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Orange Book Blog

Covers patent and FDA law, including authorized generics, biogenerics, Hatch-Waxman litigation and Orange Book patent listing/delisting. By Aaron F. Barkoff.

http://www.orangebookblog.com/

May 2
ACI "Paragraph IV Disputes" Conference, New York City, May 7-8

ACI "Paragraph IV Disputes" Conference, New York City, May 7-8

ACI will be holding its always-popular "Paragraph IV Disputes" conference in New York City next week, on May 7-8. This year's conference--the 7th annual--looks better than ever. The agenda includes the following presentations: Anticipating a…
Mar 13
"Defective" Complaint Triggers 30-Month Stay

"Defective" Complaint Triggers 30-Month Stay

Endo Pharmaceuticals v. Mylan, No. 11-220-GMS (D. Del.) by John L. Abramic In an opinion filed on Monday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware granted leave to Endo Pharmaceuticals to file an amended complaint to correct a...
Feb 27
District of New Jersey Considers Subject Matter Jurisdiction Where No Paragraph IV Certification Is Filed

District of New Jersey Considers Subject Matter Jurisdiction Where No Paragraph IV Certification Is Filed

Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. v. Sandoz Inc., No. 12-3289 (D.N.J. 2013) by Katherine H. Johnson In an opinion issued earlier this month, Defendants moved to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction with respect to one of two…

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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…

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Intellectual Property Lawyer Blog

Covers patent, trademark and copyright news. By Mandour & Associates, APC.

http://www.patenttrademarkcopyrightattorney.com/

Oct 19
NinjaVideo Founders Plead Guilty to Copyright Infringement, Await Sentencing

NinjaVideo Founders Plead Guilty to Copyright Infringement, Await Sentencing

Irvine, CA - Law enforcement agencies shut down NinjaVideo, a popular Internet file sharing site, in a recent crackdown on online infringement. The site enabled millions of users to illegally download high-quality copies of movies and…
Oct 12
Microsoft Awarded Trade Dress for Retail Store

Microsoft Awarded Trade Dress for Retail Store

California - Microsoft has recently been awarded trade dress protection for the interior layout of a high tech retail store.
Sep 12
Senate Approves Major Changes to Patent Reform Act

Senate Approves Major Changes to Patent Reform Act

California - After years of debates over patent reform, the U.S. Senate finally passed the America Invents Act Thursday, making major changes to America's patent laws.

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Copywrite

Covers copyright, patents, trade secrets and trademarks. By D. Keith Henning of the William H. Bowen School of Law.

http://copywrite.org

Oct 14
Blog Ending

Blog Ending

You may have noticed that posting has been very slow as of late. After seeing that Prof. Paltry is closing down his blog, I am following suit. The reasons for ending the blog are the same as why I have not been blogging much and why Paltry is…
Sep 11
Arkansas Bar Exam Results – July 2008

Arkansas Bar Exam Results – July 2008

Bar exam results are out for July 2008. Congrats to all of my classmates and students. The full list, also available on the Ark. Supreme Court (pdf) web site, follows: Ables, Jason Keith 68 Kings River Rd. N. Little Rock, AR 72116
Sep 8
Posting will be slow – working on a business plan

Posting will be slow – working on a business plan

I will be posting very sporadically for the next few months. I am not teaching this semester and am working on a business plan in order to begin raising money in the spring.

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BSA Audit Blog

Covers software audits, including Microsoft, BSA, and Adobe audits. By Scott & Scott.

http://www.scottandscottllp.com/main/blogindex.aspx?id=170

May 10
New Opportunities for the Business Software Alliance

New Opportunities for the Business Software Alliance

The Business Software Alliance (“BSA”) commented on a White House announcement indicating its intent to negotiate a new trade agreement with the European Union. The press release quoted former BSA CEO Robert Holleyman as saying…
Mar 26
Is it Possible to Short-Circuit a Software Audit?

Is it Possible to Short-Circuit a Software Audit?

Companies react in different ways after receiving a letter from the Business Software Alliance (BSA) or the Software & Information Industry Association (SIIA) demanding a software audit. Some ignore the letter, assuming it to be…
Jan 22
BSA Adds IBM to its Member List

BSA Adds IBM to its Member List

The Business Software Alliance (BSA) recently announced that IBM has joined the software-industry organization as a new member. It remains unclear at this stage whether the new relationship will have an impact on future BSA software audits.…

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Counterfeit Chic

Covers counterfeits and copycats in the fashion industry. By Susan Scafidi.

http://www.counterfeitchic.com/

Nov 26
Studies in cyber shopping: MarkMonitor Shopping Report

Studies in cyber shopping: MarkMonitor Shopping Report

This year's Cyber Monday may be merely part of a cyber shopping season -- for the first time over half of American consumers shopped online during the holiday weekend -- but one thing hasn't changed: the counterfeiting conundrum we might call…
Nov 7
Of Burch battles, white bread, and wonder about WASP

Of Burch battles, white bread, and wonder about WASP

When Chris Burch's first C. Wonder store opened its lacquered lime-green doors, just around the corner from the distinctive lacquered orange doors of the original Tory Burch store, the visual association was striking. The obvious question,…
Sep 20
"Fashion Copyright" Bill (IDPA) Headed for Full Senate

"Fashion Copyright" Bill (IDPA) Headed for Full Senate

Once again, the little "fashion copyright" bill that could has been made it through the Senate Judiciary Committee and is headed for the full Senate!

