Amanda G. Ciccatelli
Amanda G. Ciccatelli s a Freelance Journalist for IPWatchdog, where she covers intellectual property. She earned a B.A. in Communications and Journalism from Central Connecticut State University in 2010. Amanda is also currently Head of Content Marketing, Social Media & Digital Products at Informa, a leading global business intelligence, academic publishing, knowledge and events business. Follow her at @AmandaCicc.
Posts by Amanda G. Ciccatelli
Letter Signed By 170 Corporate Counsel Urges Law Firms to Get Diverse Fast
On January 27, more than 170 general counsel and corporate legal executives signed an open letter to big law firms expressing their disappointment that “many law firms continue to …
Why Fewer Patent Applications are Being Filed
Over the next few years, the most interesting intellectual property trend to watch will be what happens with new patent applications. The number of utility patent applications …
Coolpad Appoints Nancy Zhang as First-Ever Global Chief IP Officer
Nancy Zhang has recently been named Coolpad Group Limited’s first Global Chief Intellectual Property Officer, a brand-new role created within the company. Previously Minister of IP …
How Employers Can Better Protect Trade Secrets
Today, the biggest reason to have a strict regime in place to protect trade secrets, according to Gambhir, is because technology has made misappropriation of trade secrets …
Cleveland Indians to Stop Using Chief Wahoo Logo in 2019
The Cleveland Indians are planning to stop using the Chief Wahoo logo on their uniforms or on signage at the stadium starting in 2019. As a longtime source …
Largest Ever Copyright Royalty Board Ruling Transforms How Songwriters are Paid
Less than 48 hours before the 60th Annual Grammy Awards in New York City, the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) ruled to increase royalty payments to songwriters and music …
Olympics and Intellectual Property: What Brands Need to Know
“The purpose of Rule 40 is to prevent over-commercialization of the games and to protect the exclusivity of the official sponsors, who spend many millions of dollars to …
Intellectual Property Plays a Big Role in Silicon Valley Deals
How big of a role does IP play in Silicon Valley deals? “In almost any size transaction involving a technology company, our client asks us to look …
Why Patent Contingency Litigation is Declining?
Contingency representation is monetarily feasible for attorneys and law firms if and only if there is a high likelihood of success. Even in the best case scenario …
When Kids’ Toys Are Listening, the FTC is Watching
Chinese toymaker VTech recently settled charges with the FTC in the first-ever case involving internet-connected toys. VTech became a victim of cyber attackers back in 2015, when hackers …
The Commodores Trademark Lawsuit and its Effect on IP in Entertainment
Grammy Award winning funk, soul band The Commodores—whose hit singles include Easy and Brick House—recently won a trademark infringement lawsuit against its ex-bandmate and founding …
Are Women Under-Represented in IP Litigation?
Mayer agrees that female patent litigators are under-represented in IP litigation. In fact, women now make up about half of all law students at ABA-accredited schools, but …
Effective data management and governance for social media and cloud collaboration platforms
While there are a lot of irreplaceable benefits to leveraging social media and cloud collaboration platforms for business, there are also risks that, if not managed properly, …
The Legal Reality of Social Media IP: Who Owns What?
Today, as social media becomes more essential for businesses, there will almost certainly be an increase in intellectual property disputes about social media account ownership. Lawsuits relating …
Spotify Sued by Music Publishing Company for Unauthorized Use of Thousands of Songs
The world’s biggest music streaming service, Spotify, has recently been sued by Wixen Music Publishing for allegedly using thousands of songs without a license and compensation …
