Intellectual Property

Trademark Squatters Costing Companies Looking To Expand In China

July 23, 2014

Individuals in China are registering trademarks for popular foreign brands and holding out for big payoffs –or lengthy legal battles […]

Ethically Breaking Up A Law Firm

July 23, 2014

McGuireWoods litigator Tom Spahn, a frequent speaker on ethics issues, discusses with legal technologists Sharon Nelson and Jim Calloway how […]

Top EU Court Finds Users Viewing Infringing Material Not Liable

July 23, 2014

In a landmark Internet copyright ruling last month, the Court of Justice of the European Union found that users who […]

Defendants’ Stratagems and Plaintiffs’ Counters in Trade Secret Litigation

July 22, 2014

Defendants accused of misappropriating trade secrets have clever stratagems to avoid large damages. Plaintiffs need to be just as crafty to protect their commercial successes.

Architectural Copyrights Should Be Treated No Differently than Other Copyrights

July 17, 2014

The Second Circuit Court of Appeals rejected an Eleventh Circuit notion that architecture is made up of “compiled works” of copyrightable elements, saying that the combination of many uncopyrightable elements come together to form the work, like any other piece of art.

Inferring Trade Secret “Use” Based on the Potential for Harm

July 17, 2014

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a ruling that relied on a broader concept of “use” in trade secret misappropriation, with the jury finding that one company’s misconduct led to adverse inferences against trade secrets.

Continued Chaos in Obama Administration Patent Policy

July 17, 2014

Under pressure from Congress and the hi-tech industry, President Obama has reportedly decided against nominating Johnson & Johnson executive Philip Johnson as director for the USPTO, leaving the office without leadership for 18 months and counting.

Patent Eligibility Of 3D Printed Organs Will Soon Be An Issue

July 17, 2014

Both the process of creating a bioprinted organ or tissue and the composition of such organs and tissues may form […]

Rakoff: LexisNexis, Westlaw Providing Legal Briefs For Research ‘Transformative’

July 15, 2014

LexisNexis and Westlaw can provide legal briefs to subscribers without running afoul of copyright law, Judge Jed Rakoff of the […]

Google, Dropbox, Other Tech Firms Pool Resources To Thwart Trolls

July 10, 2014

A group of technology companies led by Google, who together hold tens of thousands of patents, have signed an agreement […]

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