Read for additional information regarding precidential decision 39 from 2013.
Read MoreJudge Castillo ruled that any character elements found in the first four novels and 44 stories written prior to 1923 were, indeed, part of the public domain and free to new interpretation by modern authors and artists.
Read MoreOn December 5, 2013, the House passed the Innovation Act, which proposes a dramatic departure from traditional litigation. Read for additional information on fee-shifting; is it the answer to abusive patent litigation?
Read MoreMany people confuse the three main types of intellectual property protection. Read for key distinctions regarding copyrights, trademarks, and patents, oh my!
Read MoreTrademark infringement and copyright infringement especially have become abundant problems as the Internet emerges as an especially important eCommerce tool.
Read MoreRepresentatives proposed the Demand Letter Transparency Act of 2013. Read for additional information on the efforts to regulate pre-litigation patent infringement settlement demands.
Read MoreAfter recognizing a notable issue, the USPTO instituted the After Final Consideration Pilot program (AFCP). Read for more information on the USPTO’s extension of the AFCP 2.0.
Read MoreMultiple copyright holders alleged Google infringed their copyrights by scanning books without their permission. Read for more information on the summary judgment granted in this copyright infringement case involving Google Books.
Read MoreIn a Samsung retrial, damages arising out of patent litigation were determined. Read for additional information on how a jury awarded Apple an additional $290 million in damages.
Read MoreA 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.
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