Blog – Adam Garson Law

08Dec 2016

Ask Dr. Copyright … Are Fashion Designs Protectable?

December 8, 2016 Lawrence Husick Copyright

Dear Doc: RAH, RAH, REE, KICK ‘EM IN THE KNEE RAH, RAH, RASS, KICK ‘EM IN THE OTHER KNEE!!!!! YAAAAAAYYYYY! GO TEAM!!!!! Uh…oh yeah! I got a question… I know that clothes can’t be protected by registering a copyright in them, but what about all those fancy stripes, circles, and doodads on my little cheerleader […]

29Nov 2016

Can Delay be a Defense to a Patent Infringement Lawsuit?

November 29, 2016 Robert Yarbrough Litigation, Patent

In many areas of the law, excessive delay in pursuing a right can be a defense in a later lawsuit. The defense is known as ‘laches’ and is based on fairness – by delaying the litigation, the person asserting the right has acquiesced in the other party’s conduct. Historically, the fairness-based laches defense applies only […]

15Nov 2016

The Trademark Adventures of Buck Rogers

November 15, 2016 Adam Garson Trademark

The Buck Rogers comic strip and its many spin-off novellas, films, television series, and toys introduced Americans to the dream and adventure of space travel. Legal conflicts over possession of the rights to Buck Rogers have been more mundane but just as long lived. The comic strip, which debuted in 1929, was developed by Philip Francis […]

28Oct 2016

Yes, Virginia, there are Zombies!

October 28, 2016 Robert Yarbrough Intellectual Property

When you’re dead, you’re dead, right? Not if your genes have anything to say about it. A team of microbiologists from the University of Washington studied gene activity in recently dead mice and fish. They found that the activity of over 1000 genes increases after death with the activity of some genes increasing as much as 24 […]

28Oct 2016

Ask Dr. Copyright — Where do the Candidates Stand on Intellectual Property?

October 28, 2016 Lawrence Husick Intellectual Property

Dear Doc: With the election just about a week away, can you tell me which major candidate for President would be the best choice for creators and owners of patents, trademarks, trade secrets, and copyrights? Signed, So Sick Of This Whole Thing Dear So: As a nonprofit (at least, not intentionally so…) the “Doc” is […]

25Oct 2016

Ask Dr. Copyright — Music Infringement in the Digital Age

October 25, 2016 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright

Dear Doc: It seems every day that I read about another federal law suit claiming that some musical “artist” of whom I have never heard, claims that another musical “artist” (of whom I may have heard) stole his/her/its music and infringed copyright. Is it just me, or are these claims becoming more frequent? What gives? […]

10Oct 2016

When the Supreme Court Changes the law, does the law really change?

October 10, 2016 Robert Yarbrough Patent

When the Supremes reverse the decision of a lower court, the law that governs the conduct of you, me, and everyone else in the country on the day after the decision is different than it was on the day before the decision. So the Supreme Court changes the law, right? Not so fast. First, some […]

03Oct 2016

NDA with the U.S. Government?

October 3, 2016 Robert Yarbrough Patent

Are you an inventor or an invention owner? Do you intend to do business with the Federal government? Listen up, because we have crucial information for you. A non-disclosure agreement (‘NDA’) is a contract not to disclose an invention to other people. If an inventor or owner discloses an invention under an NDA and the […]

24Sep 2016

99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, 99 Bottles of Beer

September 24, 2016 Adam Garson Trademark

IP lawyers like beer, at least this one does. So, we also like to write about beer trademarks. Here’s one you can drink to. The Irish Times recently reported that the city of Munich has filed a new European Union trademark application for OKTOBERFEST, hoping, we assume, to profit from licensing the name to the countless […]

07Sep 2016

Ask Dr. Copyright — Plagiarism vs. Infringement

Dear Doc: I was, for reasons I do not want to explain, watching the Republican National Convention on television. I watched Malania Trump’s speech about her husband, THE DONALD, and thought that it was a very good speech, especially for someone who speaks five languages. It sounded pretty familiar, but it was not until I […]

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Ask Dr. Copyright … Are Fashion Designs Protectable?

Can Delay be a Defense to a Patent Infringement Lawsuit?

The Trademark Adventures of Buck Rogers

Yes, Virginia, there are Zombies!

Ask Dr. Copyright — Where do the Candidates Stand on Intellectual Property?

Ask Dr. Copyright — Music Infringement in the Digital Age

When the Supreme Court Changes the law, does the law really change?

NDA with the U.S. Government?

99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall, 99 Bottles of Beer

Ask Dr. Copyright — Plagiarism vs. Infringement

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