Intellectual Property

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 […]

23Feb 2016

What Happens If the Lights Go Out at the PTO?

February 23, 2016 Robert Yarbrough Intellectual Property

Now we know. On December 22 the PTO experienced what it called a ‘catastrophic failure’ of the electronic patent and trademark filing and data systems due to a power outage. The PTO technology staff worked through the Christmas holiday, and this writer can testify that the system was back up and receiving patent filings by […]

16Feb 2016

Oracle, Say It’s Not So!

February 16, 2016 Robert Yarbrough Intellectual Property

The Federal Trade Commission both announced charges of deception against Oracle and that those claims have been settled. The claims relate to misleading statements made by Oracle relating to security vulnerabilities of the Java software. Java is installed on 850 million personal computers, including yours. Oracle represented to consumers that updates to the Java product corrected security […]

30Jun 2015

Taylor Swift versus Apple versus Photographers

On the subject of interesting IP spats, here’s one that’s worth smiling (or frowning) over. You may know that Taylor Swift recently complained in an open letter to Apple about its using musicians’ work without compensation during the 3-month trial period of its new music streaming service (which, by the way, debuts today). Swift wrote: […]

29May 2015

11 Do’s and Don’ts When Posting Images Online

May 29, 2015 Adam Garson Copyright, Intellectual Property, Internet Law, Licensing

There are many misconceptions about posting images on websites and social media. They range from believing everything online is free-for-the-taking to assuming that if you give attribution of ownership to an image, you’re not infringing someone’s copyright. These assumptions are just plain wrong. Just ask anybody who’s received a cease and desist letter and ended […]

27Feb 2015

Aunt Jemima: Fact or Fiction? Where’s the Evidence?

February 27, 2015 Adam Garson Intellectual Property

It seems like the Aunt Jemima brand of pancakes and syrup has been around forever. And it almost has. Quaker Oats registered the U.S. trademark for AUNT JEMIMA in 1937. So, it must have been a complete surprise when D.W. Hunter and Larnell Evans, claiming they were the descendants of Anna Short Harrington (reputedly, Aunt […]

Intellectual Property

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

What Happens If the Lights Go Out at the PTO?

Oracle, Say It’s Not So!

Taylor Swift versus Apple versus Photographers

Aunt Jemima: Fact or Fiction? Where’s the Evidence?

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