Intellectual Property Law

Digital Property Rights – An Evolving Business Landscape – IPWatchdog.com

Creativity and invention are highly valued within the United States as reflected by patent laws dating back to 1790, with mention of intellectual property even included in the U.S. Constitution. Protecting these ideals was seen as key to …

Recent Trends in Software Licensing Transactions & Disputes CLE – TMCnet

Southlake, Texas, May 31, 2012 (PRWeb.com via COMTEX) — Robert J. Scott, Managing Partner, Scott & Scott, LLP, an intellectual property and technology law firm, will examine recent trends in software licensing and disputes with major publishers …

Eric Fastiff to Chair Lieff Cabraser’s Antitrust and Intellectual Property Practice Group – Business Wire

SAN FRANCISCO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The national plaintiffs’ law firm Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein, LLP, announced today that partner Eric B. Fastiff has been appointed chair of the firm’s Antitrust and Intellectual Property Practice Group.

Aaron Sorkin’s Scintillating Play About … Intellectual Property Law – Atlantic Online

At the All Things Digital conference earlier today, legendary screen writer Aaron Sorkin sat down for a conversation with legendary tech writer Walt Mossberg. On the discussion agenda: The Social Network, Sorkin’s upcoming Steve Jobs biopic, the challenges …

Jordan: New Trademark Law – Mondaq

DJIBOUTI – A new Trademark Law was issued in 2009 and published in the Official … and the infrastructure of the practice and the staff was trained by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). However, the Trademark Office has not … Continue reading

Tech Suits Endanger Innovation – New York Times

But these two creations will go down together in the annals of creativity as reminders of the flaws in our intellectual property laws. TufAmerica, which manages the rights to the catalog of the go-go band Trouble Funk, sued the Beastie … Continue reading

Digital Millennium Copyright Act Notice – Bend Bulletin

Western Communications respects the intellectual property of others and requires that you do the … complained of is not authorized by the copyright owner, its agent, or the law; and • A statement that the information in the notification is … Continue reading

Legal pros and cons of using social media for business offered at Thursday talk – The Oakland Press

consulting clients in Internet law and intellectual property dispute resolution. She is a certified faculty member at the University of Phoenix teaching graduate level business law courses. The free lecture will include a question-and-answer period.

Rwanda: Minicom to Step Up Efforts to Protect Intellectual Property – AllAfrica.com

Despite the existence of policies and laws regarding protection of intellectual property, the ministry of trade and industry argues that intellectual property is still at the mercy of pirates. In a 2-day workshop last week, the ministry and participants …

‘Modern Warfare’ creators set to battle – AZCentral.com

Activision almost certainly owes West and Zampella cash from bonuses, says Jack Lerner, director of the University of Southern California Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic. “But the harder question is, who will have a stake in …