Thursday, July 28, 2011

The Federal Court Show: Take This Court Opinion -- Please

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Who needs David Letterman, Jay Leno, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert or SNL, when we have the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals? For good times ...
Friday, July 22, 2011

What is Intellectual Property?

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I read an excellent article today that speaks to the practical meaning of Intellectual Property. The article, written by attorney Michael Ma...
Monday, July 18, 2011

Foreign Authors: Beware of U.S. Copyright Registration Obligations

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The Internet’s ability to distribute content, including new print, music and film/video works, to every corner of the world is amazing. But ...

The Georgia Peach

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Last week, we witnessed the great shortstop for the New York Yankees, Derek Jeter, obtain his 3000th big league hit. Jeter became the first ...
Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Who Knew?

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Trademark Who knew that law practice group names have been trademark registered ? I wonder how many law firms have an employment law group ...
Tuesday, June 28, 2011

Washington State Has A New IP Law: Stolen Or Misappropriated Information Technology

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Washington State's new law that takes effect on July 22, 2011 creates state-based liability for use of so-called stolen or misappropria...
Sunday, June 26, 2011

Death on the Plains

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This weekend marks the anniversary of Custer's Last Stand. Fought in southeastern Montana in the area of rolling hills and prairie dogs ...
Friday, June 24, 2011

A Question Of Infringement: Digital Course Packets Used In University Instruction

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A current copyright infringement lawsuit , pending in the federal court in Georgia, concerns the practice by instructors at Georgia State Un...
Tuesday, June 21, 2011

There Is No i In Apple

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For some reason, Apple is in love with the letter i -- using it on its products (iPad, etc.) and services (iTunes, etc.). For some other rea...

It's Not Just .com Anymore!

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It's official. This morning in Singapore the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) voted to open up the filing of ...

The Hangover: Part II -- Case Settled?

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Reuters is carrying a report this morning that the copyright infringement claim relating to a face tattoo has been settled. There is no pre...
Monday, June 20, 2011

Investment Firms Lose Their News To News Aggregators

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News aggregators won a big victory today in the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in the case of Barclays Capital v. theflyonthewall.com . The...
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Stanford Lost A Fortune: Faulty Drafting Of An Inventorship Agreement

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The wrong word choices can lead to devastating results -- just ask Stanford University! Last week’s  Supreme Court decision underscores t...
Sunday, June 19, 2011

Liberty

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On this date 126 years ago in 1885, a nice round number to be sure, the Statue of Liberty arrived at its permanent place of repose in New Yo...
Thursday, June 9, 2011

The Supreme Court Tells Microsoft To Reboot

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It must be tough being Microsoft. This huge multi-zillion dollar company just can't seem to catch a break. It gets no respect. Apple is ...
Wednesday, June 8, 2011

The Forfeiture of Le Marché

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On November 16, 1981, the monotype Le Marché , created by Camille Pissarro, was stolen from the Musée Faure in the Alpine town of Aix-Les Ba...
Thursday, June 2, 2011

And The New Register Of Copyrights Is ...

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The new Register of Copyrights is Maria Pallante, appointed to this permanent position by the Librarian of Congress on June 1st. Ms. Pall...
Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Knowledge That Induces Patent Infringement -- Outsourcers Cannot Hide Under The Rug Of Foreign Law

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The Supreme Court announced today its decision in the case of Global-Tech Appliances, Inc. v. SEB S.A ., an opinion that speaks to the scien...
Monday, May 30, 2011

More of The Hangover

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By all accounts, The Hangover: Part II flick appears to be a big financial hit, at least this weekend. Focusing on the facial tattoo that is...
Thursday, May 26, 2011

More BitTorrent Lawsuits

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My May 4th post discussed a pending lawsuit brought by Liberty Media Holding against cable firms and ISPs in order to identify the owners of...