This article follows up on a prior blog post which shared an application for a copyright registration. The application so shared has now been approved, so this article shares with the reader (and prospective copyright registrant) what a granted...
This article shares a number of extremely valuable trademark resources made publicly available by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The article also divides these resources into categories and points out that this list is...
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.
Recently, trademark afficianados have been decrying a spate of "trademark scams," by which they mean services which ask owners of registered trademarks to pay for "services" of little or no value. This article shares a new instance of this...
Although trial results are often more interesting to write about (and filled with more salacious details), the majority of lawsuits are actually settled outside of court. This article points out that trademark litigation is no exception to this...
The NBA's Nets, long based out of New Jersey, are moving to Brooklyn. Along with the change in locale, the team is changing their logos to reflect their new digs. This article appraises the various new logos of the now Brooklyn Nets, and...
This article shares the Powerpoint slides from a recent presentation on recent developments at the nexus of intellectual property law and the internet. Among the topics covered in the presentation are social media accounts, copyrights,...
This article begins by pointing out that you cannot trademark something which is generic. However, as it points out, there are two ways to become generic--either from the beginning of the brand's life or through popular usage. The article...
The Federal Trade Commission ("FTC") recently released a hugely important report on consumer privacy which, in light of the rapidly changing technology in this area, will require most businesses which handle individuals' information to make their...
If you are in a trademark infringement lawsuit, can your opponent in that lawsuit file motions to discover details of settlement agreements around that trademark which you made with third parties? This article points to a recent Federal Circuit...