Clear and Present Damage vs. Hypothetical and Future Damage
When discussing block size, one question is what the potential downside of each solution is. The existing limit was introduced in 2010 to deal with the scenario of a malicious miner building an...
View ArticleTransdermal plaster
The product appearance of a transdermal plaster is eligible to protection as a figurative mark for pharmaceutical preparations for the treatment of Alzheimer type dementia in class 5. Background...
View ArticleEmployer Surveillance of Internet and Email Use in the Workplace in Germany
Is an employer allowed to access an employee’s email account when the employee is on sick leave? To what extent is control permissible when an employee is suspected of illegal activities, e.g., of...
View ArticleInvention Disclosure-It doesn’t have to be perfect
Genesis All inventions begin with an idea; an idea that modifies an existing invention or an idea for a new invention the world didn’t know it was ready for. In the patent game, ideas and their...
View ArticlePresentations This Week on Online Influencers, Start-Up Grind Houston and...
You can attend any one of this events this week. Legal Issues Related to Online Marketing Influencers First is the Houston Bar Association Sports & Entertainment Law Section CLE Luncheon. It is...
View ArticleRepresentations and warranties: environmental liability insurance
Buyers and sellers are using representations and warranties insurance more frequently in M&A transactions as a means to enhance bids in competitive auction processes and to limit exposure to...
View ArticleWhy The Subway ‘Footlong’ Lawsuits Fell Short (Forbes Cross-Post)
Photo credit: “measuring baby feet” // ShutterStockYou may recall the lawsuit against Subway Restaurants for selling “12 inch” and “footlong” sandwiches that were allegedly less than 12 inches long....
View ArticleFair Use Fortune
I just got one of these, fortunes for artists and art-lovers by artist, Charles Gute! Each gift pack comes with five individually-wrapped cookies, randomly selected from ten fortunes authored by Gute....
View Article¡Piérdele el miedo a las mates!
AUTOR: Israel Pérez FUENTE: AGENCIA INFORMATIVA CONACYT Santiago de Querétaro, Querétaro. 4 de marzo de 2016 (Agencia Informativa Conacyt).- Con el objetivo de disminuir la deserción en niveles...
View ArticleTwitter and Department of Justice Battle Still Going Strong Over Fight...
It seems as if the topic about user data and privacy is at an all-time high lately, especially considering the battle the Federal Bureau of Investigations is having with Apple to release information...
View ArticleUnified (European) Patent Court: 9-Months Away
By Dennis Crouch A pan-European patent court is a big deal. Once in operation, the Unified Patent Court will allow owners of European patents to use a single court action to enforce a patent across...
View ArticleNews of Note for the Internet-Minded – 3/9/16
A virtual reality refresher course; Google and privacy concerns; Snapchat visits the dugout; WeChat has some homework for Chinese student; and more … Continue reading →
View ArticleTrade (Not So) Secret: Possible Disclosure in the Age of FOIA and Open...
Evan Talley Trade secrets are an area of intellectual property litigation that is not discussed as much as patents, trademarks, and copyrights, but is arguably equally as important. At the moment,...
View ArticleGoogle says it won’t Google jurors in upcoming Oracle API copyright trial
(credit: Shawn Collins) It was just days ago when the federal judge presiding over the upcoming Oracle v. Google API copyright trial said he was concerned that the tech giants were already preparing...
View ArticleKylie Minogue Opposes Kylie Jenner's Attempt to Trademark "Kylie"
IPNews® - Australian pop star Kylie Minogue has formally opposed American TV reality star Kylie Jenner’s attempt to trademark the name “Kylie.” Minogue argues the trademark would cause confusion among...
View ArticleWill 50 Cent Get In Trouble With the U.S. Secret Service For Using...
The rapper tells a bankruptcy court he's employing "prop money" for "social media marketing activities." Anything wrong with that? read more
View ArticleThere are ways the FBI can crack the iPhone PIN without Apple doing it for them
Not that kind of crack. (credit: Geoff Parsons) The custom firmware that the FBI would like Apple to produce in order to unlock the San Bernardino iPhone would be the most straightforward way of...
View ArticleCAFC decides Bamberg v. Dalvey interference in favor of junior party;...
Further to recent IPBiz post on the CRISPR patent interference, the recent CAFC decision in Bamberg v. Dalvey offers some insights on patent interference practice.Of relevance to CRISPR, the junior...
View ArticleMosoff says "arguments made by Lee, Boldrin, and Levine give us nothing...
Within a post at The Hill, Adam Mosoff brings up the term --junk science-- to describe work of some patent reform advocates:-- several proponents of the bill rely on junk science to make their case....
View ArticleSupreme Court won’t tinker with ruling giving copyright to the Batmobile
(credit: Chad Horwedel) The US Supreme Court is letting stand a lower court ruling that the Batmobile is protected by copyright. The high court's move is a blow to Gotham Garage, the maker of Batmobile...
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