Intellectual Property
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 […]
The proposal for the special court was approved by the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress, China’s top lawmaking body…
Two recent cases serve as cautionary tales in the consequences awaiting inventors who misrepresent prior art during patent examination proceedings, and for patent litigators who misreport the nature of potential witness testimony in federal district court trials.
Trademark “tacking,” an alternative to “priority” in determining which party owns the mark, requires that an old and new trademark […]
Two years after the America Invents Act was passed, the pitfalls and the advantages – most notably, its far more reasonable cost – of using “post grant” procedures are better understood.
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