On March 7, 2022, Judge Albright of the Western District of Texas (WDTX) issued new standing orders governing patent cases.
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Texas AG, Ken Paxton, sued Meta Platforms, Inc. for Texas law violations of biometric data use and storage that was collected by Facebook.
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ClipBandits, owner of Tequila 512, is claiming trademark/trade dress infringement and unfair competition, among other claims, against Kendall Jenner’s use of 818 Tequila.
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Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the proposed rules by the federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) pose significant risks to international businesses, their founders and owners, and potentially associated professionals. The CTA was the culmination of a multi-year effort by Congress, the Department of Treasury (Treasury), other national security agencies, law enforcement, and other stakeholders to bolster the US corporate transparency framework.
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Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the proposed rules by the federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) pose significant risks to family offices, their founders and owners, and potentially associated professionals. The CTA was the culmination of a multi-year effort by Congress, the Department of Treasury (Treasury), other national security agencies, law enforcement, and other stakeholders to bolster the US corporate transparency framework.
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Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the proposed rules by the federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) pose significant risks to private equity companies, their founders, and potentially associated professionals. The CTA was the culmination of a multi-year effort by Congress, the Department of Treasury (Treasury), other national security agencies, law enforcement, and other stakeholders to bolster the US corporate transparency framework.
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Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) and the proposed rules by the federal Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCen) pose significant risks to start-ups, their founders, and potentially associated professionals. The CTA was the culmination of a multi-year effort by Congress, the Department of Treasury (Treasury), other national security agencies, law enforcement, and other stakeholders to bolster the US corporate transparency framework.
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All businesses have Intellectual Property (IP), although many do not adequately identify or protect theirs. Businesses who fail to identify and protect their IP assets risk losing them. Read for information regarding strategies to protect IP.
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Sued for patent infringement by a troll and received a solicitation communication from a law firm offering a “group discount” to join a defense group? Read for questions to asks and considerations to make before deciding to hire an independent firm or join a group.
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The United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas solicits public comment on proposed changes to the Local Rules of Practice for Patent Cases.
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Trademark logos are used to indicate a claim of trademark ownership. But what is the difference between the “tm,” “sm,” and ® symbols? Read for tips on using trademark logos.
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Have you ever wanted to make thousands of dollars from taking hobby photographs? Read this article for a step-by-step guide on how to be a copyright troll.
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The ownership of non-fungible tokens and the presumed intellectual property rights transferred are creating a trail of copyright litigation suits.
Read MoreGet all you need to know about the Northern District of Texas Patent Rules (NDTX) prior to the October 2019 update (2nd Amended Miscellaneous Order No. 62). Download an infographic and obtain a summary of the NDTX Local Rules.
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A 2021 year in review for intellectual property law and international law.
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The Metaverse is believed to be the next big thing since IoT as many rush to purchase virtual land, gambling on the promise of what it might be in the future.
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Copyright law protects a tangible expression of an original idea. In other words, when you put your original poem, song, or design down on paper, or a digital medium, you have created a copyright. The legal standard for a copyright is that the creation must be something original, which tends to be a very low bar to pass.
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Congress proposed a new TLDR Act to addresses overly convoluted Terms of Use and Terms of Service agreements to make them understandable and provide transparency to consumers.
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The YouTube copyright transparency report issued recently provides insight into YouTube’s tools for dealing with copyright infringement and the statistical results in combating true infringement on the platform.
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Judicial conference report promises to review patent litigation venue shopping in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas (WDTX).
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