J. 353 (2012),…
  • May 22

    Provoked Intimate Femicides: A Privatized Version of “Honour”?

    Provoked Intimate Femicides: A Privatized Version of “Honour”?
    Pascale Fournier, Pascal McDougall & Anna R. Dekker, Dishonour, Provocation and Culture: Through the Beholder’s Eye?, 16(2) Can. Crim. L. Rev. 161 (2012), available at the University of Ottawa.Isabel GrantIn their…
  • May 20

    The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy Law

    The Care and Feeding of Sticky Defaults in Information Privacy Law
    Lauren Willis, When Nudges Fail: Slippery Defaults, 80 U. Chi. L. Rev. ___ (forthcoming 2013) available at SSRN.Paul OhmIf Jotwell is meant to surface obscure gems of legal scholarship, which might go unnoticed otherwise, I might be missing…
Rank this Week: 130

Copyright Litigation Blog

Copyright Litigation Blog

Review of copyright law, copyright litigation, art litigation and relevant current events. Discussions of recent case law and federal rules of civil procedure. By Ray Dowd.

http://copyrightlitigation.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 131

Patent Docs

Patent Docs

Covers biotech and pharma patent law and news. By McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff.

http://www.patentdocs.org/
  • May 24

    ACI Global Patenting Strategy and Practice Conference

    ACI Global Patenting Strategy and Practice Conference
    American Conference Institute (ACI) will be holding its Advanced Summit on Global Patenting Strategy and Practice on July 15-16, 2013 in New York, NY. ACI faculty will help attendees: • Develop a global patenting strategy to protect the…
  • May 24

    Webinar on Post-Grant Proceeding

    Webinar on Post-Grant Proceeding
    Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Post-Grant Patent Proceedings Before the PTAB" on June 12, 2013 from 1:00 - 2:30 pm (EDT). Scott A. McKeown and Greg H. Gardella of Oblon Spivak McClelland Maier & Neustadt…
  • May 24

    Webinar on Trade Secret Theft

    Webinar on Trade Secret Theft
    McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP will be offering a live webinar entitled "Preventing Chinese Trade Secret Theft: The Obama Administration's Strategy on Mitigating the Theft of U.S. Trade Secrets" on June 11, 2013 from 10:00 am to…
Rank this Week: 150

SullivanLawNet

SullivanLawNet

Legal news and analysis, with an emphasis on international and domestic intellectual property developments. By Shawn Sullivan.

http://www.sullivanlaw.net
  • May 21

    Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic

    Senate Tax Report Details Apple’s Offshore Profit-Shifting Tactic
    The report of the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations on Apple Inc.’s international tax strategy sheds light on how the company has exploited to maximum effect a number of gaps in the web of national tax jurisdictions.…
  • May 21

    Beware Trademark Invoice Scam

    Beware Trademark Invoice Scam
    Today a friend asked me about two invoices his company recently paid for “trademark registration” by very official-sounding entities in the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. He essentially wanted to know how frequently the…
  • May 2

    Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item

    Plant Variety Rights Case: Court Orders Claimant to Return Seized Item
    In an opinion issued April 25, 2013, a Dutch court in the city of Roermond found no basis for plant variety rights infringement claims brought by the Anti-Infringement Bureau for Intellectual Property Rights on Plant Material (AIB), a…
Rank this Week: 157

Copyright, Intellectual Property,…

Copyright, Intellectual Property, Computer, Internet, e-Commerce Law

Covers IP/IT law, with a strong focus on copyright and internet law. By Barry Sookman.

http://www.barrysookman.com
  • May 25

    Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-25

    Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-25
    Privacy Commissioner of Canada Sets Out Targets for PIPEDA Reform http://t.co/tRHS0E2oxi -> No common law tort for invasion of privacy in BC, as in Ontario, Demcak v. Vo, 2013 BCSC 899 http://t.co/yv9BFcubpz -> 3D printers give rise to…
  • May 24

    Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-24

    Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-24
    Real estate site Zoocasa adds MLS listings, agent recommendations http://t.co/LNmdGk2Z60 -> Canada Post makes direct pitch for junk mail – no worries, CASL will rescue CP as we move backwards in tech time http://t.co/VSjqj0ftCm ->…
  • May 23

    Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-23

    Computer and Internet Law Updates for 2013-05-23
    Canadian hockey bag maker sues Adidas unit over bag design http://t.co/SJ9tNkdo5I -> Twitter granted 'refresh' patent, vows to use it only defensively http://t.co/vDBzvKFnl0 -> Apple Defends Offshore Decisions That Result in Low Taxes…
Rank this Week: 160

Cardozo Art Law Society

Cardozo Art Law Society

Blawg follows the Art Law community in New York and seeks to create a centralized resource for Art and Cultural Heritage Law in the United States.

http://www.itsartlaw.com/
  • May 24

    Update: Helly Nahmad Keeps a Low Profile In the Weeks Following the Indictment

    Update: Helly Nahmad Keeps a Low Profile In the Weeks Following the Indictment
    What effect does a scandal involving an international money-laundering and gambling scheme stretching across the globe have on a high-profile Manhattan gallery? Helly Nahmad has been quietly minimizing operations at the Helly Nahmad Gallery,…
  • May 20

    Attorney's Appeal for Intervention Against Museums Addicted to Nazi Looted Art

    Attorney's Appeal for Intervention Against Museums Addicted to Nazi Looted Art
    In an article with a cheeky title and a noble purpose, Raymond J. Dowd, Partner with Dunnington Bartholow & Miller LLP argues that the procedural or "technical" defenses, such as the statute of limitation or laches, should not…
  • May 20

    "What's in a Name?" Peter Paul Biro v. Condé Nast for Defamation

    "What's in a Name?" Peter Paul Biro v. Condé Nast for Defamation
    "Sticks and stones may break my bones But names will never hurt me." 19th Century English nursery rhyme  It is hard to believe that there ever was a time when name calling was innocuous. In 2011, Peter Paul Biro, a Canadian…
Rank this Week: 163

Chicago IP Litigation Blog

Chicago IP Litigation Blog

Covers Northern District of Illinois intellectual property cases. Published by attorney R. David Donoghue.

http://www.chicagoiplitigation.com/
  • May 1

    Preliminary Injunction Partially Entered in Trademark Suit

    Preliminary Injunction Partially Entered in Trademark Suit
    DR Distributors, LLC v. 21 Century Smoking, Inc., No. 12 C 50324, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 14) (Kapala, J.). Judge Kapala granted the agreed portions of plaintiff’s motion for preliminary injunction in this trademark case involving…
  • Apr 29

    Courtesy Copies of Complaints Required by Local Rule 5.2(f)

    Courtesy Copies of Complaints Required by Local Rule 5.2(f)
    Eiserman & Assocs., LLC v. Rosen, No. 13 C 1315, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 12, 2013) (Shadur, Sen. J.). Zambezia Film Pty. Ltd. v. Does 1-33, No. 13 C 1323, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 12, 2013) (Shadur, Sen. J.). Zambezia Film Pty. Ltd. v.…
  • Apr 26

    Arguments Disclosed in Summary Judgment are Preserved

    Arguments Disclosed in Summary Judgment are Preserved
    CBOE v. ISE, No. 07 C 623, Slip Op. (N.D. Ill. Mar. 6, 2013) (Lefkow, J.). Judge Lefkow granted in part plaintiff CBOE’s motion to strike defendant ISE’s expert witness in this patent case, as follows: This case was not governed…
Rank this Week: 180

IPWatchdog.com | Patent Copyright…

IPWatchdog.com | Patent Copyright Trademark

Covers patents, copyrights, trademarks, trade secrets and Internet issues. By Gene Quinn.

http://www.ipwatchdog.com
  • May 25

    Patent Claim Drafting 101: The Basic

    Patent Claim Drafting 101: The Basic
    When writing a claim it is important to describe how the various components are structured and how the various components interact and connect. First, include a claim that defines your invention in broad terms, leaving out any and all…
  • May 24

    The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property: A National Security Plan to Prevent Stolen IP

    The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property: A National Security Plan to Prevent Stolen IP
    The Commission on the Theft of American Intellectual Property (IP Commission) released an 89-page report on May 22, 2013 assessing international intellectual property theft with a focus on China’s troubled IP regime and recommendations…
  • May 23

    Trademark Protection: Is Litigation Worth the Cost?

