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02Feb 2016

Ask Dr. Copyright…Is “The Big Game” Trademarked?

February 2, 2016 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright

Dear Doc: Everywhere I look today, I see advertisements about what to eat during “THE BIG GAME”. What’s up with that? Signed, Super Confused Dear Sportsfan: According to the National Football League, “Super Bowl®” is their registered trademark for television broadcasting services; television transmission services; distribution of television programming to cable and satellite television systems; […]

02Jan 2016

Follow Up: Anne Frank’s Copyright

January 2, 2016 Adam Garson Copyright

Following up on a recent post, the copyright for the Diary of Anne Frank was set to expire in 2016 and, despite the controversy, so it did. The Verge reports that a spokesperson for French parliament member Isabelle Attard, posted a copy of the diary on her blog where she writes “welcome to the light, dear Anne.” Attard […]

20Nov 2015

The Diary of Anne Frank was Also Written by Her Father (or so they say)!

November 20, 2015 Adam Garson Copyright

Breaking News: The Diary of Anne Frank was Also Written by Her Father (or so they say)! Most of us are familiar with the Diary of Anne Frank in which a 13 year old girl writes in her own words about Nazi occupation and coming of age under the unimaginable circumstances of hiding under Nazi occupation. […]

12Nov 2015

When is a patent owner entitled to ‘enhanced damages’ for infringement?

November 12, 2015 Robert Yarbrough Copyright

The patent statute provides that a patent owner can collect money damages from an infringer. Section 284 of the statute provides that “…the court may increase the damages up to three times the amount found or assessed.” In other words, the trial judge may award the patent owner money damages and may increase those damages […]

20Oct 2015

What’s So “Efficient” About Patent Infringement?

October 20, 2015 Lawrence Husick Patent

In a recent editorial in the New York Times, Joe Nocera discussed “patent trolls” and the concept of efficient infringement of patent rights. Briefly, this idea is that large companies just ignore patents completely, taking a “so sue me” attitude, knowing that they have legions of lawyers who can wear down patent owners, and that […]

16Oct 2015

Ask Dr. Copyright… The real value of a “juris doctor” degree?

October 16, 2015 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright

Dear Doc: I know that you have a “juris doctor” degree (hence, the “Dr.” in your title) that you got by spending three long, hard years in law school. For those of us who don’t have the time, money, or frankly, any interest in going to law school, can you tell us what you learned […]

30Sep 2015

Ask Dr. Copyright …

September 30, 2015 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright

Dear Doc: I heard that there is almost never a final step in the onward march of copyright law. What, exactly, does that mean? Signed, Dazed and Confuzed Dear D&C: It means that, as the late, great Yogi Berra (may he forever whisper in the Almighty’s ear) said, “It ain’t over ’till it’s over!” For […]

30Sep 2015

Let’s Go Crazy and Support “Fair Use”

In 2007, Stephanie Lenz posted a cute 29-second YouTube video of her 13-month-old son dancing and giggling to the music of Prince’s “Let’s Go Crazy”. Four seconds into the video Lenz asks her baby “what do you think of the music?” And the baby bobbles up and down holding his push toy. You have to […]

30Sep 2015

When will a Federal court order a patent infringer to stop infringing?

September 30, 2015 Robert Yarbrough Patent

Apple and Samsung have been fighting for years over copying by Samsung of patented features of Apple’s iPhone and iPad. The features at issue in a recent Apple v Samsung case before the Federal Circuit Court were swipe-to-unlock, telephone number recognition, and spelling correction. A jury found that Samsung actively copied these features and infringed the patents […]

26Aug 2015

Ask Dr. Copyright… Did China copy the Frozen song for the Olympics?

Dear Doc: I know a copyright is only national in scope, but that the Berne Convention requires signatory countries to accord rights to copyright holders from other nations. I recently heard the theme song for the Beijing 2020 Winter Olympic Games. It reminds me of another song I have heard thousands of times, but I […]

Blog – Adam Garson Law

Ask Dr. Copyright…Is “The Big Game” Trademarked?

Follow Up: Anne Frank’s Copyright

The Diary of Anne Frank was Also Written by Her Father (or so they say)!

When is a patent owner entitled to ‘enhanced damages’ for infringement?

What’s So “Efficient” About Patent Infringement?

Ask Dr. Copyright… The real value of a “juris doctor” degree?

Ask Dr. Copyright …

Let’s Go Crazy and Support “Fair Use”

When will a Federal court order a patent infringer to stop infringing?

Ask Dr. Copyright… Did China copy the Frozen song for the Olympics?

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