Intellectual Property Law

Intellectual Property Disputes, Patent Disputes, Trademark – PRLog (free press release)

Intellectual property law covers the protection of trademarks, patents, copyrights, and trade secrets. In effect, intellectual property laws give the creator of a novel and different product or a temporary monopoly on its use. Seeing all these aspects …

Software patents: Broken system or needed for innovation? – ZDNet

On the one hand, there’s a minority made up of people who will innovate without the motivation provided by the intellectual property laws, like the open source folks who do it either out of altruism and curiosity, or more often … Continue reading

Romney Aide Calls China Clash Defining Economic Element – Bloomberg

Mitt Romney’s calls for confronting China as a currency manipulator, intellectual property thief and trade cheat are what … wants to replace the Dodd- Frank financial regulation law enacted in 2010 with more limited and “reasonable …

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. Selects Nixon & Vanderhye P.C. to Pursue Infringement Claims – TMCnet

MGT Capital Investments, Inc. (NYSE-MKT: MGT.BC), announced today that it has retained Nixon & Vanderhye P.C., a nationally ranked IP litigation law firm, to support the Company’s strategy to monetize intellectual property. Specifically …

The Most-Cited Law Review Articles of All Time – Wall Street Journal

Professor Lemley, who hadn’t yet seen the study, agreed. “I think my presence there reflects the coming of age of intellectual property law as a serious area of scholarship.  I’d venture to guess there weren’t many IP papers on the … Continue reading

Experts Torn on Oracle’s Chances of Appeal in Android Copyright Ruling – PC World

The ruling is so artfully rendered, in fact, that Oracle will have a tough time winning an appeal, according to Tyler Ochoa, an intellectual-property law professor at the Santa Clara University School of Law. “This is by far the most … Continue reading

Top intellectual property law firms in Austin – The Business Journal

With 22 registered patent attorneys on its Austin roster, Fulbright & Jaworski LLP was ranked No. 1 on the Intellectual Property Law Firms list by the Austin Business Journal. The list is ranked by the number of local registered patent … Continue reading

Judge rules for Google, against Oracle, in copyright case – San Jose Mercury News

“This is now effectively a total loss for Oracle, across the board,” said Brian Love, a Stanford Law School expert on technology and intellectual property law. “It’s absolutely the best possible case for Google.” Oracle can still seek damages …

Viewpoint: A Trademark for Dr. Spooner – Law.com

Intellectual property law is not my long suit. In fact, you may have heard it suggested that I might be a little short-suited on intellectual property itself. So I can’t say I was really excited when my son told me … Continue reading

Vuitton, Zappa, Westinghouse Solar: Intellectual Property – Bloomberg

The ITC, which investigates claims of unfair trade practices including violations of intellectual-property rights … websites and already works with customs officials and other law enforcement to seize counterfeit goods. The order, which …