Intellectual Property

Trendy Snack Cronut Gets Trademark

The croissant-donut hybrid that took New York snack enthusiasts by storm in 2013 – the Cronut – is now a […]

Court Date For Woman Driving With Google Glass

A woman who was pulled over for speeding in October was one of thousands of tech developers testing Google Glass, […]

Myriad Decision May Invalidate Many Patents

Many current patent holders who are on the margin do have options, however, as do new applicants in many cases.

Nimmer Urges Congress To Reaffirm Copyright Act’s “Making Available” Right

Congress should reaffirm the existence of the “making available” right to protect intellectual property, though it would have significant ramifications […]

Are Outside Law Firms Putting Your Data At Risk?

Disparities  between in-house data security protocols and those of their outside counsel may expose companies to significant risk, notably in […]

Patent Office Reverses “And/Or” Claim Rejection

The Patent Office in 2010 had rejected a claim from patent attorney J. Nicholas Gross…

Size Matters Before The ITC, But It’s Relative

The U.S. International Trade Commission will consider whether the complainant’s investment in the IP at issue is “significant,” but it provides no formula for determining significance…

Information Management During Company Shakeups

Managing IP information when corporate partnerships are dissolved or employees depart.

Big Time Anti-Troll Litigation: Google Sues Company Funded By Apple, Microsoft

Google has filed a complaint claiming that an Apple-backed company, Rockstar Consortium, has “placed a cloud” on its Android platform […]

FBI Agent Copyrights Secret Interrogation Manual, Makes It Public

The FBI fought a protracted battle with the ACLU to keep information on tactics it uses in interrogation from being […]

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