    Trademark Protection: Is Litigation Worth the Cost?
    Anybody who has any involvement with Intellectual Property (“IP”) knows full well that protecting IP means a multi-step process. Obviously, step one is the conception of the invention, idea, trademark, trade name, or other…
Rank this Week: 183

Likelihood of Confusion

Likelihood of Confusion

Covers developments in trademark, copyright, new media and free speech. By Ron Coleman.

http://www.likelihoodofconfusion.com
  • May 23

    In the Arena: A Sports Law Handbook

    In the Arena: A Sports Law Handbook
    I contributed a chapter called “How Trademark Protection Intersects with the Athlete’s Right of Publicity” in a new book called In the Arena: A Sports Law Handbook.  Its publication, in true bar association…
  • May 22

    Norman Blagman versus the whole digital music industry: Round 1 to Blagman.

    Norman Blagman versus the whole digital music industry: Round 1 to Blagman.
    I can’t write a better introductory sentence than Judge Andrew Carter of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York did to open his May 20, 2013, order and opinion in Blagman v. Apple Inc., so here is…
  • May 22

    Get a gripe

    Get a gripe
    Originally posted 2007-09-19 16:46:04. Republished by Blog Post PromoterTom Crandall considers “When A Gripe Site Is Manipulated By A Competitor” — and gets a crack expert opinion in there. Says Tom: I believe we are…
Rank this Week: 186

ITC 337 Law Blog

ITC 337 Law Blog

Covers International Trade Commission cases and news. By Oblon Spivak.

http://www.itcblog.com
Rank this Week: 190

Duets Blog

Duets Blog

Collaborative blog on advertising, intellectual property, and marketing.

http://www.duetsblog.com/
  • May 24

    Distinguishing the Fictional From the Real: Names and Brands in Television and Movie

    Distinguishing the Fictional From the Real: Names and Brands in Television and Movie
    We have an interesting question to answer, leading us into the holiday weekend, during which I suspect a few movies will be watched by more than a few marketing types and trademark types: “Is it trademark infringement if…
  • May 23

    Louboutin International Trademark Dispute

    Louboutin International Trademark Dispute
    Those of us who love fashion and have closets overflowing with more pairs of shoes than we probably need are likely familiar with Louboutin pumps. These sky-high heels have a very distinctive look and design. Louboutin heels have recently…
  • May 22

    Nutty News: Dear Biggest Fan, Here’s a Cease-and-Desist Letter

    Nutty News: Dear Biggest Fan, Here’s a Cease-and-Desist Letter
    You have to be one big fan of a company or product to establish a World {What-You-Cannot-Live-Without} Day.  Well, a sticky situation with the well-known hazelnut spread Nutella may have you rethinking your public affection. Back in…
Rank this Week: 203

Blog Law Blog

Blog Law Blog

Covers the legal aspects of blogging. Topics include blog-related intellectual property law, Internet regulation, defamation, and censorship, as well as how blogs are used as evidence and authority in the courts. By Professor Eric E. Johnson.

http://bloglawblog.com/blog/
  • May 21

    Moore Tornado

    Moore Tornado
    TweetThe terrible tornado that hit Moore, Oklahoma was just a few miles north of where I live in Norman. It was visible from the hill where I live – although only indirectly. The funnel could not be seen through the rain, but the power…
  • May 17

    Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?

    Would Bloggers Be Covered By a Federal Shield Law?
    TweetSince the news of the Justice Department getting their hands on phone records of the Associated Press – without the AP’s cooperation – there has been new talk of a federal shield law. But how broad would the shield law…
  • May 16

    Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom

    Famed Media Lawyer James C. Goodale Calls Out Obama on Press Freedom
    TweetFamous media lawyer James C. Goodale (who I was lucky enough to meet when I was a summer associate at his law firm in New York in 1999), has written a provocative piece for the Daily Beast that I think is worth a read: Is Obama Worse For…
Rank this Week: 205

Photo Attorney

Photo Attorney

Covers legal issues for photographers. By Carolyn E. Wright.

http://www.photoattorney.com
  • May 25

    Discount for C-Loop Camera Strap Mount and Other Gear

    Discount for C-Loop Camera Strap Mount and Other Gear
    Photo Attorney blog readers get 10% off of Custom SLR products with promo code PHOTOA10 You just finished reading Discount for C-Loop Camera Strap Mount and Other Gear! Consider leaving a comment!Follow Photo Attorney on Twitter for…
  • May 21

