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Infringing Actions

Infringing Actions

Covers intellectual property and technology law and news. By Kelly D. Talcott.

http://infringingactions.blogspot.com/
  • Apr 9

    Selling a Jayne Cobb hat? Keep selling!

    Selling a Jayne Cobb hat? Keep selling!
    The short-lived Fox series "Firefly" has developed a cult following that has given life to any number of t-shirts, character statues, and other fan tributes.  Among them are a certain silly knit cap worn by the character Jayne Cobb…
  • Apr 8

    Bittorrent Subpoena Notice? Check the Case Status!

    Bittorrent Subpoena Notice? Check the Case Status!
    These pesky bittorrent lawsuits continue to propagate themselves throughout the court system.  Content owners -- which frankly may have a legitimate beef with having their films distributed for free -- persist in using them as…
  • Oct 6

    NBC, Get with the Program

    NBC, Get with the Program
    NBC has recently asked the Obama campaign to stop using footage of one of its talking heads reporting on what a think tank thinks of Romney's tax plan.  And yes, perhaps NBC has something of a copyright claim, and yes, perhaps NBC wants to…
Rank this Week: 3939

Propiedad Intelectual y Registro…

Propiedad Intelectual y Registro de Marcas en Mexico

Covers intellectual property law, with a focus on trademark law. In Spanish. By Cesar Ramirez Esteves.

http://ramirezesteves.wordpress.com/
  • Apr 9

    Marca IPAD MINI en los Estados Unidos. ¿Negada?

    Marca IPAD MINI en los Estados Unidos. ¿Negada?
    En los últimos días hemos visto como diversos medios electrónicos e impresos han venido publicado la noticia de que la oficina de marcas y patentes de los Estados Unidos ha negado a Apple, INC. el registro para la marca…
  • Feb 13

    Nulidad de un registro de marca por datos falsos contenidos en la solicitud

    Nulidad de un registro de marca por datos falsos contenidos en la solicitud
    El haber obtenido un registro de marca no implica que dicho registro sea para siempre. Además de la obligación de renovarlo cada 10 años, puede darse el caso de que, de existir alguna causal, un tercero pueda solicitar la…
  • Jan 24

    Diseños Industriales: Diferencia entre dibujo industrial y modelo industrial

    Diseños Industriales: Diferencia entre dibujo industrial y modelo industrial
    En términos generales, se considera diseño industrial a aquella innovación de carácter estético u ornamental realizada sobre determinado producto, sin considerar aquellas características que…
Rank this Week: 3528

Thoits Law Blog

Thoits Law Blog

Discusses important legal developments in the areas of business, employment, intellectual property, litigation, real estate, and estate planning. By Thoits, Love, Hershberger & McLean.

http://www.thoitslaw.com/blog/
  • Apr 8

    You Really, Really Need a Shareholder Buy-Sell Agreement

    You Really, Really Need a Shareholder Buy-Sell Agreement
    ...a relatively small investment of time spent on the fundamentals can yield significant dividends in the future – and help to avoid much distress. And, the first fundamental, particularly for founders who do not anticipate seeking venture…
  • Apr 8

    Selling Restricted Stock of Private Companie

    Selling Restricted Stock of Private Companie
    Anyone who holds restricted stock of a non-public company, such as Twitter, Box, or Palantir among others, probably has discovered it is possible to find buyers for their stock by contacting Second Market or Shares Post or other…
  • Feb 22

    California Pregnancy Disability Leave: Longer Than Four Months?

    California Pregnancy Disability Leave: Longer Than Four Months?
    The court stated that this was a "case of first impression" and posed the issue as "whether an employee who has exhausted all permissible leave available under the Pregnancy Disability Leave Law (PDLL)...may nevertheless state…
Rank this Week: 3892

the intangible

the intangible

Covers developments in intellectual property. By Tamaroff & Tamarosff, P.A.

http://theintangible.com/
  • Apr 8

    IP Roundup: Legal News From Around the Web

    IP Roundup: Legal News From Around the Web
    Welcome back to the latest installment in IP news—this week, with international flair. Spain is the latest nation to make a big splash in the news over its IP laws. Last year, the country created a commission to help protect content…
  • Apr 1

    IP Roundup: Legal News From Around the Web

    IP Roundup: Legal News From Around the Web
    There’s something for everyone in this installment of the IP Roundup – including a brand new, hot-off-the-presses Supreme Court ruling. The NFL has agreed to a $42 million settlement with a group of former football players who…
  • Mar 26

    IP Roundup: Legal News From Around the Web

    IP Roundup: Legal News From Around the Web
    Apple and Superman… you’ve seen these stories before. But that’s the nature of the law—cases take a long time, and appeals can take even longer. IP law is no exception. You know that if Apple isn’t in…
Rank this Week: 3607

New Media & Technology Law Blog

New Media & Technology Law Blog

Covers intellectual property, data security, online marketing and online commerce. By Proskauer.

http://newmedialaw.proskauer.com
Rank this Week: 2860

PHOSITA

PHOSITA

Covers biotechnology, copyright, intellectual property, public policy, licensing, patents, software and trademark. By Douglas Sorocco, J. Matthew Buchanan and Laura C. Wood.

http://dunlapcodding.com/phosita
  • Apr 2

    Dunlap Codding Featured in Oklahoma City’s The Journal Record

    Dunlap Codding Featured in Oklahoma City’s The Journal Record
          The new law offices of Dunlap Codding on Film Row in Oklahoma City were featured in The Journal Record on April 1, 2013, in a story written by Molly M. Fleming, with photos by Brent Fuchs.  The article focused on the…
  • Mar 22

    Lawyers and SXSW—Oil and Water or Cookies and Milk?

