While it remains rather easy for federal investigators to access older emails throughout the country, including Texas, Governor Rick Perry signed into law a tougher privacy bill that will make it more difficult for TX state law enforcement, meaning a warrant will be needed to receive access to those emails, no matter how old they are. Read more about emails and data privacy.
Read MoreCompanies can put clear agreements in place with the employees that define who owns what and what happens to the accounts upon the departure of an employee from the company. Read more about social media law as it relates to the workplace.
Read MoreThe networks argue that Aero and Aerokiller's transmissions are public performances of copyrighted works and require licenses.
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GE Wind Energy has come up with a way to make its giant spinning rotor blades more visible to our feathered friends. Read more on how wind energy really is for the birds.
Read MoreFederal District Court Judge Louis Stanton once again dismissed Viacom’s $1 billion copyright infringement suit against YouTube. Read more about copyright infringement.
Read MoreWhat is a patent troll? Read more on this entity and the often unexpected drain they can have on startups and small businesses.
Read MoreNavigating global trademark infringement policies can be a difficult and daunting task. Read more to find out if you should protect your trademarks internationally or regionally.
Read MoreRepresentative Jeff Leach of Plano has proposed HB 1989, which would allow substitute service of subpoenas through social media. Read more about using social media and proposed bill on subpoena service.
Read MoreFor many small companies, the costs of fighting – or even settling – a patent lawsuit against a patent troll may quickly erode profits. Read more about patent trolls and IP litigation.
Read MoreRecent trends and notable legal cases so that brand owners can understand how to effectively fight online trademark infringers.
Read MoreThe Swartz case was not merely about someone downloading one too many documents. Swartz allegedly had circumvented JSTOR’s identification restrictions to access articles without authorization. Read more about cyber crime laws.
Read MoreVine is also creeping up on some legal issues, given the content posted. Vine has put in place the standard DMCA copyright infringement notification system. Read more about trademark and brand protection.
Read MoreLast Fall, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office sought comments about a potential amendment to the Lanham Act that would move up the deadline for filing a Declaration of Use or Excusable Nonuse under Sections 8 and 71. Read more about trademarks and the Lanham Act.
Read MoreThe hijacking of your website can damage your brand, undermine your message, and frustrate your audience. Thus, savvy business owners and brand managers must be vigilant about protecting their sites and policing their marks. Read more about technology transactions and brand protection.
Read MoreGlobalization of trade and interconnected nature of supply chains and the rise of overseas markets as a major source of production and economic opportunity are trends that have escalated the risk and prevalence of trade secret theft. Read more about trade secret protection.
Read MoreLast week, the Patent Office issued a non-final Office Action rejecting all 20 claims of a patent affectionately known as “the Steve Jobs patent,” effectively rendering the patent invalid in its current form. Read more about patent reexamination and “rubber banding” effect.
Read MoreAereo found itself before the 2nd Circuit on charges of copyright infringement. Read for additional information on Aereo and the skepticism from the Second Circuit.
Read MoreThe Board recently granted a petition to cancel a registration for a prison toothbrush design, finding the design to be de jure functional, and therefore not registrable under Section 2(e)(5) of the Lanham Act. Read more about patent registration.
Read MoreU.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (also known as ICE) cracked down on websites illegally selling counterfeit merchandise online this week during its third annual Project Cyber Monday.
Read MoreTweets and retweets may be adopted as true by various media outlets across the nation, but may cause varying degrees of panic before being verified as true or debunked.
Consideration of criminal charges will deter others from tweeting or otherwise dispersing false information in similar situations.
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