    Diary of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit – 10 (Other Discovery-Depositions)

    Diary of a Copyright Infringement Lawsuit – 10 (Other Discovery-Depositions)
    As discussed previously, the parties may conduct “discovery” of the case by to prepare for trial. In sum, the goal is to learn what are the other side’s strengths and weaknesses, which may prompt settlement before…
  • May 8

    Must Read: Six Ways to Keep your Digital Images from Becoming “Orphan Works”

    Must Read: Six Ways to Keep your Digital Images from Becoming “Orphan Works”
    Check this great article by David Riecks on how to protect your images - Six Ways to Keep your Digital Images from Becoming “Orphan Works” You just finished reading Must Read: Six Ways to Keep your Digital Images from…
Rank this Week: 223

Excess Copyright

Excess Copyright

Covers the harm of excess copyright enforcement. By Howard Knopf.

http://excesscopyright.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 230

Information Law Group

Information Law Group

Covers advertising law, privacy, information security and intellectual property.

http://www.infolawgroup.com/
Rank this Week: 237

IP in Brief

IP in Brief

Comments on developments in copyright and trademark law. By Andrew Berger.

http://www.ipinbrief.com
  • May 22

    Translating IP Translator For US Mark Holders Filing in Europe

    Translating IP Translator For US Mark Holders Filing in Europe
    I recently moderated a table topics discussion at the INTA annual meeting in Dallas on alternatives available to US mark holders when registering their marks in Europe. One of the issues that came up was the case of Chartered Institute of…
  • Jan 28

    The Art of the Deal: How to Draft and Negotiate an IP Deal; Part I

    The Art of the Deal: How to Draft and Negotiate an IP Deal; Part I
        I recently spoke at a CLE at my firm about how to successfully draft key provisions in an intellectual property license and negotiate them. Here is an edited transcript that I post in two pieces. In this first one I offer…
  • Jan 21

    The Art of the Deal: Successfully Negotiating Intellectual Property and Technology Transaction

    The Art of the Deal: Successfully Negotiating Intellectual Property and Technology Transaction
      Andrew, joined by his colleagues Mark Grossman and Don Prutzman, will speak at the firm on Thursday morning January 24, 2013, on the art of the deal: how to negotiate intellectual property and technology transactions. The seminar will…
Rank this Week: 243

Case Clothesed For Fashion Law

Case Clothesed For Fashion Law

Covers trade dress, trademark, design patent and counterfeiting issues in the fashion industry. By New York Law School.

http://www.caseclothesed.com/
  • Apr 26

    The Model Alliance: Fighting for Labor Rights in the Fashion Industry

    The Model Alliance: Fighting for Labor Rights in the Fashion Industry
    The Model Alliance is a “growing network of models and industry leaders dedicated to improving working conditions in the American fashion industry.” The Model Alliance works to give models in the industry a voice. Started by…
  • Apr 18

    A “Shmuck” in Fashion

    A “Shmuck” in Fashion
    As with many fashion-obsessed souls, I have spent countless nights dedicated to the fashionable world created by Patricia Field in “Sex and the City.” Sarah Jessica Parker’s Carrie Bradshaw is whom I always identified with…
  • Apr 2

    Polo Ralph Lauren Score Goal in Trademark Match Against the U.S. Polo Association

    Polo Ralph Lauren Score Goal in Trademark Match Against the U.S. Polo Association
    For years, Polo Ralph Lauren and the U.S. Polo Association have been hooking mallets over the use of their polo player trademarks. In 1984, the long battle between the U.S. Polo Association and Polo Ralph Lauren began. At the time, a…
Rank this Week: 245

Docket Report Patent Infringement…

Docket Report Patent Infringement Blog

Detailing substantive events regarding patent cases in the district courts.

http://docketreport.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 256

Tech LawForum

Tech LawForum

Discussion, debate and dialogue of technology law issues. Sponsored by the High Tech Law Institute.

http://techlawforum.scu.edu/
  • Jan 4

    Not Enough Nexuses for Daubert.

    Not Enough Nexuses for Daubert.
    In Rambus v. Hynix, 5:05CV334 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 29, 2008), at docket entry #2997, Judge Whyte largely rejected proffered expert testimony on the “secondary considerations” that indicate nonobviousness. A showing of these indicia of…
  • Jan 3

    Not Enough Nexuses for Daubert.