    Lawyers and SXSW—Oil and Water or Cookies and Milk?
    Emily Campbell and Michelle Briggs Why would a lawyer want to attend SXSW?      You can strike up a conversation with nearly anyone at SXSW—with fellow…
  • Mar 19

    Practice What You Preach—Don't Cheat!

    Practice What You Preach—Don't Cheat!
    Copyright law for educators....      Dunlap Codding senior associate Emily Campbell has prepared an informative presentation on copyright law for educators, including a…
Rank this Week: 2506

Texas Non-Compete Law Blog

Texas Non-Compete Law Blog

Covers breach of fiduciary duty, non-compete agreements, trade secrets and tortious interference. By Hughes & Luce.

http://blog.texasnoncompetelaw.com/
  • Apr 2

    Requirements for Physician Noncompetes Strictly Enforced

    Requirements for Physician Noncompetes Strictly Enforced
     An opinion by the Dallas Court of Appeals shows how the courts apply the Texas Noncompete statute to covenants involving physicians.   In the opinion, a surgery center was registered as a limited partnership. The general…
  • Dec 20

    Texas Tortious Interference Law: Explicit Threat Not Required

    Texas Tortious Interference Law: Explicit Threat Not Required
     An opinion by the San Antonio Court of Appeals demonstrates that in order prevail on a claim for tortious interference of contract, the claimant need not prove an outright threat.   Certain statements and requests may be…
  • Dec 20

    Texas Temporary Injunction Law: Fact-Specific Inquirie

    Texas Temporary Injunction Law: Fact-Specific Inquirie
    Whether an injunction should issue in a particular case involves a fact-intensive analysis.  A recent opinion by the Dallas Court of Appeals demonstrates how the courts may conduct this analysis in cases involving claims for…
Rank this Week: 3129

Hearsay Culture

Hearsay Culture

KZSU-FM (Stanford) Tech/Law Talk Show. Hosted by Dave Levine.

http://www.hearsayculture.com
Rank this Week: 1962

The Law of the Game

The Law of the Game

Covers video games, gambling and other legal discussions. By Mark Methenitis.

http://lawofthegame.blogspot.com/
  • Mar 28

    6th Annual Penn Intellectual Property Group Symposium - Live Stream

    6th Annual Penn Intellectual Property Group Symposium - Live Stream
    I will be speaking at the Penn IP Law Group Symposium on Friday, March 29, 2013.  They'll be live streaming starting at 2 pm eastern at this link, so be sure to check it out.  More information on the symposium is available at…
  • Dec 19

    Game Business Law 2013

    Game Business Law 2013
    Game Business Law 2013 will be here in just over a month. It will be held January 24-25, 2013, at SMU Law School, as it has been since the conference started. I will be moderating a panel on crowdfunding and Kickstarter this year, but all…
  • Dec 12

    Beware the Berner Convention: Terms of Use and Social Media

    Beware the Berner Convention: Terms of Use and Social Media
    Nearly everyone uses social media. It is difficult find people who do not. There are many platforms with different concepts and target audiences. But across them all, there are questions about privacy, copyright, and contracts. This arose…
Rank this Week: 4105

Lewis and Roca Intellectual…

Lewis and Roca Intellectual Property Blog

Covers recent developments and noteworthy happenings in the area of Intellectual Property with a focus on the gaming, entertainment or hospitality industries.

http://www.lrlaw.com/ipblog/Blog.aspx
  • Mar 28

    New gTLDs – ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse Goes Live

    New gTLDs – ICANN Trademark Clearinghouse Goes Live
    Trademark Clearinghouse Launch Complaints regarding inadequate protection for trademark owners will apparently not stop the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") from launching its new unlimited gTLD (generic Top…
  • Feb 6

    Federal Circuit Expands Liability for Induced Infringement of Method Patent

    Federal Circuit Expands Liability for Induced Infringement of Method Patent
    Patent law holds that a party can be held liable for direct infringement when that party performs all steps of a patent claim.  In contrast, there is no direct infringement where multiple parties collectively – but independently…
  • Nov 29

    Early Warning - These Particular Top Level Domains May Never Get Off the Ground

    Early Warning - These Particular Top Level Domains May Never Get Off the Ground
    This year the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") received over 1900 applications for new generic Top Level Domains ("gTLDs").  (A Top Level Domain refers to the string of letters to the right of the "dot" such…
Rank this Week: 2829

Furd Log

Furd Log

Covers intellectual property, technology, culture and policy. By Frank Field.

http://msl1.mit.edu/furdlog
  • Mar 27

    A Nice Bit on the Impact of “First Sale”

    A Nice Bit on the Impact of “First Sale”
    In a Copyright Ruling, the Legacy of the Betamax [pdf] (See Justices Permit Resale of Copyrighted Imports [pdf]) Before Napster and LimeWire, before Megauploads and the Pirate Bay, media companies’ epic struggle against copying,…
  • Mar 15

    Nothing New Here, But Nice To See It’s Getting Attention Again

    Nothing New Here, But Nice To See It’s Getting Attention Again
    From “The Copyright Rule We Need to Repeal If We Want to Preserve Our Cultural Heritage” [pdf] — critiques familiar to those who complained about the DMCA when it was first proposed. Opponents of the DMCA…
  • Feb 26

    Surveillance Forever!