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In Re Bilski Blog

Covers the Supreme Court's review of In re Bilski. By Fenwick & West.

http://www.bilskiblog.com/blog/

May 14
CLS v. Alice: The Federal Circuit at a Jurisprudential Deadlock

CLS v. Alice: The Federal Circuit at a Jurisprudential Deadlock

By: Robert R. Sachs dead·lock [ded-lok] noun 1. a state in which progress is impossible, as in a dispute, produced by the counteraction of opposing forces; standstill; stalemate: The Federal Circuit has reached complete deadlock in its…
May 9
The Confusion between Abstractions and Abstract Intellectual Idea

The Confusion between Abstractions and Abstract Intellectual Idea

In July 2012, two panels of Federal Circuit issued decisions regarding patentable subject matter for computer implemented business methods, CLS Bank Int’l v. Alice Corp. No. 2011-1301 (Fed. Cir. July 9, 2012), and Bancorp Services v. Sun…
May 9
Bilski Blog is Back!

Bilski Blog is Back!

Recent Supreme Court and Federal Circuit cases have significantly unsettled the law regarding patentable subject matter through a series of conflicting opinions regarding everything from business methods to biotechnology, from computer…

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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...

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Susan Crawford Blog

By Cardozo Law School professor Susan Crawford.

http://scrawford.net/blog/

Oct 7
Killing Program Access and Broadband Competition

Killing Program Access and Broadband Competition

Another Friday filing by the FCC: 146 pages on program access.
Sep 9
Killing the copper and income inequality

Killing the copper and income inequality

A hundred years ago, America decided that everyone was entitled to an affordable telephone line. Now some Americans (thanks to muni bright spots and other efforts) are making the upgrade to a fiber-to-the-home connection – the new global…
Aug 28
A User’s Guide to the Video War

A User’s Guide to the Video War

Stephen Combs/Flickr

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Biz-Media-Law Blog

By Wahab & Medenica.

http://wrlawfirm.com/BlogWP/

Oct 1
W&M Partner Olivera Medenica attended Feberal Bar Assoc.’s Annual Conference as National Delegate

W&M Partner Olivera Medenica attended Feberal Bar Assoc.’s Annual Conference as National Delegate

W&M Partner Olivera Medenica attended the Federal Bar Association’s annual conference in San Diego as a National Delegate of the FBA’s Southern District of New York Chapter. The FBA represents the Federal legal professional. It consists…
Aug 20
Wahab & Medenica Partner Kaiser Wahab Moderates Tech & Media Panel Series at New York’s Cornell Club

Wahab & Medenica Partner Kaiser Wahab Moderates Tech & Media Panel Series at New York’s Cornell Club

As part of Wahab & Medenica’s commitment to navigating the highly dynamic tech & media space, partner Kaiser Wahab moderated the first “Technology and Media Influencer Panel” at New York City’s Cornell Club on Tuesday, August 14th. …
May 14
JOBS Act Passed, Now What? 5 things Mature Biz + Entrepreneurs Need to Think About

JOBS Act Passed, Now What? 5 things Mature Biz + Entrepreneurs Need to Think About

By: Kaiser Wahab and Lauren Mack

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Covers issues around intellectual property, licensing law, privacy, data protection, and security and UCITA. Published by Raymond T. Nimmer, the Leonard Childs Professor of Law at the University of Houston Law Center and co-director of the Houston Intelle

http://www.ipinfoblog.com/

Aug 28
Arbitration as a consumer dispute resolution tool

Arbitration as a consumer dispute resolution tool

Several months ago the Supreme Court insulated arbitration clauses in consumer and other small claims settings from the most frequent challenge to their enforceability – the allegation that they are unconscionable unless they allow class…
Aug 8
Trademarks used functionally and not as a mark

Trademarks used functionally and not as a mark

Trademark law gives the mark owner a right to protect against conduct that is likely to create confusion about sources or sponsorship of a product or service. But trademark law does not give the mark owner control over all use of the image,…
Jul 30
Data protection privacy - meet the First Amendment

Data protection privacy - meet the First Amendment

I and others had been wondering when the political frenzy to protect pseudo privacy (actually, personal data protection) laws and regulations restricting a person or a corporation’s use of non-sensitive, personal information about another…

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chosaq

Tracks copyright related policy & technology developments in Japan. By Andreas Bovens.

http://chosaq.net

Jan 16
Japan Times article on recent net related legislative development

Japan Times article on recent net related legislative development

A quick pointer to a Japan Times article about some of the issues mentioned in my last entry. Chris Salzberg, of Global Voices and Gyaku.jp fame, was so nice to include a quote from a recent conversation we had about this issue :-)
Jan 3
Japan to outlaw downloading illegally reproduced content?

Japan to outlaw downloading illegally reproduced content?

The Private Music and Video Recording Subcommittee (??????????) of Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs is pushing for a revision of Article 30 of the copyright law, which will outlaw downloading illegal copies of content. Under the current…
Dec 19
A long overdue update

A long overdue update

Now that has taken a while! More than 4 months without a single entry—luckily enough, my stats tool reminds me from time to time that people still find their way to this blog. Traffic hasn’t really gone down over the last four months, and…

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eMedia Law

Covers internet marketing and online media. By Travis Crabtree.

http://lrmlawblog.com/emedialaw

May 15
Are The Legal Rules For User Generated Content Becoming More Nuanced?

Are The Legal Rules For User Generated Content Becoming More Nuanced?

