Federal Circuit Review – Issue 60 – July 23, 2015
This week in the Federal Circuit Review: (1) Proposed rejections to claims added during Inter Partes Reexamination are not evaluated for substantial new question of patentability (Airbus S.A.S., v....
View ArticleFamous Marks – Trade Mark Classifications
Whilst the classification rules apply to the majority of trademarks, famous marks operate under slightly different rules. A famous mark has a much broader scope of protection than an ordinary mark....
View ArticleCopyright reform through competition law? The Commission’s statement of...
Geo-blocking: does it make you roar or yawn? Is geo-blocking, ie something that the Commission considers a priority for copyright reform at the EU level [here], really a copyright issue? Or is it...
View ArticleComputer and Internet Updates for 2015-07-23
Computer and Internet Updates for 2015-07-22 http://t.co/qiIh1oaG00 -> Computer and Internet Updates for 2015-07-22: Computer and Internet Updates for 2015-07-21 http://t.co/pz0rz…...
View ArticleRecent Client Trademark Registrations LXXX
The following is another update of recent Erik M. Pelton & Associates client trademark registrations obtained from the public records of the USPTO so readers can see real examples of brands and...
View ArticleFriday’s Endnotes – 07/24/15
The Anti-Commons Revisited — A common claim among IP academics is that IP rights like copyright suffer from anti-commons effects, where numerous and overlapping rights prevent transactions and...
View ArticleCan I Resell That Knockoff Bag?
Yard sale groups on Facebook are the new way to sell your gently used clothes, electronics and furniture without the hassle of actually setting up for a yard sale. They are usually setup by your city...
View Article“Symmetrically Arranged” Buttons: A Patent Win for Nintendo
Nintendo has been making headlines recently. The gaming industry is in mourning over the unfortunate passing of Nintendo CEO Satoru Iwata last week. Iwata was instrumental in the success of the...
View ArticlePlaintiff’s Infringement Expert Disqualified Due to Prior Retention by Defendant
The court granted defendant's motion to disqualify plaintiff's infringement expert because of a conflict of interest based on the expert's past work for defendant in two prior ITC investigations...
View ArticleJoint Work Determination Does Not Exclude a Derivative Work Determination
Dr. Ross W. Greene developed the Collaborative Problem Solving Approach, a method for treating children with explosive behaviors. Greene wrote The Explosive Child, a book describing his methods....
View ArticleMcLean B. Sieverding Joins InfoLawGroup As Senior Counsel
InfoLawGroup is happy to announce that McLean B. Sieverding has joined the firm as Senior Counsel. Most recently, McLean served as Assistant General Counsel for Int’l Data Protection & Regulatory...
View ArticleLAPD cop gets 3 years in jail for beating suspect caught on dashcam
A Los Angeles Police Department 18-year-veteran was handed a three-year jail term Thursday, six weeks after being found guilty of striking a handcuffed female suspect in the crotch and throat. Much of...
View ArticleFAN 69 First Amendment News Justice Alito discusses four First Amendment...
FAN 69 First Amendment News Justice Alito discusses four First Amendment cases in Kristol interview — Free-Speech Jurisprudence Comes into Sharper Focus – Concurring Opinions.
View ArticleMusic and the Creative Groove
One of my favorite acts, The Glitch Mob, has a nice piece up on Medium about how they created their first album. The interesting part for Copyfight is the discussion of creative control. TGM changed...
View ArticleJudge crucifies sheriff over his blitzkrieg on Backpage.com’s sex ads
A federal judge crucified the sheriff for the nation's second-most populous county Friday, ordering Illinois, Cook County Sheriff Thomas Dart to back off on its attacks on Backpage.com's sex...
View ArticleMPAA Targets MovieTube Websites in New Piracy Lawsuit
Legal action calls for ad service providers, social media services and others to stop facilitating websites streaming movies still in theaters.read more
View ArticleComputer and Internet Updates for 2015-07-24
The definitive account of how hackers can gain access to our cars http://t.co/11qKHCM21c -> Computer and Internet Updates for 2015-07-23: Computer and Internet Updates for 2015-07-22...
View ArticleAnnotated state laws of Georgia on my Mind
An interesting legal scuffle has emerged in the US State of Georgia concerning the copyright claimed in the annotated version of the Georgia State Code, published on behalf of the State by...
View ArticleDesign Patents 101 – Protecting Appearance Not Function
Design patents are, in my opinion, an unfortunately overlooked patent. While a single design patent is a weak form of protection, they can be obtained quickly, rather inexpensively, and you can market...
View ArticleAccess Copyright Gets its Wish for a Post-Secondary Tariff Hearing at the...
http://accesscopyright.ca/media/bulletins/impacts-of-the-education-sector%E2%80%99s-interpretation-of-fair-dealing/Access Copyright (“AC”) is finally getting what it wishes for, which is a consolidated...
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