A year after being assessed a $22.5 million fine by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, Google has agreed to settle similar claims. Read for additional information on Google’s agreement to pay another $17 million for circumventing certain privacy settings.
Read MoreHere’s a look at what is, perhaps, one of Google’s most interesting patent applications. Read for additional information on Google filing for a patent on a throat tattoo.
Read MoreBy November 2013, at least six different parties attempted to incorporate the term “Obamacare” in various trademark applications before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Read for additional information regarding the attempts to register the name “Obamacare,” if you’re not Barack Obama.
Read MoreProminent coaches are finding increasingly creative ways of profiting from their own personal image and brand. Read for additional information on football coaches undergoing the process to register their names as trademarks.
Read MoreA continued discussion on the bill entitled the “Innovation Act,” that was designed to address a variety of current issues. Read for more information regarding the Goodlatte bill and its intended aim for patent litigation abuse.
Read MoreA bill entitled the “Innovation Act,” was designed to address a variety of current issues. Read for more information regarding the Goodlatte bill and its intended aim for patent litigation abuse.
Read MoreNine months after the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued a tentative first office action invalidating an Apple multitouch patent, they have reversed its initial determination. Read for additional information on the Apple multitouch patent that was revalidated by USPTO.
Read MoreCalifornia is leading the way in enacting two laws related to data security breach notification and requirements for disclosure of tracking practices. Will other states follow in California’s footsteps? Read for additional information on these new data privacy laws.
Read MoreKlemchuk LLP shares a key update as of October 15, 2013. Read for information on how the shutdown affects intellectual property.
Read MoreThe Comité Interprofessionnel du Vin de Champagne has a long history of aggressively enforcing the mark and preventing use of the term “Champagne” as a color or the “The Champagne of…” as a tagline in a wide range of industries, including cigarettes, shoes, and sodas.
Read MoreFor over 100 years, Anheuser-Busch InBev (originally the American brewer but now Belgian-owned) and Czech-beer brewer Budejovicky Budvar NP have been battling over the right to use the name Budweiser. Read for more on the victory claimed by the Czech brewer in this Budweiser trademark dispute.
Read MoreNot only are would-be buyers of illegal or unlicensed software liable for copyright infringement, but they may also expose themselves to a variety of risks including hidden malware, system crashes, and identity theft. Read to learn about a software pirate who walked the plank and received a fine of over 300k doubloons.
Read MoreKlemchuk provides thoughts on a matter relating to patent lawsuits. Specifically, the concept of setting the stakes to encourage settlement in patent lawsuits.
Read MoreIn a recent opinion, the Fourth Circuit made a determination regarding “liking” something on Facebook. Read to find out if Facebook likes are protected speech.
Read MoreA landmark intellectual property ruling in China, and perhaps worldwide, has been made. Read for additional information on trade secret protection coming to China.
Read MoreA class action has been filed in San Jose Federal Court in the Northern District of California. Read for more information on the details of LinkedIn being sued in this California class action.
Read MoreMany internet users wonder what the search engine giant has in store for them. Among new technology will exist different ways of tracking. Read for additional information on how Google will soon track you without cookies.
Read MoreIn 1976, Congress enacted legislation permitting artists and other creators to recapture copyrights assigned to others after 35 years. Read for information on how artists are beginning to exercise termination rights under the Copyright Act.
Read MoreOn January 1, 2014, electronic filing will become mandatory in Dallas County and other counties throughout Texas with a population over 500,000 people. Read for additional information on what this means for filers.
Read MoreBillboard may have named Robin Thicke’s “Blurred Lines” the song of the summer, but the controversy surrounding the song remains strong.
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