Intellectual Property
A recent case concerning a pixel pattern used on medical supplies hinged on whether or not the pattern was functional, and therefore not protectable as trade dress.
In light of recent court decisions, most notably the Supreme Court’s narrowing of software patent eligibility, software innovators may find that, in some cases, trade secret law now offers the best method for protecting proprietary software advancements.
In its ruling that Aereo was violating copyright law, the Supreme Court took great pains to clarify that it was not deciding whether a cloud storage platforms would run afoul of the copyright laws’ protection of the “public performance” right in providing access to video recordings and other copyrighted content stored by its users.
An anonymous blogger criticizing the handling of the Detroit bankruptcy has earned the ire of Jones Day, the biggest U.S. […]
The American Red Cross has rebuffed efforts from investigative reporting group Pro Publica to reveal its fundraising and on-the-ground spending […]
Patent assertion firm MPHJ attempted to have the Vermont AG’s consumer protection case removed to federal court, but the district […]
The Supreme Court today ruled that television start-up Aereo violates copyright when it captures free broadcasts from major networks and […]
Many new top-level domains (TLDs), including .London, .guru and .sexy, have appeared on-line, and hundreds more have been applied for. […]
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