Intellectual Property

Patent Troll Predicts Killer Asteroids

June 1, 2016

Nathan P. Myhrvold belies the usual image of the patent troll, although by most definitions he is one. Myhrvold is […]

How The Eastern District Of Texas Got That Way

May 25, 2016

There is no jail in Marshall, Texas and the federal district court there hears few criminal cases. It does hear […]

Star Trek Fan Film Lawsuit “Going Away,” Says J.J. Abrams

May 24, 2016

The amateur filmmakers who raised funds to make their own Star Trek film, Axanar, got good news at a fan […]

Internet Screenshots Admissible As Evidence, Judge Rules

May 19, 2016

An archived version of a website may be submitted as evidence to prove unauthorized use of a trademark online, after […]

Nude Actresses And The Rule Of Reason

May 19, 2016

The Supreme Court may have finally found a case it will consider. The issue is the NCAA’s request for a […]

Trade Secret Protection, U.S. And Europe

May 18, 2016

Law professor and blogger Dennis Crouch looks at similarities and differences in an area of IP law that’s been going […]

What To Do About Cyber-Defamation

May 17, 2016

It’s easy to do and very difficult to counter. Attorney Jonathan R. Tung looks at cyber defamation, “the tech tort […]

Plot Thickens In “Other White Meat” Trademark Lawsuit

May 12, 2016

The pork producer trade group, the National Pork Producers Council’s (NPPC), was granted its request to intervene in a festering […]

Patent Office Director Says New Trade Secret Law Is A Game-Changer

May 12, 2016

The theft of trade secrets may be the biggest transfer of wealth in history and likely costs U.S. innovators $300 […]

No Way Out Of Texas

May 9, 2016

Companies that want their cases heard elsewhere are stuck in the oddball venue of the Eastern District of Texas, which, […]

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