    Surveillance Forever!
    Clapper v. Amnesty International — apparently, “chilling effects” are not sufficient to give standing when seeking an injunction against sweeping surveillance. [...] Respondents — attorneys and human rights, labor,…
Rank this Week: 2428

Social Media Law Update

Social Media Law Update

Covers intellectual property, defamation, consumer protection and other legal issues regarding social media. By Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP.

http://www.socialmedialawupdate.com
  • Mar 27

    Who Owns Your Online Persona?

    Who Owns Your Online Persona?
    By Paul Cowie and Wayne Chang Eagle v. Morgan, 2013-11-4303 (E.D. Pa. 2013), represents one of the first trials on the issue of who owns social media accounts: the individual employee who first created the account or the employer whose…
  • Jan 10

    Privacy On The Go: Recommendations For The Mobile Ecosystem

    Privacy On The Go: Recommendations For The Mobile Ecosystem
    California’s Attorney General today issued recommendations for mobile app developers and the mobile industry to safeguard privacy for consumers.
  • Dec 20

    Pinterest "Pins" New Guidelines For Sweepstakes And Contest

    Pinterest "Pins" New Guidelines For Sweepstakes And Contest
    Pinterest has released new Promotions and Marketing Guidelines for retailers, consumer brands and other companies running promotions on its platforms. Among other things, the new guidelines say don’t run a sweepstakes where each pin,…
Rank this Week: 2468

The Journal of the Business Law…

The Journal of the Business Law Society

Covers recent developments affecting business law . By the students of the University of Illinois College of Law.

http://www.law.uiuc.edu/bljournal/
  • Mar 26

    Entrepreneurship in Brazil

    Entrepreneurship in Brazil
    Bolivians, mainly members of affected indigenous groups, protested the Brazilian construction company OAS’s project to build a road through a remote Bolivian indigenous territory. Meanwhile, citizens of Argentina, Paraguay, and…
  • Feb 23

    Entrepreneurship in Turkey

    Entrepreneurship in Turkey
    Although Turkey is often considered an emerging market, and indeed has many positive attributes that make it an attractive place to invest and do business, it is not a hotbed of entrepreneurship; and until it receives more governmental and…
  • Dec 7

    Shadow banking: Help is on the Way

    Shadow banking: Help is on the Way
      Despite being recognized as a primary culprit of the financial crisis, shadow banking has continued to flourish. According to the Financial Stability Board (FSB), shadow banking has grown since the onset of the crisis from $62 trillion…
Rank this Week: 1761

Patentably Defined

Patentably Defined

Covers patent prosecution strategies and techniques. By Michael E. Kondoudis.

http://patentablydefined.com
  • Mar 26

    Announcing Our New Website and Home on the Web!

    Announcing Our New Website and Home on the Web!
    I am very happy to announce our firm’s new home on the web, www.mekpatentlaw.com. By constructing an entirely new website and migrating to our new domain, we’ve been able to enhance the user experience by improving navigation and…
  • Jan 31

    The Nonobviousness of “Simple” Invention

    The Nonobviousness of “Simple” Invention
    As regular readers of this blog know, I advocate using the USPTO’s Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) as primary authority during prosecution.  This is by no means a per se rule, however.  There are times when I find…
  • Oct 22

    A Strategy To Speed Up The Prosecution Of Older Case

    A Strategy To Speed Up The Prosecution Of Older Case
    The USPTO’s Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) includes many interesting but somewhat obscure provisions.  One of the more useful examples of these provisions is § 707.02.  Section 707.02 of the MPEP essentially imparts…
Rank this Week: 4992

Military Veterans' Lawyer Blog

Military Veterans' Lawyer Blog

Covers Veterans Affairs, consumer law, and other legal topics catering to U.S. Military Veterans. Published by The Law Offices of Robert B. Goss, P.C.

http://www.militaryveteranlawyer.com/
  • Mar 25

    Military Retiree’s are Veterans Too - - Contact Congress and OPPOSE TRICARE fee increase

    Military Retiree’s are Veterans Too - - Contact Congress and OPPOSE TRICARE fee increase
    For those of you who have served, you know this Fact - - Military Retirees are Veterans. But it seems with Sequestration upon the United States, the Department of Defense at the urging of the White House has a solution - - have Military…
  • Mar 12

    Any Veteran may render a hand salute - -

    Any Veteran may render a hand salute - -
    - - As the the U.S. Flag passes and also during the playing of the National Anthem. This law was passed in the National Defense Authorization Act of 2008. Specifically National Defense Authorization Act of 2008 sec 595 changes 36 U.S.C.…
  • Mar 6

    Military Lending Act modified providing a Private Cause of Action to Service Members and their Dependent

    Military Lending Act modified providing a Private Cause of Action to Service Members and their Dependent
    On January 3, 2013, Title 10. Section 987(f) of the U.S. Code was amended to provide protection for service members and their dependents regarding credit, arbitration, and limiting interest rates. This amendment provides service members and…
Rank this Week: 2523

