In an article about SteamVR, a home virtual reality system with a rather bulky set-up, the developer said the benefits outweighed the cost of the bulkiness—so much so that it would be like saying, “I have an IMAX in my house.”
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This presentation addresses the possibility for patent and/or trade secret protection in the food industry. The presentations discusses the pros and cons of each form of protection and then addresses several lawsuits relating to food patenting.
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Olga Lexell protects her work when someone copies and pastes her jokes in to their own tweet without guving her attribution. Doing so amounts to copyright infringement, and Twitter has backed her up by removing several infringing tweets.
Read MoreUnderstand what type of complainer you are dealing with, and respond appropriately. It may mean the difference between losing them and earning their lifelong loyalty.
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An Amazon customer runs a search for “MTM Special Ops” and a multitude of watches appear on the screen, but none are MTM Special Ops watches, and nothing on the search results page alerts the customer to that fact. For that MTM sued Amazon for initial interest confusion.
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One of the most monumental Supreme Court cases in patent law is Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International (“Alice”).
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Local political critic Joseph Teixeira has posted a series of videos of Inglewood, California’s city council, providing running, and often scathing, commentary of its meetings. But now, the city is trying to put a stop to the citizen journalist’s criticism.
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Skechers vs. Steve Madden. Skechers alleged patent infringement of its Skechers design patents for their Go Walk line of shoes. Read more about patent infringement.
Read MoreThis presentation discusses the case of Myriad Genetics and then addresses some of the ethical issues that can arise in patenting, licensing and commercializing innovations, particularly when it comes to genes. Download the presentation.
Read MorePractical steps to protect your brand. Read for more information on brand enforcement and social networking.
Read MoreA presentation on common issues and possible solutions for protecting web design and content.
Read MoreWays to prevent employe burnout from happening.
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Justin Bieber and Usher face copyright litigation lawsuit claiming their hit single “Somebody to Love” infringes on Devin Copeland and Mareio Overton’s prior work.
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A Mompreneur, Terri Kelly, battles shoe giant Sketchers over use of slogan “Yoga Pants for Your Feet.” Sketchers claims phrase is merely descriptive.
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Confidential information and trade secrets may have been leaked in Major League Baseball scandal involving St. Louis Cardinals and Houston Astros. Article by Klemchuk LLP, a trade secret law firm.
Read MoreNew Coca-Cola cans feature no labels - lesson on branding, trademarks, and source identifiers. Article by Klemchuk LLP, a trade dress law firm.
Read MoreAn empowered company understands and appreciates that all employees can impact the bottom line.
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Apple Watch patent lawsuit filed by couple claiming ownership of invention for “receiving electronic signals such as text messages on a vibrating device strapped to a user’s wrist.”
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In Commil USA v. Cisco Systems, the Supreme court rejects another patent infringement defense for inducement.
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Mary Kay files suit agains RetailMeNot for use of its brand name without authorization. The online coupon giant claims free speech in use of Mary Kay’s brand name and logo on its site.
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