Intellectual Property

Make Your “I’m Just Here So I Won’t Get Fined” Jokes While You Still Can

Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch is looking to capitalize on his famously terse media day performance before the Super […]

Upcoming Supreme Court Ip Cases Will Have Big Impact

Two cases to be heard soon by the U.S. Supreme Court, one concerning induced patent infringement and the other regarding […]

Inter Partes Review, Developments and Procedures

Inter partes review (IPR) is a new USPTO procedure. It allows a challenge to patents by a party who is […]

The Perils Of Vague Copyright Terms In Contracts

When a company commissions work with another party, it’s important that it seal a clear agreement that all present and […]

When You Discover You Are The Copyright Thief

When best-selling author John Green heard that a quote from one of his readers had been wrongly attributed to him—a […]

“IoT” Will Change Everything, Including The Practice Of Law

More sensors means more data, and more data means more – and different kinds of – evidence. And of course sensors can be…

Protecting Trade Secrets With A Solid Nondisclosure Agreement

A company must take reasonable steps to protect a trade secret in order to qualify for protection under the Uniform […]

Can Taglines Be Protected?

In the past, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the courts were reluctant to provide trademark protection to taglines […]

Microsoft, Samsung Settle Android Patent Royalty Suit

A seven-year Microsoft-Samsung cross-licensing patent deal, by which Samsung would pay Microsoft $1 billion a year, went awry when Microsoft […]

Reconsidering The Cease-And-Desist

“In the world of despised legal correspondence, few things beat cease-and-desist letters,” writes Winston & Strawn attorney Peter Perkowski, and […]

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