    Not Enough Nexuses for Daubert.
    In Rambus v. Hynix, 5:05CV334 (N.D. Cal. Dec. 29, 2008), at docket entry #2997, Judge Whyte largely rejected proffered expert testimony on the "secondary considerations" that indicate nonobviousness. A showing of these indicia of…
  • Dec 18

    Attorney, Newly Merged In, and Entire Firm Disqualified in DRAM suit.

    Attorney, Newly Merged In, and Entire Firm Disqualified in DRAM suit.
    After some 350 docket entries, a firm that was representing certain opt-out plaintiffs in the DRAM antitrust case was disqualified in Unisys Corp. v. Hynix Semiconductor, Inc., 3:06-CV-2915 (N.D. Cal. 12/18/2008). The D.C. firm had merged in…
Rank this Week: 289

IP Thinktank

IP Thinktank

Covers intellectual property strategy around the world. By Duncan Bucknell.

http://duncanbucknell.com/ipthinktank.blog
  • Jan 13

    The pointy end of patent strategy – claim construction with the OUP Claim Construction Thesauru

    The pointy end of patent strategy – claim construction with the OUP Claim Construction Thesauru
    It doesn’t really matter how strategic you think you are, if you can’t access a pragmatic and clear construction of patent claims, you’re in trouble. While patent terms always come back to the context of the specification…
  • Dec 24

    Happy holiday

    Happy holiday
    From all of us at Think IP Strategy, we wish you peace and joy this Christmas and we hope that 2013 holds much happiness and many successes for you!  Image credit: Y0$HlMl Please do visit our site to see the rest of this post.
  • Dec 13

    R&D Planning or R&D Direction

    R&D Planning or R&D Direction
    Guest post by Robert Cantrell R&D planning is a misnomer given the truth that no plan survives first contact with adversity.  R&D involved experimentation, which essentially means to try something and see what happens because you…
Rank this Week: 298

Recording Industry vs The People

Recording Industry vs The People

Covers the RIAA's lawsuits of against ordinary working people.

http://recordingindustryvspeople.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 307

Internet Cases

Internet Cases

Legal developments involving the Internet and new technologies. By Evan Brown.

http://blog.internetcases.com
Rank this Week: 312

Indiana Intellectual Property…

Indiana Intellectual Property Lawyer Blog

Covers trademark, patent and copyright infringement. By Overhauser Law Offices, LLC.

http://www.iniplaw.org/
Rank this Week: 317

SpicyIP

SpicyIP

Covers Indian intellectual property law and policy.

http://www.spicyipindia.blogspot.in/
  • May 24

    Drug price control order (DPCO) 2013 : What's in store?

    Drug price control order (DPCO) 2013 : What's in store?
    Last week on Wednesday, May 15 the department of pharmaceuticals issued the new Drug price control order 2013 (can be accessed here) which will alter price regulation dynamics and substantially increase the number of medicines covered by…
  • May 23

    Micolube: Dual Protection and the Doctrine of Election

    Micolube: Dual Protection and the Doctrine of Election
    On 15th May, 2013 a three judge bench of the Delhi High Court delivered its decision on the Micolube case that was reserved to it by a single Judge Bench of the Delhi High Court in 2011. The plaintiffs in the case were registered…
  • May 21

    SpicyIP Tidbit: IPXI releases latest edition of its Rulebook.

    SpicyIP Tidbit: IPXI releases latest edition of its Rulebook.
    The IPXI (Intellectual Property Exchange International) is the world's first financial exchange for licensing and trading intellectual property rights. My previous post on this can be found here.  The IPXI, last week, released the…
Rank this Week: 321

Trading Secrets

Trading Secrets

A blog on trade secrets, non-competes and computer fraud. Published by Seyfarth & Shaw LLP.

http://www.tradesecretslaw.com/
Rank this Week: 326

Law and Disorder: Performing Arts…

Law and Disorder: Performing Arts Division

Answers questions about basic legal and business issues, concepts, trends, problems, and practices important to the arts and entertainment field. By Goldstein & Guilliams PLC.

http://musicalamerica.com/mablogs/?cat=872
  • May 21

    New I-94 Process for Artists Touring the United State

    New I-94 Process for Artists Touring the United State
    By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: I heard that US Immigration will no longer be giving foreign artists the little white card they used to get when an artist entered the US. The cards were stamped with the artist’s…
  • May 14

    Board Term Limits–The Kindest Cut of All?

