Intellectual Property

$1 Billion Kevlar Trade Secrets Award Is Vacated

It was the second largest trade secrets award ever, writes Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe attorney Scott Lindlaw. The allegation was […]

Act Now To Protect Trademarks Under New Chinese Law

Amendments to China’s trademark law become effective on May 1. The new law “aims to modernize and streamline the trademark […]

CafePress Tchotchkes May Not Get Digital Millennium Copyright Act Protection

CafePress allows customers to upload images and designs and create custom T-shirts, mugs, or other items. But if a user uploads a copyrighted image, is CafePress liable?

Intellectual Capital Development for Technology Companies, Cost Effective Adjunct to IP

Managing intellectual capital, in tandem with more traditional IP assets like patents and copyrights, is an often overlooked aspect of business strategy for in-house teams, Winstead PC attorney Robert Shaddox says. He includes steps to better understand intellectual capital, and turning that knowledge into value.

Senate Judiciary Committee Takes Up, Then Tables, Patent Reform

Though the Senate Judiciary Committee temporarily tabled a patent bill this week, several members indicated they are optimistic that legislation is possible this year.

Who Owns A Joke?

There’s no question that comics steal jokes from one another, but a scholarly review found not a single copyright case […]

VC Trade Group Warns: Don’t Overreach With Troll Legislation

A trade group that is said to represent 90 percent of the venture capital under management in the United States […]

Future Of Many Companies Riding On Alice Corp v. CLS Bank

Today the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case whose outcome will shape the future of some of the […]

Global Businesses Shying Away From Cloud Computing In Wake of NSA Revelations

A survey finds that businesses world-wide are increasingly turning away from cloud computing and looking to more secure data storage, […]

Actress In “Innocence Of Muslims” Case Wants Google Held in Contempt

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has not determined whether it will rehear a controversial copyright ruling issued last month […]

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