Superindustria ratifica notoriedad del monograma CC de la sociedad CHANEL...
La Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio indicó que las circunstancias que emitieron previamente reconocer el estatus de notoria a la marca mixta CC se han mantenido en el tiempo, pues los esfuerzos...
View ArticlePope’s plane hit by a laser in Mexico City
Pilot flying the pope's plane was hit by a laser beam as the plane landed in Mexico City on Friday. (credit: ychamyuen) Last Friday, a charter Alitalia plane carrying Pope Francis was struck by a laser...
View ArticleNSA’s director says Paris attacks “would not have happened” without crypto
Vice Admiral Mike Rogers told Yahoo News that crypto is "foundational to our future"--but it's also a royal pain in the neck. In an interview with Yahoo News chief investigative correspondent Michael...
View ArticleWhy Aren’t All LLCs Manager-managed?
This post about manager-managed limited liability companies is based on a Quora question that I answered. Please see Why are not all LLCs manager-managed? In this post I will refer to California law....
View ArticleThe Rat Pack is . . . Generic! -- Ninth Circuit Affirms Nevada District...
The title of this blog post could also be entitled “How I won at the Ninth Circuit without doing a thing.” On February 16, 2016, the Ninth Circuit issued its ruling in the appeal that was filed by TRP...
View ArticleThe Government’s War on Encryption, Backdoors, and What in the World Would...
Earlier this week, the anti-encryption discussion got elevated to a war. No, a federal court judge did not order Apple to crack the encryption on the dead terrorist’s iPhone 5C, though you’d be...
View Article'Survivor' Trial Hears Producer's Testimony About Splitting...
Mark Burnett's ex business partner is being sued by a consultant on 'Survivor' who says he's owed $14 million dollars in connection with his work on that and other shows. read more
View ArticleCAFC affirms an inequitable conduct finding in Ohio Willow Wood case
The CAFC affirmed the SD Ohio district court as to inequitable conduct.An issue in the case was the uncorrobated testimony of a third party witness. PTAB reversed the examiner in crediting such...
View ArticleWIPIP Session 3: Trademark again
Session 3 Trademark 2 Irene Calboli & Dan Hunter, Trademark Proliferation: Lots of marks—Louboutin soles; motion of Lamborghini doors; etc. Why so many? Very broad definition of what can be...
View ArticleChief Judge Diane Wood, "Making Your Voice Heard"
Chief Judge Diane Wood presents "Making Your Voice Heard" and speaks on issues related to women's professional development and the difficulties they face. Judge Diane Wood is the Chief Judge of the...
View ArticleWIPIP Session 4: Design
Session 4: IP, Design, User Experience Sarah Burstein, Reviving Ornamentality: Fed. Cir. killed ornamentality in design; right now it means nothing other than Morton-Norwich nonfunctionality. She...
View ArticleWIPIP Session 5: Copyright 2
Session 5 Copyright 2 Zahr Said, A Transactional Approach to the Lay Observer in Copyright Law Internal contradictions in uses of the observer. Humanities perspective: copyright doesn’t have a theory...
View ArticleUSPTO Patent Quality Chat Webinar Series
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office will be offering the next webinar in its Patent Quality Chat webinar series on March 8, 2016 from 12:00 to 1:00 pm (ET). The latest webinar, which will address the...
View ArticleWebinar on Technology Transfer Agreements
Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Negotiating Technology Transfer Agreements -- Structuring Key Provisions, Anticipating and Avoiding Drafting Pitfalls, Addressing...
View ArticleWebinar on PTAB Best Practices
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) will be offering a webinar entitled "PTAB Best Practices for Petitioners" on March 1, 2016 from 12:30 - 2:00 pm (Eastern). David Cavanaugh of...
View ArticleWebinar on Biotech Patents and § 101 Rejections
Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Biotech Patents and §101 Rejections: Meeting Patent Eligibility Requirements -- Leveraging Recent Decisions and USPTO Guidance to Overcome...
View ArticleFederal High Court Sets Date for Ruling in Nigerian Copyright Commission v....
Abuja, Nigeria — A Federal High Court in Abuja, presided by Justice Nnamdi Dimgba, will make its Ruling on March 3 on whether or not the case instituted by the Nigerian Copyright Commission (NCC)...
View ArticleBooks Books Books - Is The Google Books Case The Most Important Copyright...
GOOGLE BOOKS - COPYRIGHT LAW - FAIR USE DOCTRINE - TRANSFORMATIVE WORK - TRANSFORMATIVE PURPOSE - PETITION FOR CERTIORARIAt a reception at Fordham Law School in New York city an attorney friend from...
View ArticleComputer and Internet Updates for 2016-02-19
Kanye West considering legal action against The Pirate Bay for leak of The Life of Pablo https://t.co/283ULA1xw1 -> Court action launched by Foxtel against Pirate Bay in Australia...
View ArticleSo Set Top Box Competition Victimizes Incumbents, Harms Minorities, Enriches...
Opponents to cable/satellite set top box competition have come up with creative and outlandish rationales for maintaining the status quo. I didn’t see a claim that competition will kill...
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