The general legal advice to website operators who allowed User Generated Content (UGC) in the form of comments, videos or pictures used to be relatively easy. The Digital Millennium Copyright Act protected you from copyright and Section…
May 3
GUEST POST: Internet Sales Tax is Coming

GUEST POST: Internet Sales Tax is Coming

Looper Reed has a number of good blogs. My colleagues Jamie Ribman and Cleve Clinton write Tilting the Scales which takes a light-hearted look at some of the more general legal issues of the day. For my lawyer readers, their…
Apr 30
Texas Leg Watch 2013: Banning Employers from Demanding Social Media Passwords Bill to Hit House Floor Tomorrow

Texas Leg Watch 2013: Banning Employers from Demanding Social Media Passwords Bill to Hit House Floor Tomorrow

As part of our continuing coverage of the Texas Legislature Watch (they only meet every other year in Texas), we look at the bill that would prohibit employers from demanding passwords or other access to the social media accounts of employees…

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BAZPAT

Cover IP procurement and enforcement in Australia. By Barry Eagar.

http://bazpat.blogspot.com/

May 3
Patent Valid - Innovation Patent Invalid

Patent Valid - Innovation Patent Invalid

Delnorth Pty Ltd v Commissioner of Patents [2013] FCA 165This case illustrates the types of prior art information available for determining "innovative step" for innovation patents and "inventive step" for patents. In some case the difference…
Feb 5
Novozymes v Danisco

Novozymes v Danisco

Link: Novozymes A/S v Danisco A/S [2013] FCAFC Date: 4 February 2013Requirement of clarity in patent claimsWhether claims not novel when compared with prior art base - inevitable outcome and understanding of skilled…
Jan 23
The Problem with App

The Problem with App

I have recently received a number of enquiries from inventors looking for patent protection to cover an app. Theoretically, there is no reason, at least in Australia and the US, that you should not be able to cover your app with a patent…

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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…

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IPTAblog

Covers the relationship between the law, communications technology and the creative arts. By Andrew Raff.

http://andrewraff.com/

Aug 22
API Madne

API Madne

This week, the inter webs went all aflutter when Michael Sippey of Twitter announced the Changes coming in Version 1.1 of the Twitter API. In general, Twitter is seeking to more tightly control the user experience and discourage active…
Jun 18
Doubling Down

Doubling Down

Here's an example of how overly aggressive tactics blow up in one's face. And then taking that explosion and doubling down aggressively. Matthew Inman writes and publishes The Oatmeal, one of the funniest comics on the web. Users at…
Feb 16
Testing

Testing

This is a test entry. Feel free to not get excited.

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Generic Pharmaceuticals and IP

Covers patent and business issues affecting generic pharmaceutical drugs. By Sandeep K. Rathod.

http://genericpharmaceuticals.blogspot.com/

Jul 30
Update: Generic drugs seizure row: India, EU reach ‘interim settlement’

Update: Generic drugs seizure row: India, EU reach ‘interim settlement’

We had blogged on the Economic Times 'understanding that EU and India' have reached in the drug seizure row.Government of India's press release here.The EU (draft) proposal to amend EU "Customs Regulation" to clarify relevant EU legislation…
Jul 14
EU not to seize Indian drug despatches using Europe as transit

EU not to seize Indian drug despatches using Europe as transit

Close on the heels of the earlier news on Dutch Authorities working on restoring trade by assuring that no more seizures of transshipping generic drugs would take place, we now see this report in The Economic Times.Key part of the report on…
Jul 4
DIPP Utility Model discussion- Feedback received

DIPP Utility Model discussion- Feedback received

The DIPP has uploaded the feedback received from various stakeholders on its website. For those of you who are interested in reading the comments/ feedback, click here.The Media too has picked on reporting about this.

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I/P Updates

Offers news and information for intellectual property practitioners. By William F. Heinze.

http://ip-updates.blogspot.com/

Aug 30
46th Annual Corporate Patent Seminar

46th Annual Corporate Patent Seminar

Registration is now open for the 46th Annual Corporate Patent Seminar in Austin, Texas on November 14-16th. Past participants have included representatives from Procter & Gamble, Caterpillar, SC Johnson, Pfizer, Eli Lilly and others.
Jun 7
Marking Not Required for Notice in Process or Method Claim

Marking Not Required for Notice in Process or Method Claim

In Crown Packaging Technology, Inc.
Mar 3
Fair Use Doctrine Under U.S. Copyright Law

Fair Use Doctrine Under U.S. Copyright Law

Authors rights under copyright law are subject to certain limitations, including the doctrine of “fair use” that was developed through a substantial number of court decisions over the years and has been codified in section 107 of …

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For Your Consideration

Covers copyright, trademark, and entertainment law. By Christopher Hugan, Esq.

http://nashvegaslawyer.wordpress.com

Jun 3
Jon Rich Celebrity Knockout!

Jon Rich Celebrity Knockout!

Former “Nashville Star” contestant Jared Ashley sues Jon Rich for allegedly being a meanie to him. http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=200990602088 Here’s a copy of the complaint–take out your reading glasses and get…
May 19
Worth the visit.

Worth the visit.

