This article points to a disturbing trend in intellectual property lawsuits: ex parte decisions (meaning that only one side's arguments were necessarily heard) to enjoin the use of allegedly offending domain names. The result of these...
This article continues reviewing topics which were discussed at the INTA 2012 conference by looking at a panel on search engine optimization. The article points to a seeming imbalance on the panel which resulted in an obfuscation of the...
If you incorporate your business in one state but do most of your business in another, which state's corporate law applies? This article notes a feature in California's corporate law which causes certain provisions of the California...
The GeekView IP Weeks(ish) in Review analyzes several trademark, copyright and advertising disputes and news from around the country. It provides analyses of several claims, counterclaims, missteps and so on, and highlights some of the steps...
This article examines a recent dispute which demonstrates the effects of a somewhat-dusty cranny of trademark law: political trademarks. In the case in question, a company filed a lawsuit against federal officials seeking to prevent these...
The GeekView IP Weeks(ish) in Review analyzes several trademark, copyright and advertising disputes and news from around the country. It provides analyses of several claims, counterclaims, missteps and so on, and highlights some of the steps...
Copyleft is the biggest risk you run when you incorporate open source code into your products. Make sure you understand what an open source license prohibits you from doing and what it forces you to do.
This article notes that a common negotiating ploy used by franchisors when speaking with prospective franchisees is to present certain aspects of the process as non-negotiable is often nothing more than a tactic. Thus, even if a franchisor...
What are some of the most important provisions for you and your business partners to include in your LLC's operating agreement? This article provides a baseline of six items which (at a bare minimum) every LLC's operating agreement should...
This article continues a series which puts forth general advice about HIPAA compliance; this particular article focuses on administrative requirements for keeping your business in compliance with the statute and its rules. It also notes that...