Wednesday, June 13, 2012

2012 Millennium Technology Prize

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Linus Torvalds The Technology Academy of Finland has awarded its 2012 Millennium Technology Prize to co-laureates Linus Torvalds of Oreg...
Tuesday, June 12, 2012

An Example Of Bad Patent Quality

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The ability of an economy to grow is related to the restraints on development. Particularly important, restraints come each day from the Pat...

Toward An Online Bill Of Rights

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Sen. Wyden (D-Ore.) and Rep. Issa (R-Cal.) have been vocal advocates against last year's Congressional steamroller that attempted to ena...
Tuesday, May 29, 2012

An Offensive Vodka Label

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An Ogden, Utah distiller, Ogden's Own Distillery , is having a problem distributing its vodka in the state of Idaho. After obtaining...
Sunday, May 27, 2012

A Memorial Day for Vietnam -- At 50 Years

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The Wall This Memorial Day 2012 marks the remembrance of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War. President Oba...
Sunday, May 20, 2012

Paul Horn's "Dream Machine" and Copyright Termination

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Last week, a federal court judge in San Diego ruled that Victor Willis, the cop in the Village People music group, had the right to terminat...
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Monday, May 14, 2012

When Does The U.S. Government Not Own The Rights To A War Memorial?

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The City of Washington perhaps has more memorials, including war memorials, than any other American city. But does the federal government re...
Monday, May 7, 2012

The Branding Message From Leonard Lauder

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The International Trademark Association (INTA) annual meeting is occurring this week in Washington, DC. Providing the key note address this ...
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The Old False Marking Statute Is Dead -- Really, Truly Dead

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Prior to the recent amendments to the U.S. Patent Act, it became common for anyone to bring a claim in federal court accusing a manufacturer...
Wednesday, April 25, 2012

The Value Of A Student-Athlete's Jersey

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LaMichael James has been a college football star at the University of Oregon, and will be drafted pretty high in this week's NFL draft ....
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Friday, April 20, 2012

A Grand Dame at 100

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A ball park constructed on cheap land in a backwater area of Boston has become over the past 100 years a national treasure. Boston's Fen...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

A Second Bite Of The Patent Apple

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The Supreme Court ruled today that inventors whose patent applications are denied by the PTO, and by its Board of Patent Appeals and Interfe...
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Wednesday, April 11, 2012

Misuse Of Your Employer's Computer System Is Not A Crime In The U.S. West Coast

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The Ninth Circuit has confirmed what many employees have understood for a long time: while it may be beyond inappropriate for an employee to...
Thursday, April 5, 2012

Justice Kennedy: Say It Ain't So

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This blog deals with intellectual property and not the present legal issues relating to Obamacare, nor the limits of Congressional power und...
Friday, December 30, 2011

Golan v. Holder: Views on Partial Restoration

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This past October 5, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Golan v. Holder . This copyright case seeks to test the ability of Congress to...
Thursday, December 29, 2011

James Joyce and Stephen Dedalus

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Today is the 95th anniversary of the first publication in the United States in 1916 of the James Joyce classic Portrait of the Artist as a Y...

Ghost Rider Writer Sues Marvel Comics - And Loses

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Yesterday’s decision by Judge Katherine Forrest of the southern district of New York federal court provides a glimpse of insight into the ...
Tuesday, December 27, 2011

Resale of Artwork May Yield New Fees to Original Artists

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Last week, Congressman Jerrold Nadler from New York and Senator Herb Kohl of Wisconsin introduced into the House and Senate proposed legisla...

2011: An Intellectual Property Year In Partial Review

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The year 2011 produced many significant IP cases, some of which were discussed in previous posts in this blog. Here are some highlights: ...
Friday, December 2, 2011

The Copyright Office Needs Google

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The U.S. Copyright Office needs help. Like an old library, the Copyright Office maintains a card catalog indexing system for its pre-1978 re...