Take a moment and visit www.thesessionplayers.com. It features video and interviews with Nashville session musicians. I definitely give it two snaps and a circle!
May 12
Who,what,when,where,why

Who,what,when,where,why

A sad commentary on the state of pop-culture journalism. http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Irish-student-hoaxes-worlds-apf-15201451.html?.v=1

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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…

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Legal River's Business Law Podcast

Covers intellectual property law, technology, and business law issues.

http://itunespodcast.legalriver.com

Jan 13
How To Deal With Cyber Squatter

How To Deal With Cyber Squatter

How To Deal With Cyber Squatters- By Cliff Hyra
Jan 6
Cyber Squatters – By Cliff Hyra

Cyber Squatters – By Cliff Hyra

Issues with Cyber Squatters – By Cliff Hyra
Dec 30
Steps To Getting A Patent – Part 2

Steps To Getting A Patent – Part 2

Steps To Getting A Patent – Part 2 – By Cliff Hyra

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IP Legal Lounge

eviews state and federal court decisions within the Seventh Circuit pertaining to trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, unfair competition, Internet law, and related areas. By Boris Umansky.

http://www.iplegallounge.typepad.com/blog/

Apr 28
INTA Annual Meeting In Full Swing

INTA Annual Meeting In Full Swing

This weekend marks the beginning of the 129th Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association. My hometown of Chicago is pleased and privileged to host this year's meeting. Welcome to everyone in attendance, and I hope that you…
Apr 1
Seventh Circuit Finds Particular Expression Of Farting Plush Doll Protected By Copyright And Other Party's Copying Of Numerous Features Is Thus Copyright Infringement

Seventh Circuit Finds Particular Expression Of Farting Plush Doll Protected By Copyright And Other Party's Copying Of Numerous Features Is Thus Copyright Infringement

We've all seen it on Beavis & Butt-Head, South Park, or The Simpsons. Some of us even participated in the childish prank in our more juvenile days. Yet how many of us ever thought that the phrase "pull my finger" would one day become the…
Mar 18
Beanie Babies Trademark Infringement Case Found To Be "Exceptional" For Purpose Of Attorney Fees Award

Beanie Babies Trademark Infringement Case Found To Be "Exceptional" For Purpose Of Attorney Fees Award

Ty, Inc., creator of the popular "Beanie Babies" plush toys, prevailed on a trademark infringement and unfair competition claim against two defendants, and moved for attorneys' fees based on the contention that this was an "exceptional…

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PharmaPatents

Covers intellectual property in the chemical, biotech, and pharmaceutical fields. By Foley & Lardner LLP.

http://www.pharmapatentsblog.com

May 16
Supreme Court Finds For Monsanto In Seed Harvesting Case

Supreme Court Finds For Monsanto In Seed Harvesting Case

In Bowman v. Monsanto Co., the Supreme Court held that the doctrine of patent exhaustion does not give a farmer who has bought patented seeds the right to “reproduce” them through planting and harvesting without the patent…
May 12
Federal Circuit Issues Fractured Affirmance In CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation

Federal Circuit Issues Fractured Affirmance In CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation

In a fractured en banc decision, the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that the claims at issue in CLS Bank v. Alice Corporation are invalid under 35 USC § 101. The multiple opinions reveal the judge’s…
May 9
USPTO Reshuffles The RCE Deck

USPTO Reshuffles The RCE Deck

The USPTO still is considering information gathered during its RCE Outreach program, but it has made some internal changes that should lead to more prompt examination after a Request for Examination (RCE) is filed. However, because that the…

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Patent Pending Blog - Patents and…

Patent Pending Blog - Patents and the History of Technology

A blog celebrating the history of technology and creative genius over the centuries. By Bob Shaver.

http://patentpending.blogs.com/patent_pending_blog/

Sep 9
Behistun Inscription, Iran

Behistun Inscription, Iran

In 1835 Sir Henry Rawlinson investigated some writings and figures carved in a stone wall on the road between the ancient capital of Babylonia and Media, located in modern Iraq . The writings were on a panel carved into the rock, the panel…
Dec 11
Constructing the Great Pyramid of Giza

Constructing the Great Pyramid of Giza

Theories on how the Great Pyramid at Giza take various forms. Most of them have involved some form of ramp, up which the large stone blocks were hauled. The problem was that construction of some of the ramps would have taken more…
Feb 5
Alexander the Great, by Philip Freeman

Alexander the Great, by Philip Freeman

Its not often that one runs across a history book that you can't put down until you have finished. This new book about Alexander the Great is such a book. It is very readable, unlike many other books on ancient history, and explains the…

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Dirceu Santa Rosa

Covers IP, technology and entertainment law. In Portuguese.

http://dirceusrosa.wordpress.com

Jul 29
Evento na Câmara de Comércio França Brasil

Evento na Câmara de Comércio França Brasil

Prezados, Fiquei uns dias sem vir ao blog. Perdi, como sempre, a senha. Estarei palestrando no dia 09/08 sobre a Reforma da Lei 9610 em um evento da CCFB-Rio. Os dados seguem abaixo :
Jul 18
Seminario “Chapa Branca” sobre a #reformalda em São Paulo hoje !!!

Seminario “Chapa Branca” sobre a #reformalda em São Paulo hoje !!!

Fiquem de olho neste evento do IDEC sobre a Reforma da Lei de Direito Autoral , que ocorrerá no TucaArena hoje.
Jul 14
Gafe do Fantástico – Mais um caso de dano à imagem ?

Gafe do Fantástico – Mais um caso de dano à imagem ?

