Senate overwhelmingly passed the Music Modernization Act with a unanimous vote. Read for additional information on this act, proposed to help songwriters.
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With the explosion of social media and the relative ease at which anyone can share content at the press of a button, copyright lawyers have found that their services are needed more than ever.
Read MoreThe maker of the highly addictive OxyContin opioid painkiller has been granted a patent designed to treat opioid addiction. Read for additional information on the treatment patent attained by OxyContin maker.
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Food giant Nestlé filed a complaint in federal court against a competitor for allegedly infringing upon its trademarks. Read for additional information regarding their defense of the HOT POCKETS® trademark.
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Harvard University and the University of California at Berkeley have been at odds over CRISPR gene-editing patent technology.
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Walmart files blockchain technology patents, to ensure secure delivery of goods to consumers, via electronic devices such as drones.
Read MoreNDAs should be used whenever you or any members of your team are planning to discuss aspects of your company, designs, products, plans or ideas with anyone outside the company.
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A Texas internet service provider (“ISP”) has taken to federal court to complain about the increased pressure from the music industry to monitor copyright infringement.
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For approximately $500 a piece, enthusiastic art aficionados may purchase abstract paintings created by panda bear Yang Yang, an eighteen year old panda at the Vienna Schoenbrunn Zoo. Who owns the copyright to paintings created by panda bear?
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The U.S. Patent Office came under fire recently due to having its servers down between August 15th through August 23, 2018.
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DEF CON is a hacker convention providing the most recent information and developments in hacking, while also allowing hackers to show their skills in varied contests and games.
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A discussion on IoT smart devices, their vulnerabilities and the options for making them safer as they grow in daily use by consumers.
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Fashion labels introduce clothing technology, such as smart chips embedded in clothing. While this innovation of clothing tech companies is to be lauded, such strides in technology raise more issues about consumer privacy and data security.
Read MoreDefense Distributed, a Texas non-profit organization, has caused a firestorm of debate with its recent supplying of online schematics for the production of printing of firearms via a 3-D printer.
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One of the newest trends has been the live streaming of Uber and Lyft passengers being picked up and dropped off at their requested destination. What are your rights?
Read MoreThis article provides tips for lawyers to implement systems to manage projects, stay on top of tasks, and delegate work to team members in the simplest, most effective method discovered by Darin M. Klemchuk.
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In Apple v. ContentGuard Holdings the Federal Circuit held the claimed invention could be used in ways that did not require financial transactions and remanded the case to the PTAB to decide whether the patent qualifies for CBM review under the Unwired Planet standard which does not rely on the “incidental to” standard.
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With the reemergence of Wonder Woman in popular media, Texas hamburger chain Whataburger has found itself embroiled in a potential trademark dispute with DC Comics over the ubiquitous “W” logo.
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