Trademark Bullying or TM Protection? In protecting famous marks, there has to be careful consideration given as to how these David and Goliath legal actions are going to be perceived by the company’s customer base, because it can backfire.
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China and IP: China is becoming a major player in both filings and enforcement of IP. As a result of its efforts to become a nation of innovators, China is becoming a popular place to file patent applications.
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Online businesses should use a terms of use agreement to serve as a contract between a website operator and a website user, essentially allowing the operator to set ground rules for the website's use, and help protect the business.
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With social media use continuously gaining business use for promotion of goods and services, companies should take proactive measures to protect their brands in cyberspace. Read more about brand protection.
Read MoreSince conflict is a foregone conclusion, the question isn’t how to avoid it, it’s how to make it as painless as possible. Tips for dealing with conflict in the workplace.
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Hacker group Impact Team has followed through on its threat to release over 30 million user records from the extramarital dating service Ashley Madison, but site owner Avid Life Media continues using copyright law to limit the distribution of the leak.
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As part of your initial due diligence in investigating trade secret cases - whether on the offense or defensive, it is important to confirm whether copyrights or patents have been filed on the same or similar subject matter as the trade secret in the suit.
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In an article about SteamVR, a home virtual reality system with a rather bulky set-up, the developer said the benefits outweighed the cost of the bulkiness—so much so that it would be like saying, “I have an IMAX in my house.”
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Olga Lexell protects her work when someone copies and pastes her jokes in to their own tweet without guving her attribution. Doing so amounts to copyright infringement, and Twitter has backed her up by removing several infringing tweets.
Read MoreUnderstand what type of complainer you are dealing with, and respond appropriately. It may mean the difference between losing them and earning their lifelong loyalty.
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An Amazon customer runs a search for “MTM Special Ops” and a multitude of watches appear on the screen, but none are MTM Special Ops watches, and nothing on the search results page alerts the customer to that fact. For that MTM sued Amazon for initial interest confusion.
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One of the most monumental Supreme Court cases in patent law is Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International (“Alice”).
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Local political critic Joseph Teixeira has posted a series of videos of Inglewood, California’s city council, providing running, and often scathing, commentary of its meetings. But now, the city is trying to put a stop to the citizen journalist’s criticism.
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Skechers vs. Steve Madden. Skechers alleged patent infringement of its Skechers design patents for their Go Walk line of shoes. Read more about patent infringement.
Read MoreA presentation on common issues and possible solutions for protecting web design and content.
Read MoreWays to prevent employe burnout from happening.
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Justin Bieber and Usher face copyright litigation lawsuit claiming their hit single “Somebody to Love” infringes on Devin Copeland and Mareio Overton’s prior work.
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A Mompreneur, Terri Kelly, battles shoe giant Sketchers over use of slogan “Yoga Pants for Your Feet.” Sketchers claims phrase is merely descriptive.
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Confidential information and trade secrets may have been leaked in Major League Baseball scandal involving St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros. Article by Klemchuk LLP, a trade secret law firm.
Read MoreNew Coca-Cola cans feature no labels - lesson on branding, trademarks, and source identifiers. Article by Klemchuk LLP, a trade dress law firm.
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