O site Não Salvo divulgou um pequeno erro em uma matéria do Fantástico envolvendo 2 famosos jogadores de futebol. Aparentemente, mesmo com a imagem sendo mostrada por meros segundos, entendo que o dano à imagem nunca seria do site, que…

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Current copyright readings

Bibliography of current articles on the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, the Teach Act and other copyright issues. By M. Claire Stewart.

http://copyrightreadings.blogspot.com/

Oct 4
Wal-Mart Drops DRM Servers, Customers Lose Music

Wal-Mart Drops DRM Servers, Customers Lose Music

Wal-Mart Drops DRM Servers, Customers Lose Musicby Scott NicholsPC World, publication date: 29 September 2008 "Wal-Mart is just following the recent trend of screwing over customers by dropping DRM, as led by Microsoft and Yahoo. Sure,…
May 23
First Sale Victory in Vernor

First Sale Victory in Vernor

First Sale Victory in Vernorby WILLIAM PATRYPatry Copyright Blog, publication date: 22 May 2008 "...Judge Jones found that the transactions were legal. To do so, he had to wade through a thicket of court of appeals' opinions, ultimately…
May 23
Microsoft news: confirms a broadcast flag, announces ODF support, drops book program

Microsoft news: confirms a broadcast flag, announces ODF support, drops book program

A very interesting week for Microsoft news: confirms a broadcast flag, announces ODF support, drops book programMicrosoft confirms Windows adheres to broadcast flagby Greg SandovalCNet News, publication date:18 May 2008 Open-Source File…

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Wiemelt Knechtel Weblog

Covers cases, legislation, and developments regarding patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, FDA regulatory, life science, Paragraph IV, ANDA, Hatch-Waxman, pharma, branded & generic drugs, Lanham Act, unfair competition, false advertising, Internet, domain name, and e-commerce law.

http://www.wiemeltlaw.com/id46.html

May 15
Wiemelt Knechtel ranked again among the "TOP TRADEMARK FIRMS" in the U.S. in the May, 2013 issue of Intellectual Property Today,

Wiemelt Knechtel ranked again among the "TOP TRADEMARK FIRMS" in the U.S. in the May, 2013 issue of Intellectual Property Today,
May 15
Why You Should Hire a Trademark Lawyer

Why You Should Hire a Trademark Lawyer
Mar 11
Wiemelt Knechtel ranked among the "TOP PATENT FIRMS" in the U.S.

Wiemelt Knechtel ranked among the "TOP PATENT FIRMS" in the U.S.

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Lightbulb Blog by Dilanchian

Covers intellectual property law and business law from an Australian perspective. Published by Dilanchian Lawyers and Consultants.

http://www.dilanchian.com.au

Apr 10
Technology agreement dispute

Technology agreement dispute

I've not previously had hard data on the topic of technology agreement disputes. The data below stood out for me in this WIPO quote: "Of the 2% of technology agreements that gave rise to formal dispute proceedings, disputes most often arose…
Jan 7
Chinese can respect copyright in architecture

Chinese can respect copyright in architecture

I was interested today to note this article in The Guardian, Seeing double: what China's copycat culture means for architecture. There are photos of remarkable unauthorised copies in China of famous monuments abroad, the copyright or…
Jan 6
Legal nonsense

Legal nonsense

When used on its own, do not expect business law to get you to a sensible or good result. It can happen but it is not a given. When only purely legal thinking is in operation often business law is a road to nonsense, failure or suboptimal…

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Digital Rights Ireland

Covers data retention, defamation, DRI, DRM, ID cards, intellectual property, mass surveillance and more.

http://www.digitalrights.ie

May 11
Data retention threatens journalists also

Data retention threatens journalists also

Henry McDonald in today’s Guardian has an alarming story about Garda surveillance of crime journalists, including routine monitoring of their mobile phone calls and messages: Journalists in Ireland have raised concerns about the country’s…
Oct 17
Innovation, Information and the Internet: Modernising Copyright Law

Innovation, Information and the Internet: Modernising Copyright Law

DRI is organising a conference on copyright reform this Friday (21st October) and would encourage anyone with an interest in the topic to attend. The event is free and you can register online at http://www.dublincopyrightconference.com/. Full…
Sep 2
Garda who abused phone records to spy on ex will not be prosecuted, will keep job

Garda who abused phone records to spy on ex will not be prosecuted, will keep job

Recent media reports have confirmed that a Garda detective sergeant will not face criminal prosecution and will keep her job despite abusing the data retention system to spy on an ex-boyfriend.

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UnIntellectual Property

Highlights instances where an owner attempted to claim exclusive intellectual property rights in a trademark, copyright, or trade secret (and to a lesser extent patent) only to have a court of law, or other authority, declare no intellectual property rights exists. By Brian A. Hall.

http://unintellectualproperty.com/

May 17
Half Baked Not Enough for Trade Secret Misappropriation Injunction

Half Baked Not Enough for Trade Secret Misappropriation Injunction

This case actually involves a Court’s determination that a baking process may, as a compilation, qualify as a trade secret. Although it is not the typical UnIP I blog about, I believe it is instructive to trade secret attorneys.…
May 15
iBooks Trademark Claim Fails – I Not Surprised

iBooks Trademark Claim Fails – I Not Surprised

UnIntellectual Property (UnIP): Trademark for iBooks The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York granted Apple’s motion for summary judgment stemming from a book publisher’s claim that it had rights to…
May 14
Customer List Not Always a Trade Secret

Customer List Not Always a Trade Secret

UnIntellectual Property (UnIP): Trade Secret for Customer List An Arizona Court of Appeals Court has determined that a cause of action for trade secret misappropriation must fail where the Plaintiff can not establish that the customer list at…

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Stone Law P.C.'s Blog

Covers intellectual property, entertainment law, and computing issues.

http://www.stoneslaw.net/blog/

Apr 20
Is Content Aggregation Copyright Infringement?

