Intellectual Property

08Sep 2017

Doing Business Abroad? Be Prepared!

September 8, 2017 Adam Garson Intellectual Property

Many small to medium size businesses go to great pains to protect their intellectual property under United States law. It makes sense given that they, typically, do not sell their goods and services beyond our national frontier. So they register trademarks and patents with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), register copyrights with […]

09Jun 2017

Is Google Guilty of “Genericide”?

June 9, 2017 Adam Garson Intellectual Property, Trademark

Mr. Chris Gillespie must have thought he had a brilliant idea when he registered multiple domain names that included the term “Google,” such as “googledisney.com,” “googleBarackObama.net,” “Googlenewtvs.com” and others. Did he truly believe that Google would not sue him? Or was this part of a grander scheme? Think about the implications of provoking Google to […]

21Apr 2017

Ask Dr. Copyright — He tackles the Basics!

April 21, 2017 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright, Intellectual Property

Dear Doc: You often write complicated articles about interesting and esoteric matters of intellectual property law. How about something at a more basic level that I can share with my children to help them understand what copyright is all about? Signed, Loco Parentis Dear Loco (and which among us parents is not loco […]

14Apr 2017

Breaking News: Ghostbusters Prevails Over Day of the Dead

April 14, 2017 Adam Garson Intellectual Property, Trademark

Late Breaking News: Ghostbusters Prevails Over Day of the Dead After Initial Defeat If you’re a vodka connoisseur, you probably know that Dan Aykroyd of Saturday Night Live, the Blues Brothers, and Ghostbusters fame partnered with another artist and Globefill, Inc. to manufacture and market vodka packaged in a skull shaped bottle and labeled as Crystal […]

09Mar 2017

Whiskey Wars: A Trademark Owner’s Duty to Maintain Its Rights

March 9, 2017 Adam Garson Intellectual Property, Trademark

Trademark owners have a duty to defend their trademarks against possible and actual infringement. Ignore infringers and your trademark rights may evaporate. Defending trademarks, however, is a full time job and not for the weak of heart (or wallet). The beverage industry is a breeding ground of intellectual property disputes and trademark owners aggressively defend […]

16Feb 2017

Ask Dr. Copyright — Copyright Week

February 16, 2017 Lawrence Husick Ask Dr. Copyright, Copyright, Intellectual Property

Dear Doc: I heard that January 16-20, 2017 was “Copyright Week”. Wow! Most of us get one day a year to celebrate. How does it feel to get a whole week? Signed, Putative N. Fringer Dear Mr. Fringer: I must say, it feels pretty darn good! Just think…a whole week when millions […]

09Feb 2017

Amazon Gets More Serious About Infringers

February 9, 2017 Adam Garson Copyright, Intellectual Property, Trademark

If you sell branded products on Amazon.com, you may know that infringement is rampant. You put up a product, it gets popular, and all of a sudden, like a many-headed hydra, other sites spring up selling “your” product at reduced prices. Getting Amazon to remove infringing products can be a challenge even for IP lawyers […]

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 […]

27Jun 2016

Employment Agreements to Protect Intellectual Property

June 27, 2016 Robert Yarbrough Intellectual Property

How do you, the cautious employer, protect yourself from trade secret theft? One way is through employment agreements. Many of the court cases involving employee theft of trade secrets include employment agreements with intellectual property terms. We believe that courts are more likely to conclude that the actions by a former employee are or will be a […]

Intellectual Property

Doing Business Abroad? Be Prepared!

Is Google Guilty of “Genericide”?

Ask Dr. Copyright — He tackles the Basics!

Breaking News: Ghostbusters Prevails Over Day of the Dead

Whiskey Wars: A Trademark Owner’s Duty to Maintain Its Rights

Ask Dr. Copyright — Copyright Week

Amazon Gets More Serious About Infringers

Yes, Virginia, there are Zombies!

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

Employment Agreements to Protect Intellectual Property

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