Patent Circle

Patent Circle

Covers patent news, particularly from India.

http://patentcircle.blogspot.com/
  • Mar 22

    Announcing Expert Speaker Panel for Pharma IPR 2013

    Announcing Expert Speaker Panel for Pharma IPR 2013
    The confirmed speakers for Pharma IPR 2013 taking place from 10-12 April at Holiday Inn Mumbai International Airport, Mumbai, India are as follows: Jeffrey Alan Hovden, Partner, Robins, Kaplan, Miller & Ciresi (USA) Sri K Sankaran,…
  • Jan 17

    ManagingIP “India IP and Innovation Forum 2013” Conference, New Delhi

    ManagingIP “India IP and Innovation Forum 2013” Conference, New Delhi
    ManagingIP will hold its 2nd India IP and Innovation Forum 2013 in New Delhi on March 07, 2013 following the inaugural success in 2012. The conference is designed open and free for corporate patent/IP counsels though private practitioners…
  • Jan 17

    CPhI “2nd Annual Pharma IPR India 2013” Conference, Mumbai

    CPhI “2nd Annual Pharma IPR India 2013” Conference, Mumbai
    CPhI India will hold its 2nd Annual Pharma IPR India 2013 in Mumbai from April 10-12, 2013. The three-day conference will focus and discuss on patent regimes and market entry strategies of over 10 countries including Brazil, China,…
Rank this Week: 2921

Who Is Your Lawyer?

Who Is Your Lawyer?

Covers intangible assets, fair use and parody. By Robert Scott Lawrence.

http://www.whoisyourlawyer.com
  • Mar 18

    Faulkner Goes Folksy On Fair Use

    Faulkner Goes Folksy On Fair Use
    This Faulkner Goes Folksy On Fair Use appeared first on Who Is Your Lawyer?Given that Wilson is time-travelling back to 1920s Paris at the time he makes the statement, it’s more a reflection of his actual condition (i.e., the past is…
  • Dec 25

    Trademarking Christma

    Trademarking Christma
    This Trademarking Christmas appeared first on Who Is Your Lawyer?Santa Claus as we know him today is the end-product of neo-Darwinian evolution, a marriage of disparate elements such as Odin leading the fey on the Wild Hunt
  • Dec 24

    No News But Bad New

    No News But Bad New
    This No News But Bad News appeared first on Who Is Your Lawyer?We are a nation always on the go, our antennae always alert for the next morsel of current events, and from the moment we wake up information begins to accrete and expose itself…
Rank this Week: 1582

South Florida IP News

South Florida IP News

Features intellectual property news and updates. By Santucci, Priore & Long.

http://www.spl-law.com/blog
  • Mar 18

    Supreme Court OKs $222K Verdict for Sharing 24 Song

    Supreme Court OKs $222K Verdict for Sharing 24 Song
    The Supreme Court on Monday let stand a jury’s conclusion that Jammie Thomas-Rasset pay the recording industry $222,000 for downloading and sharing two dozen copyrighted songs on the now-defunct file-sharing service Kazaa.  Without…
  • Mar 13

    Trademark Issues for Papal Conclave?

    Trademark Issues for Papal Conclave?
    Even a Pope has trademark issues.  The Vatican owns trademarks, while there are rumors that the Pope Emeritus himself may be put to the test of trademark infringement.  
  • Mar 8

    Trademark judges to hear new case on Redskins name

    Trademark judges to hear new case on Redskins name
    DC Breaking Local News Weather Sports FOX 5 WTTG  
Rank this Week: 5048

Pittsburgh Trademark Lawyer

Pittsburgh Trademark Lawyer

Covers trademark law, right of publicity and branding strategies. By Daniel Corbett.

http://pittsburghtrademarklawyer.wordpress.com
  • Mar 13

    Made In USA

    Made In USA
    We saw it on TV, we saw it on Facebook.  -Buy American this holiday season and help Santa support the …Continue reading »
  • Jan 6

    The New Dan

    The New Dan
    Dearest Readers, Dan Corbett set an impressive standard for this site.  When you ask this young man who his favorite …Continue reading »
  • Dec 20

    Signing Off (and Turning Over the Keys)

    Signing Off (and Turning Over the Keys)
    After more than three years of blogging at Pittsburgh Trademark Lawyer, this will be my last post.  I am leaving …Continue reading »
Rank this Week: 5203

Attorney Peter Vickery

Attorney Peter Vickery

Covers copyright, trademark, anti-discrimination, and election law.

http://attorneypetervickery.blogspot.com/
  • Mar 13

    Desegregation: a new rule

    Desegregation: a new rule
    Advocates of desegregation should take heart, and planners should take notice, because at last it's official: Land-use policies that perpetuate residential segregation are illegal.  A new rule from the Department of Housing and Urban…
  • Jan 31

    Right's Attack on NLRB Continue

    Right's Attack on NLRB Continue
    Speaker Boehner and Leader McConnellEmployees and small business owners alike in Western Massachusetts need to know whether the current controversy around the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) will affect their legal rights. The source of…
  • Jan 18

    This should be easy

    This should be easy
    Some aspects of intellectual property law are inherently complex. But other areas could be -- and should be -- much simpler. For example, you would think the law would have a crystal clear answer to this question: When a retailer is selling…
Rank this Week: 4666

