Recent trends and notable legal cases so that brand owners can understand how to effectively fight online trademark infringers.
Read MoreIn a previous post, we discussed the rise of online trademark infringement. Read for the continuation of this discussion and solutions for brand owners, specifically those who are victims of online trademark infringement.
Read MoreThis post follows up on the previous conversation regarding online trademark infringement. Read for additional information regarding online trademark infringement and counterfeiting.
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 MoreMuch conversation in recent years has revolved around the level of deceit that can be perpetrated using social media. Read for an example of this very issue, involving a Brazilian website that creates Facebook profiles for fake girlfriends.
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 MoreUnder the Patent Law Treatise Implementation Act of 2012, U.S. companies may now have a new way to protect themselves from knock-offs. Read for more on protecting rounded rectangles and other shapes.
Read MoreIt is apparent from a brief survey of countries around the world that the United States isn’t the only country grappling with the issue of how to police social media. Read for additional information regarding the criminalization of social media posts around the world.
Read MoreThe following discusses various ways in which unscrupulous infringers trade off the trademarks, trade names, and goodwill of trademark owners. Read for additional information on avoiding online trademark infringement and counterfeiting.
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 MoreThe Federal Trade Commission has overhauled regulations aimed at protecting the privacy of children when they are online. Read for more information regarding the new rules released by the FTC to protect children’s online privacy.
Read MoreCourts take notice of the ways in which social networking sites are used for marketing and communication purposes, and how this usage impacts intellectual property rights. Read for additional examples of recent cases involving social media and intellectual property.
Read MoreWhile Apple argued that ease-of-use drives sales of smartphones, they failed to prove that the infringed patents covered features that actually drive consumer demand. Read for additional information the decision to deny Apple permanent injunction for infringing Samsung smartphones.
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 MoreIf found noncompliant with the Online Privacy Protection Act, businesses could face fines up to $2,500 per app download. Read for additional information on the crackdown on app developers with no privacy policies.
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 MoreIf your company is considering a cause marketing campaign, these guidelines are an important consideration. Read for additional information on this topic and the New York Attorney General’s focus on cause marketing.
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