Saturday, August 6, 2011

Denton True Young

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There, on this day in 1890, well before the so-called Modern Era of baseball, stood Denton True (Cy) Young, pitching for the Cleveland Stin...
Thursday, August 4, 2011

New Protection For Film And Video Actors?

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WIPO appears to be moving toward the revival of talks to develop a treaty to protect the performance rights of actors in audiovisual works....

The Big 5 - 0 For The Big 4 - 4

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Happy Birthday, Mr. President.

More On India's Missing Trademark Files

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My post of last May 5th commented on the large number of trademark files that the government of India ... lost. It is now confirmed by India...
Tuesday, August 2, 2011

Bad Faith Patent Litigation is Sanctioned

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The Federal Circuit provides an important review of the expected legal and professional standards for non-practicing patent plaintiffs in th...
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 ...