Patent Infringement and Appellate Jurisdiction
In general, any appeal from a civil action involving claims of patent infringement must be made to the Federal Circuit in Washington, D.C. A recent case from the Ninth Circuit, Amity Rubberized Pen...
View ArticleThe Love and Hate State.
–Aaron Keller, Managing Principal, Capsule Love and hate are only emotional states, but we’re swimming in murky waters today. In response to a massacre in South Carolina the politicians are fighting to...
View ArticleRipping CDs and movies for personal use is once again illegal in UK
Making copies of copyrighted music and videos for personal use is again illegal in the UK because of a ruling by the High Court issued today. Today's ruling quashes the 2014 regulation that made it...
View Article17 Seconds #14
Useful & quick. Some prospective clients are hesitant to share details with Clocktower before they “hire” us. I put “hire” in quotes because we have to screen every prospective client for conflicts...
View ArticleOnline Blasphemy - YouTube Wins Round Two of Performance Right Kerfuffle
After the decision in Garcia v Google (discussed on this very blog here) last year the question of whether an actor (or actress) has a copyright interest in their respective performance, no matter how...
View ArticleLaunching Democracy.io as a Step Toward a Better Democracy
We like to think that this week, democracy got a little better. A few days ago, we launched Democracy.io, a tool that lets people send an email to their congressional representatives, on any topic they...
View ArticleScenes from EFF's 25th Anniversary Party and Minicon
Thank you to those who celebrated with us at EFF's 25th anniversary party and minicon! It was a lovely day full of remembering the important fights of the past 25 years and planning how to face the...
View ArticleTWiL 311: Risky Business
Neil Young gave up on streaming music, more blurred lines for Pharrell and Robin Thicke, 3D printed guns, and marijuana use in Washington and Colorado. Download or subscribe to this show at...
View ArticleUK man accused of hacking spree on US government is arrested (again)
A UK man accused of breaking into computer systems operated by the US government has been rearrested on a recently filed extradition request, it has been widely reported. Lauri Love, now 30, was...
View ArticleHigh Court takes second step in making it illegal to rip CDs
Last month we reported about a decision by the High Court of Justice that declared that a new law making it legal to make private copies of media you own contravened EU copyright law. As the decision...
View ArticlePrivate Copying Exception is no more ... for now?
In his final judgment handed down yesterday Mr Justice Green confirmed his earlier finding that the consultation process which led up to Statutory Instrument 2014/2361 permitting an exception (the new...
View ArticleInterview: Starting up a New Business, Do I Need NAFDAC or Not? Facts by Tolu...
Tolu Adedeji of MrsCeonaija.com, an experienced brand, business, marketing and management professional with 11 years experience in the FMCG industry in Sub-Sahara Africa recently met with a...
View ArticleJudge Sleet Applies Judicial Estoppel in Denying Defendants’ Motion to...
By Memorandum Opinion entered by The Honorable Gregory M. Sleet in AT&T Intellectual Property I, L.P. v. Cox Communications, Inc., et al., Civil Action No. 14-1106-GMS (D.Del., July 9, 2015), the...
View ArticleHigh Court quashes UK's right to private copy Regulations
The High Court in London has quashed provisions in the Copyright and Rights in Performances (Personal Copies for Private Use) Regulations 2014 introduced by the UK government in October 2014 to allow...
View ArticleComputer and Internet Law Updates for 2015-07-17
Google Inc a ‘passive instrument’ of search results, B.C. court rules http://t.co/OgxAxNj5vV -> Cyberimpact – CASL Making Negative Impact on Businesses http://t.co/4qUFF6HIUR -> Summary judgment...
View ArticleThe Top 5 Mistakes Inventors make with their Invention
Generally speaking the first step toward commercializing an invention and making money is typically to pursue the patent path. For those new to the industry it is important to understand that on the...
View ArticleClickthrough Agreement Upheld–Whitt v. Prosper
I’m way behind in blogging clickthrough agreement cases, but I’m prioritizing this opinion because of its simplicity. Whitt, who is deaf, sought a loan via a “peer-to-peer lending service” called...
View ArticleThe Queeen and that salute
UK readers of this blog will by now be aware of the Sun Newspaper's dramatic scoop this morning (even if they are not habitual readers of that paper) concerning the Queen's activities as a...
View ArticleWebinar on Defending Patents in IPR Proceedings
Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Defending Patents in IPR Proceedings -- Leveraging Motions to Amend and Preliminary Responses, Weighing Secondary Considerations" on August...
View ArticleWebinar on Patent Claim Construction
Strafford will be offering a webinar/teleconference entitled "Advanced Issues for Patent Claim Construction: Leveraging Recent Court Guidance -- Navigating New Standard of Review, Interplay With...
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