Visae Patentes

Visae Patentes

Covers European patent law, intellectual patent politics, software patents, and international patent law. By Falk Metzler.

http://www.visaepatentes.com/
  • Mar 9

    Comparison of AIA and EPC as well as ante-AIA, post AIA and 'real' first-to-file prior art

    Comparison of AIA and EPC as well as ante-AIA, post AIA and 'real' first-to-file prior art
    In a new posting on the ksnh::law blog titled "10 aspects of the AIA that are (somehow) comparable to European provisions" we discuss the following new provisions of the America Invents Act and their link to European patent…
  • Feb 26

    Intellectual Property Aspects of 3D Printing (German)

    Intellectual Property Aspects of 3D Printing (German)
    On the ksnh::jur blog, we recently posted the first two articles of a series on the IP aspects of the fascinating new technology of 3D printing which, according to our perception, has the potential to raise totally new questions and pose new…
  • Feb 21

    Representation before the Unified Patent Court from the point of view of the Rules of Procedure

    Representation before the Unified Patent Court from the point of view of the Rules of Procedure
    In this earlier posting I sketched the contradictory positions of general lawyer associations (e.g. CCBE) and more patent-related organisations (e.g. epi and CEIPI) as to the authorisation rights before the Unified Patent Court (UPC), back…
Rank this Week: 2544

J. Paye in Brief

J. Paye in Brief

Profiles athletes, business professionals and celebrities and discusses current events and entertainment news.

http://jpaye.com/in-brief/
  • Mar 6

    Under California Law Kris Humphries “Presumed Father” of Kim K.’s Baby!?!

    Under California Law Kris Humphries “Presumed Father” of Kim K.’s Baby!?!
    “Sometimes Love Comes Around and It Knocks You Down…” “You should leave your boyfriend now, I’m a ask him,” would be interesting if Kanye West wrote that line in reference to Kris Humphries.  The…
  • Feb 27

    J. Paye Celebrates Black History Month by Profiling Olympian Khadevis Robinson

    J. Paye Celebrates Black History Month by Profiling Olympian Khadevis Robinson
        Eight times USA National Champion, Olympian athlete, motivational speaker and inspiration, Khadevis Robinson is truly the modern day ‘Renaissance Man.’ Last year,  J. Paye had the opportunity to speak with the…
  • Feb 24

    Judge Vacates $8 million dollar judgment against Belo of Do or Die

    Judge Vacates $8 million dollar judgment against Belo of Do or Die
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Headline: Cook County Judge Vacates $8 million dollar Default Judgment Entered against Famed Rapper Belo Zero of the Legendary Chicago-based Hip Hop Group Do or Die. CHICAGO, Ill., – On February 20, 2013, Cook…
Rank this Week: 2586

Patent Practice Professional…

Patent Practice Professional Liability Reporter

Covers patent litigation, pleadings, and prosecution. By Lane Powell PC.

http://www.patentpracticeliability.com
Rank this Week: 4686

German IT Law

German IT Law

Provides updates and analysis on German and European IP/IT, technology, media and (open source) software law. By JBB Rechtsanwälte.

http://germanitlaw.com/
  • Mar 5

    German Data Protection Laws Do Not Apply to Facebook

    German Data Protection Laws Do Not Apply to Facebook
    On February 14th, 2013 the Administrative Court of Schleswig held in two decisions that German data protection laws do not apply to data processing by Facebook (file numbers 8 B 60/12 and 8 B 61/1).The interlocutory judicial procedure had…
  • Jan 28

    Federal Supreme Court: Can a foreign company use a .de-domain?

    Federal Supreme Court: Can a foreign company use a .de-domain?
    In the case laid before the Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof; BGH) the court primarily had to decide about the liability of the administrative contact of the domain dlg.de. However, in the obiter dictum, the court also held under…
  • Nov 26

    Is double opt-in dead?

    Is double opt-in dead?
    Last week, quite a few lawyers were more than surprised when they heard about a recent Higher Regional Court of Munich decision dealing with the question of how to get prior consent from recipients of advertising e-mails (decision of…
Rank this Week: 1937

Legal Chic

Legal Chic

Covers civil, business, and fashion law. By the Law Office of Judith E. Hoover.

http://jehoover.com/blog.html
Rank this Week: 3667

Florida Patent Lawyer Blog

Florida Patent Lawyer Blog

Covers patent infringement, enforcement and prosecution news. By Mark Terry.

http://www.floridapatentlawyerblog.com/
  • Mar 1

    Presenting at the 11th International Litigation and Arbitration Conference

    Presenting at the 11th International Litigation and Arbitration Conference
    I was honored to present today at the 11th International Litigation and Arbitration Conference at the beautiful Biltmore Hotel in Miami, Florida. We discussed various aspects of international law, with my focus being on trademark issues…
  • Feb 26

    Microsoft Sues Robocast for Infringement of Software Patent

    Microsoft Sues Robocast for Infringement of Software Patent
    On Monday of this week, Microsoft filed a patent infringement suit against Robocast alleging infringement of the 6,632,248 patent, which covers customization of network documents. Robocast, a New York based company, enables users to see more…
  • Feb 22

    How to Beat an Obviousness Rejection at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board

    How to Beat an Obviousness Rejection at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
    Do you want to know how to beat an Examiner's 35 U.S.C. §103 obviousness rejection at the the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)? Then it helps to read decisions where the PTAB reversed an Examiner's obviousness rejection. Today the...
Rank this Week: 2804

Startups and IP Strategy

Startups and IP Strategy

Covers intellectual property issues relating to startups and entrepreneurs. By Leonid Kravets.

http://startupsip.com/
  • Feb 28

    Patent Trolls Eat Startups First. Here’s What You Can Do About It

    Patent Trolls Eat Startups First. Here’s What You Can Do About It
    Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on TechCrunch Patent assertion entities (PAEs or trolls) regularly engage in the practice of sending patent demand letters to unsuspecting startups and small businesses in preparation for…
  • Feb 19

    First-To-File Patent Law Is Imminent, But What Will It Mean?

