Why 'The Walking Dead' Creator Gets No Credit on 'Fear the...
Frank Darabont's legal battle with AMC hinges in part on his belief that he is entitled to profits from the "companion series."read more
View ArticleAustralia’s Productivity Commission to Examine ‘IP Arrangements’, but Hands...
The Australian Government has directed its Productivity Commission to undertake a 12 month public enquiry into the intellectual property system, including its effect ‘on investment, competition, trade,...
View ArticleCheering news for Cheerleading Uniforms ?
Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of AppealsThe Sixth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued its opinion on the nature of federal copyright protection that can apply to the outfits worn by cheerleaders in a...
View ArticleThe Case that Launched 10,000 Patent Suits
The Polaroid-Kodak dispute involved patents covering instant photography, which at the time was among the most valuable technologies. It was the case that launched 10,000 patent suits, many by...
View ArticleUnjustifiable Threats - Innovation Patent
Case: BLH Engineering and Construction Pty Ltd v Pro 3 Products Pty Ltd [2015] FCA 833 Notes:Novelty - Firestone - Signpost quote - Meyers Taylor Pty Limited v Vicarr Industries Ltd [1977] HCA...
View ArticleComputer and Internet Weekly Updates for 2015-08-22
Computer and Internet Updates for 2015-08-15 http://t.co/RIju7PeTMw -> How to fake a death online http://t.co/6ujcoJ6YIw -> Computer and Internet Updates for 2015-08-15: A new private copying law...
View ArticleAre Patents Getting Their Mojo Back?
After a 13% decrease in patent litigation in 2014, we are currently back to the same level of activity that we saw historically, with 2015 shaping up to have an average of circa 5000 new cases. Now the...
View ArticleA Natural Superfood, and Intellectual Property
In the United States we are used to an IP regime where the state grants the IP rights (usually limited monopolies) but does not itself own IP. That's not universally true, though. Many other countries...
View ArticleONE MORE THING: Markenrechtlicher Trollversuch von Swatch
Apple-Mitgründer Steve Jobs beendete seine Präsentationen – seine so genannten Stevenotes – meist im Stil von Peter Falk mit «One more thing …». In der Folge wurde «One more thing» zu einem...
View ArticleBroadcasters Now in the Sights of Pre-1972 Performance Right Holders
Expanding “Flo and Eddie” theory beyond Sirius XM and Pandora, suits seek state-created performance rights royalties from broadcasters. For the last year or so I’ve reported on efforts being made by...
View ArticleNew Course Listing at U of FCC: Ownership Reports 101 – Re-intro to Form 323
Media Bureau announces 90-minute crash course in advance of biennial ritual. Important reminder: Biennial Ownership Reports (FCC Form 323) for commercial radio and TV (including Class A and LPTV...
View ArticleNaming the Rule: Anticipating the Patent
Prior to the America Invents Act of 2011 (AIA), prior art were either (1) prior in time to the invention and thus anticipated the invention (e.g., 102(a), (e), and (g)); or (2) more than one-year prior...
View ArticleConference & CLE Calendar
August 24, 2015 - Roadshow on Patent Quality and AIA Trials (American Intellectual Property Law Association and U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) - Santa Clara, CA August 26, 2015 - Roadshow on Patent...
View ArticleStandard Essential Patents Unenforceable on Theory of Indirect Infringement
Standard Essential Patents Unenforceable on Theory of Indirect Infringement By Joseph Herndon -- A recent decision by the Federal Circuit in JVC Kenwood Corp. v. Nero, Inc., decided August 17, 2015,...
View ArticleIntroduction to Criminal Copyright Infringement - Fourth Element: Commercial...
The fourth element of a criminal prosecution for copyright infringement requires that the government prove that the defendant engaged in an act of copyright infringement "for purposes of commercial...
View ArticleTwitter cuts API access to more sites archiving deleted politicians’ tweets
Twitter has severed API access to more sites that archive deleted tweets from politicians. The most recent targets—Diplotwoops and the international version of Politwoops—spanned at least 30 countries,...
View ArticleDefining derivatives
It is frequently interesting, and sometimes appalling, to see how a court that does not usually deal with copyright issues reacts when confronted with one. Judge Amy Berman Jackson of the U.S....
View ArticleWar of the Fitness Trackers: Adidas v. Under Armour
Back in February of 2014, German sportswear giant Adidas filed a patent infringement suit against competitor Under Armour, Inc. in United States District Court for the District of Delaware.Adidas...
View ArticleTwo men arrested after trying to drop drugs, porn into prison via drone
On Monday, Maryland law enforcement authorities announced the successful bust of two men who tried to use a drone to fly drugs and DVDs loaded with porn into the Cumberland prison in the western part...
View ArticleExposed Ashley Madison members targeted by scammers and extortionists
Ars has already chronicled the feeding frenzy among lawyers trying to capitalize on the epic Ashley Madison data breach. Now there's word of scam sites charging hefty fees to expunge the data of...
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