Is Content Aggregation Copyright Infringement?

A federal district judge in New York ruled for the Associated Press in the case of AP v. Meltwater. The ruling, if upheld on appeal, can have large ramifications throughout the blogosphere and for content aggregators. The Associated Press, or…
Mar 27
Kirtsaeng v. Wiley: Supreme Court Creates New Class of Business Venture

Kirtsaeng v. Wiley: Supreme Court Creates New Class of Business Venture

The Supreme Court decided this week the case of Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons. The opinion will undoubtedly have a large impact on intellectual property law. This case deals with a Thai national who was subsidizing his college tuition in…
Mar 20
Is ‘Redskins’ Too Offensive to be Trademarked?

Is ‘Redskins’ Too Offensive to be Trademarked?

The Trademark Trial and Appeals Board, the TTAB, has recently heard a case to determine if the Washington Redskins name is disparaging, and therefore should be stripped of its protected trademark status. This has been a long disputed issue.…

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Daily Dose of IP

Offers daily tidbits on intellectual property law. By Mark Reichel.

http://dailydoseofip.blogspot.com/

Apr 21
The Third Meeting of the IP5 Heads of Office Recently Held

The Third Meeting of the IP5 Heads of Office Recently Held

On April 15 and 16, 2010, the IP5 met to discuss a series of Foundation Projects geared toward creating a work-sharing environment and improvements to expedite the IP prosecution process. The IP5 is comprised of five patent offices,…
Apr 20
Recent Updates at the CIPO

Recent Updates at the CIPO

The Canadian Intellectual Property Office has recently announced a series of updates for visitors and users of its Web site:1. The Trade-marks Opposition Board (TMOB) has a new "Decisions" page that provides hyperlinks to final decisions…
Apr 16
EPO Provides Summary of Recent Rule Change

EPO Provides Summary of Recent Rule Change

On April 1, 2010, a series of patent practice changes at the European Patent Office (EPO) took effect, including new search and examination rules, as well as new timelines for filing divisional applications.

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ED Michigan IP Report

Discusses patent and other intellectual property litigation news from the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan.

http://edmichipreport.com/

May 13
Supreme Court Decides Bowman v. Monsanto Co.

Supreme Court Decides Bowman v. Monsanto Co.

The Supreme Court ruled today in Bowman v. Monsanto Co., holding that the doctrine of patent exhaustion does not protect the use of patented genetically-modified seed to cultivate a new crop. The court reasoned that the replanting…
May 10
Stalemate in CLS v. Alice

Stalemate in CLS v. Alice

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit decided CLS Bank Int’l v. Alice Corp. today. In 7 opinions spanning 135 or so pages, the court affirmed the determination that the method, media and system claims were…
Apr 24
Judge Cohn Profiled

Judge Cohn Profiled

The Center for Michigan publication, Bridge, recently published a profile of U.S. District Court Judge Avern Cohn. The article reports that, ”Although Cohn runs his courtroom with an iron fist and often has little patience…

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Wisconsin Probate & Estate…

Wisconsin Probate & Estate Planning Blog

Covers estate planning, trusts and wills. By Krause Law Offices LLC.

http://www.madisontrustlaw.com/

May 6
Thoughtful Planning Helpful to Provide for Second Spouse

Thoughtful Planning Helpful to Provide for Second Spouse

"The times, they are a-changin'" says a famous Bob Dylan song. This is definitely true regarding family units. Fewer couples resemble the Ward-and-June-Cleaver model. More and more people, as they begin the path of estate planning, are…
Apr 25
Many Estate Plans Can Benefit from Using Both a Will and a Trust

Many Estate Plans Can Benefit from Using Both a Will and a Trust

If you look around the Internet, you may see several sources that discuss the question, "Should I create a will or a living trust?" In a significant variety of circumstances, the answer is, "Use both." Whether your estate plan includes a…
Apr 19
Handling the Task of Being a Personal Representative

Handling the Task of Being a Personal Representative

Having someone select you as the personal representative of his or her estate can elicit both positive and negative reactions. You may be honored, but at the same time, you may feel intimidated by the responsibility that comes along with it.…

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Seattle Entertainment Lawyer

Provides entertainment and intellectual property law updates. By Heather M. Morado.

http://www.seattleentertainmentlawyer.com/

Apr 27
Congrats to client V. Contrera

Congrats to client V. Contrera

Congratulations to client V. Contreras on the release of her music video for "Lush," currently #9 on the ReverbNation pop charts for Seattle. Tickets are near sold out for her May 3rd album preview show at the Triple Door.…
Feb 19
What happens when a copyright owner cannot be located?

What happens when a copyright owner cannot be located?

When a good faith user wants to license a copyrighted work but cannot locate the owner, the work is considered to be an “orphan work.” While there are provisions in the Copyright Act that would allow for use of an orphan…
Feb 6
Can a songwriter prevent other musicians from recording cover versions of the songwriter's original compositions?

Can a songwriter prevent other musicians from recording cover versions of the songwriter's original compositions?