    First-To-File Patent Law Is Imminent, But What Will It Mean?
    Editor’s Note: This post first appeared on TechCrunch.   One of the main changes resulting from the passage of the America Invents Act (AIA) is the transition of U.S. patent law from a “first-to-invent”…
  • Oct 24

    EFF launches new 3D Printing Initiative

    EFF launches new 3D Printing Initiative
    A post by Julie Samuels of the Electronic Frontier Foundation details the EFF’s new initiative to identify patent applications on 3D Printing technology and submit prior art applications using the new Third Party Submission provisions…
Rank this Week: 4695

AdMark Buzz

AdMark Buzz

Covers trademark, copyright, advertising, infringement and intellectual property law. By Locke Lord.

http://www.lockelordadmark.blogspot.com/
Rank this Week: 1947

Practical IP

Practical IP

Covers intellectual property issues for businesses. By Bell Nunnally.

http://www.practical-ip.com
  • Feb 20

    Unauthorized Unlocking of Cell Phones Now Illegal

    Unauthorized Unlocking of Cell Phones Now Illegal
    Pursuant to a ruling by the Librarian of Congress in his triennial review of potential exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), which prohibits circumventing technological measures that protect copyrighted works, it is now…
  • Jan 18

    The Importance of Searching and Protecting Brand Name

    The Importance of Searching and Protecting Brand Name
    The Kardashian sisters’ recent launch of their KHROMA cosmetics and beauty care product line has caused a bit of a stir. The sisters (through their licensing company, Boldface Licensing + Branding) applied with the U.S. Patent and…
  • Jan 11

    How to Protect Titles of Creative Works as Trademark

    How to Protect Titles of Creative Works as Trademark
    I recently had an article entitled “A Different Kind of Title Insurance: How to Protect Titles of Creative Works” published in Bloomberg BNA’s Patent, Trademark and Copyright Journal. Although books, movies, television…
Rank this Week: 4687

Maryland Intellectual Property Law…

Maryland Intellectual Property Law Blog

Provides news, analysis of important case law, summaries of pending litigation, statistical information, and commentary relating to intellectual property issues affecting Maryland businesses and individuals. By Brian Wm. Higgins.

http://www.marylandiplaw.com/
Rank this Week: 2972

Trademark Blog of the Trademark…

Trademark Blog of the Trademark Lawyer's Mind

Discusses issues in intellectual property law and litigation. By Michael Cohen.

http://patentlawip.blogspot.com/
  • Feb 14

    Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent's Trademark Update

    Louboutin and Yves Saint Laurent's Trademark Update
    The sage continues, but this time the brawl between the two high-end fashion titans takes place in the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Back in September of 2012, the Second Circuit issued an important fact specific ruling in…
  • Jan 25

    Michael N. Cohen Super Lawyer

    Michael N. Cohen Super Lawyer
    Cohen IP Law Group, P.C. is once again pleased to announce the nomination of Michael N. Cohen for inclusion in the 2013 Southern California Rising Stars Super Lawyers® publication.Super Lawyers® is a listing of outstanding lawyers…
  • Dec 18

    LAIPLA Blogger

    LAIPLA Blogger
    Cohen IP Law Group PC, is proud to announce that we are one of the select new bloggers for the Los Angeles Intellectual Property Law Association (LAIPLA). The blog can be viewed here:…
Rank this Week: 2521

The IP Trader

The IP Trader

Covers intellectual property issues of particular interest to importers, exporters and distributors. By the McDaniel Law Firm, P.C.

http://theiptrader.com/
  • Feb 14

    Oscar Peterson’s Last Songs Subject of Copyright Claim

    Oscar Peterson’s Last Songs Subject of Copyright Claim
    Oscar Peterson's widow has filed a lawsuit against singer Hilary Kole for copyrright infringement | The IP Trader
  • Feb 11

    E-Book Settlement by Macmillan Publishing

    E-Book Settlement by Macmillan Publishing
    Staring down the barrel of a potentiallfy huge “worst case” judgment, publisher Macmillan agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department in the ongoing dispute with publishers of e-books.  At this point, only Apple…
  • Nov 6

    Trademark Counterfeiting Case Justifies Asset Freeze

    Trademark Counterfeiting Case Justifies Asset Freeze
    Aset Freeze is Limited to Accounting for Profits; No Seizure Permitted for Statutory Damages Award The assets that may be frozen to fund an equitable accounting in a trademark counterfeiting case are limited to those necessary to disgorge…
Rank this Week: 4387

Blawg IT

Blawg IT

Covers patent, copyright, trademark and Internet related legal issues. By Patent Attorney Brett Trout.

http://blawgit.com
  • Feb 1

    What is the Difference Between ™, ®, and ©?