    Board Term Limits–The Kindest Cut of All?
    By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: We are a small non-profit that runs a performing arts center. In up dating our by-laws, its been recommended that we establish term limits for our directors and officers, as well as a…
  • May 7

    Student Visas: A School for Scandal?

    Student Visas: A School for Scandal?
    By Brian Taylor Goldstein, Esq. Dear Law and Disorder: May a non-resident alien (Russian) musician here for an advance graduate school degree on an F-1 visa be paid for playing some off-campus recitals? Are they considered…
Rank this Week: 355

LoTempio Law Blog

LoTempio Law Blog

Covers patents, trademarks and copyright news. By Vincent G. LoTempio.

http://www.lotempiolaw.com/
  • May 3

    $33.7 Million award to Kodak upheld for Breach of Patent License

    $33.7 Million award to Kodak upheld for Breach of Patent License
    The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York City Asia Optical Company’s rejected the appeal of a judgment by the federal district court that awarded Eastman Kodak Co. $33,726,531 in damages for  breach of a patent license agreement…
  • Apr 28

    On the wine trail at the Niagara Food & Wine Expo

    On the wine trail at the Niagara Food & Wine Expo
    Last night we continued on the wine trail and visited Niagara Falls Ontario Canada convention center for the Niagara Food & Wine Expo. Attorney Barbara Piazza and her spouse and my wife and I had a great night and tasted a variety of…
  • Apr 19

    Patents for Humanity Winner

    Patents for Humanity Winner
    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Patents for Humanity awards were handed out in a ceremony on Capitol Hill last week. In addition to receiving the award and national recognition winners get a certificate for…
Rank this Week: 362

Law, Technology & Arts Blog

Law, Technology & Arts Blog

Covers emerging legal issues in IP, technology, commerce, and the arts. From the Washington Journal of Law, Technology & Arts.

http://wjlta.wordpress.com/
  • May 20

    The Appropriation Artist Currently Known as Prince

    The Appropriation Artist Currently Known as Prince
    By Chris Young You know you have made it as a photographer, when your work is appropriated by an artist well known for relying on other artists’ copyrighted material. Last month, the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit reversed a…
  • May 13

    Could Trademark Litigation Force the Washington Redskins to Change Their Name?

    Could Trademark Litigation Force the Washington Redskins to Change Their Name?
    By Pedro Celis In Blackhorse v. Pro Football, Inc., a group of Native American plaintiffs is challenging several of the Washington Redskins’ trademarks before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). They claim that the Redskins…
  • May 3

    Don’t Mix with the Sixth!

    Don’t Mix with the Sixth!
    By Abby St. Hilaire Music sampling has become a mainstay in nearly all genres of popular music. Sampling involves selecting portions of pre-existing sound recordings to use as components of new musical compositions. The amount of work…
Rank this Week: 368

In Between Cases

In Between Cases

Covers copyright, fair use, and sometimes trademark. By Christopher F. Meatto.

http://harvardlaw74.com
  • May 16

    I am Mentoring at Regis Tech Accelerator Summer 2013

    I am Mentoring at Regis Tech Accelerator Summer 2013
    Regis Tech Accelerator to Launch Inaugural Summer Academy in June I am Regis Class of XX. The Number One Jesuit high school in the nation, located on the Upper East Side of New York City. This summer, the Regis Tech Accelerator (RTA), an…
  • Apr 28

    AngelList and Y Combinator Funders Club Approved to Crowdfund

    AngelList and Y Combinator Funders Club Approved to Crowdfund
    “The Securities and Exchange Commission is making way for a number of startups and online investment platforms to enable startups to crowdsource investment. Early last week, Y Combinator-backed FundersClub received notice from the SEC…
  • Apr 25

    Never Agree to a 60 Second Pitch

    Never Agree to a 60 Second Pitch
    The gladiators hung up their swords and chains over two centuries ago. While the 60 second pitch might be convenience for the Attention Deficit Disorders of venture capitalists and angel investors, it hardly ever favors the entrepreneur. Here…
Rank this Week: 383