Here's How the Senate Should Fix the FOIA Reform Bill
With the U.S. House of Representatives passing a bill this week to amend the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA), EFF and a coalition of other groups are calling on members of the Senate [.pdf] to pass...
View ArticleSupreme Court grants Certiorari in Challenge of Inter Partes Review Proceedings
by Dennis Crouch The Supreme Court has granted writ of certiorari in the pending Inter Partes Review challenge of Cuozzo Speed Tech v. Lee, Docket No. 15-446. Questions Presented: Whether the court of...
View Article2015 Year in Review: Patent Litigation - Texas Bar Journal
I am a few days late posting about this due to my trial that concluded yesterday, but my contribution to the 2015 Year in Review article in the Texas Bar Journal on patent litigation in Texas is out...
View ArticleBernie Sanders lawyers to Wikipedia: Take down our logo, you’re violating DMCA
(credit: berniesanders.com) A lawyer representing Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has demanded that several of the campaign's logos be removed from Wikipedia, saying that reproducing...
View ArticleGUEST POST: David Lisch on the Basics of Intellectual Property Law for...
Guest Post: Gray Reed intellectual property attorney David Lisch provides this two part series on Basics of Intellectual Property Law for Start-Ups. Part one focuses on trademarks and entity formation...
View ArticleHollywood Docket: Twitter Eavesdropping Lawsuit Withdrawn
A roundup of entertainment legal news including a new Supreme Court case sure to be watched by studios.read more
View ArticleThe Origin Of The “Something More” Standard In Trademark Law
A year ago, I posted a blog that featured a case that had appealed to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (the “Federal Circuit”) and the Court reversed a decision by the Trademark Trial...
View ArticleUS Supreme Court to hear Cuozzo
In taking the case, the U.S. Supreme Court will speak to whether or not the US Patent Office canapply the BRI standard in assessing claim validity.See Wall Street Journal link:...
View ArticleHearing Scheduled in NCC v. MTN Nigeria Case in spite of Out of Court Settlement
Abuja, Nigeria — A Hearing Notice has been issued by a Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, in Case No. FHC/ABJ/CR/379/2015 filed by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC) against Nigeria’s largest...
View ArticlePatent Defense Win Streak Stops at Six
Not all patent defendants had the good week my clients did. This afternoon a Marshall jury broke its long win streak in favor of defendants (the win streak for defs that hit six with SteelSeries' win...
View ArticleLesenswerte juristische Weblinks #134
Ausgewählte Weblinks zu lesenswerten juristischen Inhalten – heute unter anderem zum Dateneigentum an E-Books, zu den Risiken der Smart Home-Vernetzung und zum Konflikt zwischen Bibliotheken und...
View ArticleEQE student version of PCT Applicant's Guide
Each year WIPO publishes a special version of the PCT Applicant's Guide, specifically and helpfully created for patent students who will be sitting the European Qualifying Examination, which runs this...
View ArticleComputer and Internet Updates for 2016-01-15
Computer and Internet Updates for 2016-01-14 https://t.co/gqDRC0blPQ -> Copyright and human rights https://t.co/GIo2NlH5Xj -> Computer and Internet Updates for 2016-01-14: David Bowie:...
View ArticleNAFDAC Files Charges against Herbal Mixture Seller
The Daily Post is reporting that the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control has filed a two-count charge against 39 year old Joseph Odaleye at the Federal High Court in Lagos....
View ArticleCounterfeit Star Wars Products May Well Be Funding The Real World’s Dark Side
Counterfeiting has exploded in the last decade or so, paralleling the growth of the Internet and online sales. It’s harder for counterfeiters to get their products into the supply chain headed for...
View ArticleCounterfeit Star Wars Products May Well Be Funding The Real World’s Dark Side
Counterfeiting has exploded in the last decade or so, paralleling the growth of the Internet and online sales. It’s harder for counterfeiters to get their products into the supply chain headed for...
View ArticlePatent Drafting: Distinctly identifying the invention in exact terms
In short, a concise description of an invention is an inadequate description of an invention, period. The goal has to be to provide a full, clear, exact description of the invention in a way that...
View ArticlePatent Drafting: Distinctly identifying the invention in exact terms
In short, a concise description of an invention is an inadequate description of an invention, period. The goal has to be to provide a full, clear, exact description of the invention in a way that...
View ArticleHow To Avoid Probate Court
Over the years, we’ve discovered that many people make a BIG mistake, catapulting their assets and loved ones right into the probate court system. Most of our clients want to avoid probate court...
View ArticleCourt agrees, company can fire employee for Yahoo messaging after fair warning
(credit: Phil Whitehouse) The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled that companies are allowed to monitor employees' Internet activities, including online chats, provided they have been...
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