    What is the Difference Between ™, ®, and ©?
    You see these symbols every day, but what do they mean? Here is a handy guide to help you understand the difference between ™, ®, and ©. ™ ™ stand for “trademark.” When you see a ™ next to a word,…
  • Jan 22

    Frequently Asked Questions About Patent

    Frequently Asked Questions About Patent
    What is a patent? A patent is a legal document. It defines the scope of your invention. A patent allows you to prevent others from making, using or selling your invention without paying you. You can see what a patent looks like here. Is…
  • Dec 10

    Brett Trout Selected For Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013

    Brett Trout Selected For Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013
    For the fourth year in a row, Brett J. Trout has been selected by his peers for inclusion in the annual edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. For 2013, Mr. Trout has been selected for inclusion in the specialties of both Information…
Rank this Week: 915

Intellectual Property Law for the…

Intellectual Property Law for the Startup Phase

Covers patents, copyrights, trademarks, technology and business. By John Lindsay.

http://blog.startupipservices.com/
  • Jan 31

    Advantages of a UDRP Domain Name Proceeding

    Advantages of a UDRP Domain Name Proceeding
    Trademark and Domain Names A business can spend a lot of time, capital, energy in building rights in a trademark and the associated goodwill with the public. It can be devastating when a third party registers a domain name and ……
  • Jul 10

    3 Key Terms of a Software License

    3 Key Terms of a Software License
    If your company has developed software, it should create a software license prior to distribution of that software. A software license is the key instrument that defines the rights in ownership, usage, and distribution of software between the…
  • Mar 30

    Taking Advantage of the Timeline for the PCT “International” Patent Application

    Taking Advantage of the Timeline for the PCT “International” Patent Application
    In the global market, today’s prudent company must evaluate patent protection for its innovative products or services. In doing so, the question arises as to which countries a patent application will be submitted. The general rule of thumb…
Rank this Week: 3512

Blake Firm Business Law Blog

Blake Firm Business Law Blog

Covers business law, contracts, business litigation and intellectual property issues.

http://theblakefirm.com/blog/
  • Jan 29

    Austin Innovation Week & RISE Entrepreneurship Conference Presentation

    Austin Innovation Week & RISE Entrepreneurship Conference Presentation
    We are proud to announce two new business law presentations in the month of May. For the third year in a row, we are hosting a presentation with the RISE Entrepreneurship Conference. We are also hosting a business law presentation ……
  • Oct 8

    Enforcing Texas Employment Contracts & Non-Compete Agreement

    Enforcing Texas Employment Contracts & Non-Compete Agreement
    Non-compete agreements in employment contracts are often misunderstood by both employers and employees. Texas employment law generally protects employees, and Texas is known as a right to work state, often construing employment contracts and…
  • Oct 2

    Selling a C-Corp: Stock Sale vs Asset Sale

    Selling a C-Corp: Stock Sale vs Asset Sale
    Selling a corporation is generally achieved by either an asset sale or by selling all company stock. When selling a business in Texas, selling the stock of a C-corporation rather than just selling the company assets often results in better…
Rank this Week: 4196

The Patent Librarian's Notebook

The Patent Librarian's Notebook

By Michael White.

http://patentlibrarian.blogspot.com/
  • Jan 28

    US Patent Statistics for 2012

    US Patent Statistics for 2012
    The USPTO issued 276,820 patents and published 331,583 applications in calendar year 2012, 7 percent more than in 2011 and an all-time high of 608,403 patent documents.Table 1 shows the number of documents by type.No milestones were reached…
  • Jan 1

    Jury Awards Carnegie Mellon University $1.16 Billion in Patent Lawsuit

    Jury Awards Carnegie Mellon University $1.16 Billion in Patent Lawsuit
    A jury has awarded Carnegie Mellon University more than $1.16 billion in a patent infringement lawsuit against a tech firm based in Santa Clara, California. An appeal is expected, but if the verdict stands this could be the largest patent…
  • Dec 17

    China Leads US in Patent Application

    China Leads US in Patent Application
    In 2011 China surpassed the US in patent application filings, according to data compiled by the World Intellectual Property Organization and reported in the Economist. The State Intellectual Property Office of the People's Republic of China…
Rank this Week: 1690

IP in Brief

IP in Brief

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

http://www.ipinbrief.com
Rank this Week: 493

Poland - IP law news and resources

Poland - IP law news and resources

Covers recent developments in the Polish IP Law and hi-tech business. By Dariusz Czuchaj.

http://iplawpoland.blogspot.com/
  • Jan 21

    The e-health revolution in Poland

    The e-health revolution in Poland
    Poland has recently adopted a new legal framework for information system in healthcare which aims to fully transform the healthcare system to introduce the modern e- health solutions. The project which has received c.a. EUR 200 m…
  • Jan 14

    Back To Blogging, What A.D. 2013 Will Bring to Polish IT Laywer

    Back To Blogging, What A.D. 2013 Will Bring to Polish IT Laywer
    So... I decided to start blogging in English, becoming again a prudent chef of the IP Law Poland Blog. Since my last blogging activity a lot of things change in my life including “hello  - world” from my two lovely kids,…
  • Feb 8

