Intellectual Property
A recent federal court case that found an inventor engaged in material misconduct in an attempt to deceive the USPTO reveals several ways attorneys can avoid behavior resulting in such a finding, including verifying facts and arguments on prior art.
The passage of the America Invents Act, and with it the advent of “first-to-file,” has introduced a new wrinkle into […]
A patent lawsuit pitting Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen against AOL, Apple, Google and Yahoo was partially revived this week The […]
Under pressure from European regulators, the FCC is likely to continue increasing enforcement actions under the European Union’s Privacy Directive […]
One derelict franchisor continued operating “Master Softee” ice cream trucks, in violation of his agreement with, and several court orders enacted on behalf of, the Mister Softee ice cream company.
Even if you have your eye on a trademark from a public domain creative work, don’t assume it’s available for use and registration as a trademark.
In a patent application, writes Brinks Gilson & Lione attorney Michael Gzybowski, there is an important distinction between meeting the […]
European regulators have pushed for Google to change its top-secret algorithm, suggesting the company was using its dominant search engine […]
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York has ruled that recreations of scenes from the landmark […]
The recent instance of hackers obtaining photos that some celebrities had stored in the cloud raises a new legal question […]
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