The short answer, is no. To begin, it's important to first distinguish between the two separate copyrights in music: 1) the copyright in the underlying composition; and 2) the copyright in the actual sound …

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Mixed Martial Arts Law Blog

Covers MMA laws and regulations, as well as intellectual property matters. By David Nelmark.

http://www.mixedmartialartslawblog.com/

Jan 18
"Ask the Cage Counsel" Debuts on MMAJunkie.com

"Ask the Cage Counsel" Debuts on MMAJunkie.com

As announced last week, I am the newest columnist for MMAJunkie.com. My first piece--about the implications of a post-fight sucker punch such as the one Paul Daley landed on Josh Koscheck at UFC 113--appeared this morning. If you…
Jan 16
Update on Zuffa v. Bellator Trade Secrets Case

Update on Zuffa v. Bellator Trade Secrets Case

Tracey Lesetar at Sherdog has posted a detailed update on the status of Zuffa's trade secrets case against Bellator. In short, discovery in the case is proceeding despite Bellator's requests to stop that expensive process until the court…
Jan 13
Zuffa Sues Over Use of the Term "Ultimate Fighting"

Zuffa Sues Over Use of the Term "Ultimate Fighting"

Last month Zuffa sued Ubisoft over the packaging of the new "Fighters Uncaged" video game. Justin Klein has the details of the suit in his piece at MMA Payout, but the crux of the case is that the back of the game box features the phrase…

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Copyright & Trademark Matters

Offers insights and developments in copyright and trademark law. By Mintz Levin.

http://www.copyrighttrademarkmatters.com

May 16
The New Generic Top-Level Domains and the New Trademark Clearinghouse: Deciding Whether to Register Your Brand

The New Generic Top-Level Domains and the New Trademark Clearinghouse: Deciding Whether to Register Your Brand

Written by: Susan Neuberger Weller The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) is the organization that oversees domain names worldwide. It recently began accepting new applications for expanding the…
Apr 11
THE COPYRIGHT ALERT SYSTEM – COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND THE EDUCATIONAL APPROACH

THE COPYRIGHT ALERT SYSTEM – COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT AND THE EDUCATIONAL APPROACH

Written by: Joseph M. DiCioccio There have been many attempts over the last few years to address online copyright infringement. The most recent effort is the Copyright Alert System (“CAS”),…
Apr 10
A Primer on Policing Your Trademark

A Primer on Policing Your Trademark

Written by: Ben Wagner Five steps to protect a marks’ value Trademark owners have a duty to police their mark. This applies to all types of marks – brand names, slogans, color, product shapes, or even a smell. The cost…

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San Diego Trademark Attorney Blog

Covers trademark law, including trademark litigation, infringement, registration and application issues. By Mandour & Associates, APC.

http://www.sandiegotrademarkattorney.pro/

May 7
Nike and Under Armour Battle Over "I Will" Trademark

Nike and Under Armour Battle Over "I Will" Trademark

San Diego - In February of this year Under Armour, Inc. filed a complaint against Nike, Inc. claiming that Nike was infringing on Under Armour's "I Will" trademark. In response, on Monday Nike filed a response which seeks a declaratory…
Apr 18
Carpet Company Sued Over Use of "Wild Kingdom" Trademark

Carpet Company Sued Over Use of "Wild Kingdom" Trademark

San Diego - Couristan Inc., a carpeting and rug manufacturer based in New Jersey, was sued in Nebraska federal court last week by Mutual of Omaha Insurance Company. The lawsuit involves a recently released line of faux animal skin carpets…
Apr 2
Disney Wins Dismissal in Feud Over TINKERBELL Trademark

Disney Wins Dismissal in Feud Over TINKERBELL Trademark

San Diego - A 3-way dispute over the rights to use TINKERBELL as a trademark for cosmetics ended when a panel of three judges determined that Icebox-Scoops, Inc., a Dutch company, could not maintain a lawsuit against Walt Disney Co. …

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Orange County Trademark Attorney

Covers trademark litigation, infringement, and registration. By Mandour & Associates APC.

http://www.orangecountytrademarkattorney.pro/

Apr 30
The Rush of "Boston Strong" Trademark Applications Has Begun

The Rush of "Boston Strong" Trademark Applications Has Begun

Orange County - In the aftermath of the April 15, 2013 Boston Marathon attack, no less than 8 separate trademark applications containing the words "Boston Strong" have been filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office. The phrase became…
Apr 16
"See Better Live Better" Trademark Generic According to Bausch & Lomb

"See Better Live Better" Trademark Generic According to Bausch & Lomb

Orange County - Bausch & Lomb Inc., well-known optical innovators since the early 1900's, recently filed a counterclaim seeking cancellation of a trademark in a lawsuit in which Bausch & Lomb was sued for trademark infringement. The…
Mar 26
Diet Food Companies Clash over SLIM-FAST and SLIMFUL Trademark

Diet Food Companies Clash over SLIM-FAST and SLIMFUL Trademark

Orange County - Unilever NV and International IP Holdings, LLC are in a trademark war, debating whether International IP Holdings' SLIMFUL trademark used in relation to diet foods infringes Unilever's SLIM-FAST trademark. On March 18th,…

Rank this Week: 2673

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: 2654

Las Vegas Trademark Attorney

Covering the latest news and legal developments in trademark law. Published by Ryan Gile.

http://www.vegastrademarkattorney.com/

Aug 27
Marc Lurie/AirFX.com Wins Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Claim Against AirFX, LLC on Summary Judgment