    Ministry of Culture

    Ministry of Culture
    Ministry of Culture has just published five instructions on the ACTA negotiations dated on 2008 . The government declares a publication of all ACTA-related documents within few weeks.
Rank this Week: 3986

Infringement Nation

Infringement Nation

Focuses on copyright, trademark, patent and business disputes. By One LLP.

http://www.onellpblog.com/
  • Jan 18

    Up, Up & Away – Superman Copyright Saga Winds Down

    Up, Up & Away – Superman Copyright Saga Winds Down
    Image taken by Keven Law, Los Angeles, CA and under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License, Wikimedia Commons. In the long-running Superman litigation, the Ninth Circuit has addressed large parts of the dispute.
  • Jan 16

    Federal Trade Secret

    Federal Trade Secret
    Image - les petits secrets, 1872, Public Domain courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. The net effect of the law is that employers have a stronger federal remedy in their arsenal to address employee or competitor trade secret violations.
  • Dec 30

    $60 Million Trademark Verdict Reversed

    $60 Million Trademark Verdict Reversed
    The Ninth Circuit reversed Judge Real in a federal trademark case. After the plaintiff secured a $60 million verdict, the Ninth Circuit vacated the judgment and reversed. Specifically, the court found that Judge Real misstated the law to…
Rank this Week: 1664

Emerging Strategies, LLP

Emerging Strategies, LLP

Covers intellectual property law.

http://www.emergingstrategies.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&id=5&layout=blog&Itemid=11
Rank this Week: 3281

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: 143

Washington D.C. Intellectual…

Washington D.C. Intellectual Property Attorney Blog

Offers insights on current developments in the intellectual property space, and discusses patent, trademark, trade secret and copyright information and news. By Raymond Millien.

http://dcipattorney.com
Rank this Week: 5261

Law & Life: Silicon Valley

Law & Life: Silicon Valley

Covers intellectual property law, open source software, and technology. By Mark Radcliffe.

http://lawandlifesiliconvalley.com/blog
  • Jan 2

    2012: Top Ten FOSS Legal Development

    2012: Top Ten FOSS Legal Development
    The year 2012 had many important FOSS legal developments which reflects the continued increase in FOSS use. During a recent webinar with Black Duck, we noted that FOSS projects have increased from 600,000 in 2010 to 900,000 by December…
  • Jan 1

    Unlicensed FOSS: Major Mistake for Developer

    Unlicensed FOSS: Major Mistake for Developer
    One disturbing trend is the posting of FOSS modules without licenses. Simon Phipps focused on this problem in his recent blog, particularly on the problems raised by the terms of service at Github. James Governor, the founder of analyst Red…
  • Dec 7

    Major Step Forward on FOSS for US Government: FOSS Compliance with Trade Agreements Act

    Major Step Forward on FOSS for US Government: FOSS Compliance with Trade Agreements Act
    Talend, a licensor of open source enterprise software, has recently received a ruling from the U.S. Customs Service corroborating that its software complies with the Trade Agreements Act 0f 1979 (19 USC 2511 et seq.) (“TAA”). …
Rank this Week: 4979

TinyTechIP

TinyTechIP

Covers emerging patent developments in the areas of microelectromechanical systems and nanotechnology. By Blaise Mouttet.

http://tinytechip.blogspot.com/
  • Dec 30

    Top Ten Nanotechnology Patents of 2012

    Top Ten Nanotechnology Patents of 2012
    The following is a list of the most interesting nanotechnology patents this past year (in my opinion):#10 - US 8093786 - Nanoscale piezoelectrics (Stevens Institute of Technology)This patent teaches manufacturing piezoelectric nanofibers…
  • Nov 5

    Memristor debate: "If it works who cares?"

    Memristor debate: "If it works who cares?"
    I have made various public arguments over the past year about why Leon Chua and HP's "memristor" models are all hype rather than a legitimate scientific model for resistance switching (e.g.
  • Oct 17

    The memory resistor patent thicket

    The memory resistor patent thicket
    Patent thickets are overlapping patent rights controlled by different corporations which often act as an impedance to commercialization of new technology. Over the past few years I have been tracking the development of memory resistor…
Rank this Week: 113

CopyOwner

CopyOwner

Written from the perspective owners of expressive materials (movies, books, pictures, songs, video games, etc.) who are subject to competition laws, copyright laws, and freedom of expression laws. By John T. Mitchell.

http://interactionlaw.com/wordpress
  • Dec 27

    Boehner Abdicates, Along With House Republican

    Boehner Abdicates, Along With House Republican
    CNN reports, “Obama, congressional leaders to discuss impending fiscal cliff - CNN.com,” in coverage similar to that of so much other of the attention-addled media. For the last several weeks, we have been plastered with coverage…
  • Oct 31

    Writing Wrong Kirtsaeng Headline

    Writing Wrong Kirtsaeng Headline
    After the Supreme Court heard oral argument on the case of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc., on October 29, 2012, many of the reports contained some inaccuracies, and some got it generally right. But who writes the wrong headlines? Even…
  • Jun 25

    Fuck the “F-Word”

    Fuck the “F-Word”
    The Supreme Court’s ruling in FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc. fizzled rather than sizzled, as far as First Amendment issues are concerned. In essence, the Court did not bother to assess the First Amendment constitutionality of the…
Rank this Week: 4123