Intellectual Property

Software and Trade Secrets: Rethinking IP Strategies after CLS v. Alice

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.

What the Supreme Court’s Aereo Ruling Might Mean for Cloud Storage Platforms

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.

Jones Day Threatens Trademark Suit Against Parody  Blogger

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 Claims Fundraising, Spending Info Is Trade Secret

The American Red Cross has rebuffed efforts from investigative reporting group  Pro Publica to reveal its fundraising and on-the-ground spending […]

Federal Court Shoots Down Patent Troll’s Attempt To Circumvent State Law

Patent assertion firm MPHJ attempted to have the Vermont AG’s consumer protection case removed to federal court, but the district […]

IKEA översittare: Bully or Baloney?

The Redskins Decision: What It Means and Does Not Mean

Supreme Court Finds Aereo Violates Copyright

The Supreme Court today ruled that television start-up Aereo violates copyright when it captures free broadcasts from major networks and […]

New Web Domains Raise Risk Of Cyber-Squatting

Many new top-level domains (TLDs), including .London, .guru and .sexy, have appeared on-line, and hundreds more have been applied for. […]

Hollywood Guilds Call For Supreme Court To Take Up High-Stakes Comic Book Copyright Case

Hollywood guilds representing actors, directors and writers have filed amicus briefs, asking the Supreme Court to take up a copyright […]

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