Marc Lurie/AirFX.com Wins Reverse Domain Name Hijacking Claim Against AirFX, LLC on Summary Judgment

AirFX,LLC (“Defendant”), the owner of the trademark AirFX, suffered a defeat last week in its attempt to “acquire” (or as some might say “hijack”) the domain name www.airfx.com from its current registrant, Marc Lurie (“Lurie”…
Aug 8
Stephens Media Wins $200,000 Default Judgment Over Alleged Trademark Infringement of “Best of Las Vegas”

Stephens Media Wins $200,000 Default Judgment Over Alleged Trademark Infringement of “Best of Las Vegas”

[After all these years, they still have do not have a category for “Best Las Vegas Trademark Attorney Blog” – or perhaps my dearth of blog posting in 2012 took me out of the running this year] Back in 2009 (when I had much more…
Apr 20
New Blog Tracks the Las Vegas Sound Choice Lawsuit

New Blog Tracks the Las Vegas Sound Choice Lawsuit

For regular readers who have noticed a lack of activity on this blog, it’s the classic conundrum of client demands getting in the way of blogging. I hope to be back to normal posting in mid-May (of course, I said that back in January and…

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Entertainment Litigation

Provides analysis and commentary on newly-filed cases, decisions and other developments in the arts and entertainment industry. By Hank Fastoff.

http://entertainmentlitigation.com

Nov 23
7th Circuit to Decide Kanye West “Stronger” Case

7th Circuit to Decide Kanye West “Stronger” Case

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Sep 28
Cutting Edge Music Business Conference

Cutting Edge Music Business Conference

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Sep 16
University of Texas and Cutting Edge Music Business Conference Speaking Engagement

University of Texas and Cutting Edge Music Business Conference Speaking Engagement

In the self-promotion category, I’m speaking at two conferences next week. On September 22, I’ll serve as a panelist at the 19th Annual Entertainment Law Continuing Legal Education Seminar, to be held September 22-24 at the Pan American…

Rank this Week: 2718

Blawgertainment

Covers intellectual property, entertainment and media law. By Ken Davidson.

http://www.blawgertainment.com

Oct 2
Time Warp: October 3, 2007 (Family Guy)

Time Warp: October 3, 2007 (Family Guy)

On this day in 2007, the copyright owner of the song “When You Wish Upon A Star” sued the makers of Family Guy for copyright infringement. In Bourne Co. v. Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Bourne claimed that the song “I Need A Jew”…
Aug 2
Blawgertainment Is on Hiatu

Blawgertainment Is on Hiatu

Blawgertainment is on hiatus. We’ll be back after Labor Day. A safe and relaxing August to all.
May 19
Makers of The Oregon Trail Video Game Sue Zynga for Trademark Infringement

Makers of The Oregon Trail Video Game Sue Zynga for Trademark Infringement

The Learning Company has sued Zynga for infringing its trademark for “The Oregon Trail” video games. Zynga intends to sell its own version of the classic frontier-era game under the name “FrontierVille Oregon Trail.” According to the…

Rank this Week: 2693

The Prior Art

One reporter's notes on the IP beat. By Joe Mullin.

http://thepriorart.typepad.com/the_prior_art/

Jul 1
With $4.5 Billion Bid, Group Led by Apple and Microsoft Claims Nortel Patent

With $4.5 Billion Bid, Group Led by Apple and Microsoft Claims Nortel Patent

In a patent auction unprecedented in size and scope, a consortium of high-tech heavyweights banded together to buy Nortel Networks Corporation's trove of more than 6,000 remaining patent assets for a record-shattering $4.5 billion.
Jun 21
Hangover Cure: Warner Bros. Settles Copyright Suit Over Tyson Tattoo

Hangover Cure: Warner Bros. Settles Copyright Suit Over Tyson Tattoo

By Andrew Goldberg It looks like the tattoo on Ed Helms's face in The Hangover Part II is there to stay after all. Warner Bros. has inked a deal to settle the copyright infringement suit brought by S. Victor Whitmill, the tattoo artist who…
Jun 10
This Week in IP: Apps, Tats, and Patent Reform Hits a New Snag

This Week in IP: Apps, Tats, and Patent Reform Hits a New Snag

By Andrew Goldberg Apple Steps in for App Developers Good news for app developers and iPhone users! Apple has decided to intervene on behalf of the seven iOs app developers sued for patent infringement by Texas-based patent-holding company…

Rank this Week: 2721

Richmond IP Blog

Provides news and commentary regarding all aspects of intellectual property law and policy. By the University of Richmond Intellectual Property Institute.

http://ipinstitute.blogspot.com/

Feb 28
Richmond IP Blog Switches to New Addre

Richmond IP Blog Switches to New Addre

The Richmond IP Blog has now ended its beta phase and is in full swing at its new location: http://lawblogs.richmond.edu/ipi. Please visit us there and update your bookmarks.
Feb 2
Your Super Bowl Party Might Violate Copyright

Your Super Bowl Party Might Violate Copyright

Churches and groups across the country are rethinking plans to celebrate the Super Bowl in large gatherings. Rocky Mountain News reports that many churches are cancelling plans to host the event becuase of copyright concerns.The church…
Jan 31
GMail Name Won't Belong to Google in Europe

GMail Name Won't Belong to Google in Europe

The widely popular GMail service provided by Google will have to find a new name in Europe, but can GMail by any other name in Europe possibly compete with the success of the service in the United States? According to The Register, Google…

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