Posts Tagged: intellectual property
How to Participate in Open Source While Maintaining IP Integrity
The key idea is to think strategically about the software, the value it can provide to the company, and whether the technology should be developed in-house. In …
New Balance wins largest verdict ever for foreign plaintiff in Chinese trademark suit
This latest victory for a foreign plaintiff asserting intellectual property claims is proof of yet another step down the road leading to a reformed, intellectual property friendly …
Trump Administration opens probe into alleged Chinese theft of U.S. intellectual property
President Donald Trump has signed a memo at the White House which authorized the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR) to make an inquiry into the alleged theft …
Toronto Real Estate Board Dispute Shows Awkwardness of Copyright Protection for Databases
Legal protection for databases in Canada is, perhaps surprisingly, a little convoluted. In some jurisdictions, unique database rights have been legislated (e.g. the EU). This is …
Do You Know How to Protect What’s Yours?
In the wake of recent judicial and legislative developments, protecting “what’s yours” has become even more complex. Many businesses and intellectual property lawyers have appropriately favored …
‘Patent Prosecutor’ or ‘IP Counselor’?: Clients and Practitioners Should Choose Wisely
In sum, patent prosecutors who operate principally as IP counselors best position themselves to make a greater impact on their clients and build a more profitable, sustainable …
How to Create Patent Rights
Intellectual property is distinguished from “real property” because the property itself exists in our heads and needs to be “created” through a process of description and examination. …
Copyright Preemption in the Smart Phone Society: The Ninth Circuit Clouds the Picture in T3Media
There is no question that smart phones have transformed the social and economic structure of society, and the integration of increasingly effective cameras has helped spark the …
Patent Portfolio Valuations – Importance of IP and Patents
Even though traditionally valuation professionals have used a combination of cost-based and market-based valuation, more and more practitioners are using income-based valuation in combination with market data. …
Is There Such a Thing as “Entertainment Law”?
A lot of law students and young attorneys aim to get into the field of “entertainment law.” Today, entertainment law is more of a combination of contract …
How Artificial Intelligence is set to disrupt our legal framework for Intellectual Property rights
It's safe to say that most sectors will undergo significant disruption as a result of artificial intelligence (AI) technology. AI will not only disrupt our business models …
Emergy Labs Wins LES Foundation’s 2016-2017 International Business Plan Competition Grand Prize
The LES Foundation International Business Plan Competition, now in its 13th year, focuses uniquely on the intellectual property (IP) aspects of business strategy. For the first 11 years, …
CAFC: Arbitration of Intellectual Property Claims Not Covered by Agreement
The Court determined that the scope of the arbitration provision did not cover the intellectual property claims before the district court because the arbitration provision only covered …
Why NIH/Industry Partnerships Matter: Ask an HIV patient
Those who believe that patents aren't important or that companies would undertake the rigors of commercial development with only non-exclusive licenses don't understand the realities facing innovators …
How New Musicians Can Protect Their Music’s Intellectual Property
It’s not just businesses and corporate environments that need intellectual property protection - artists of all kinds must protect their work too. Specifically, musicians have a …
