Intellectual Property

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 […]

Super Bowl Shark Sparks Copyright Case

Katy Perry served an artist with a cease-and-desist after he began selling figurines of Left Shark, an unnamed dancer in […]

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