Intellectual Property Law

Patent Case Suspended While Samsung Tests Apple’s ‘Pinch-to-Zoom’ Claim – PC World

The Regional Court in Mannheim was set to rule in a case Apple brought against Samsung alleging that the South Korean electronics manufacturer had infringed on a utility model, a patent-like intellectual property right available under German law.

Research and Markets: Cyberlaw: Intellectual Property in the Digital Millennium – SYS-CON Media

For nearly three hundred years, copyright laws have targeted those who illegally copy protected works. Today the legal framework also takes aim at those who defeat protective technologies. Cyberlaw: Intellectual Property in the Digital Millennium is the …

Research and Markets: Cyberlaw: Intellectual Property in the Digital Millennium – Business Wire

report to their offering. “Cyberlaw: Intellectual Property in the Digital Millennium.” For nearly three hundred years, copyright laws have targeted those who illegally copy protected works. Today the legal framework also takes aim at those who defeat …

Infringement case suspended while Samsung tests Apple’s ‘pinch-to-zoom’ claim – Infoworld

a patent-like intellectual property right available under German law. According to Apple, Samsung’s touch devices infringe on its utility model for “List Scrolling and Document Translation, Scaling, and Rotation on a Touch-Screen Display.”

HP, Microsoft Move to Protect Intellectual Property Right – THISDAY Live

At an event put together by Hewlett Packard (HP) and Microsoft to make the WIP day, experts noted that while law enforcement plays a big role in protecting intellectual property, the decision to protect it ultimately lies with consumers, to … Continue reading

The Tech Patent Imperative: File Early and Often – nola.com

said David Bailey, founding partner with the intellectual-property law firm KPPB in California. “There is a lot more focus on IP now than 10 years ago.” Start-ups have even more reason to file patents quickly before the America Invents Act … Continue reading

Maker’s Mark, PTO Search, Phony Wine: Intellectual Property – Bloomberg

Marks that are deemed functional can’t be trademarked under federal law. A three-judge panel for the U.S … Patricia Carson and Christopher Jagoe are now partners in Kirkland’s intellectual property practice group. Ben-Ami focuses on …

Partial Verdict in Oracle v. Google Not the End – Yahoo Finance

COMMENTARY | The software industry has been paying close attention a particular federal case involving Google’s use of Oracle’s Java API packages and whether it was a violation of intellectual property laws. Recently, the jury handed down a …

In Case of Emergency, Read This Now – Bloomberg

Stephen L. Carter is a professor of law at Yale, where he teaches courses on contracts, professional responsibility, ethics in literature, intellectual property and the law and ethics of war. We shouldn’t be surprised. We live in the era of … Continue reading

Nigeria: HP, Microsoft Move to Protect Intellectual Property Right – AllAfrica.com

At an event put together by Hewlett Packard (HP) and Microsoft to make the WIP day, experts noted that while law enforcement plays a big role in protecting intellectual property, the decision to protect it ultimately lies with consumers, to … Continue reading