Texas made the news by becoming the first state court to find that communication between a patent agent and a client may qualify for attorney-client privilege protection. 

Cryptocurrency’s recent surge in popularity has raised new questions about ownership, legal protection, and intellectual property law’s role in its burgeoning growth.  This article discusses relationships between cryptocurrency and intellectual property law.

In this article, we discuss the perils of cryptocurrency and blockchain technology.  While many have heralded the introduction of blockchain technology, there are still many issues with the new technology.

In this article, we focus on virtual currencies and blockchain technology. Blockchains validate the coins that make up the cryptocurrency.  Blockchains are records that continuously grow.  They are linked and secured using cryptography.

Cryptocurrency is a new term that refers to a digital asset that operates as a medium of exchange. It is similar to traditional currency like the U.S. dollar and because cryptocurrency allows holders of that particular currency to exchange it in an identical manner to traditional money. 

DMCA exemptions and safe harbors exist to grant access if prohibition can be demonstrated to have a substantial adverse effect on the ability of people to make non-infringing uses of copyrighted works.  These exemption rules are reviewed and revised every three years.

With whispers and rumors of Spotify hitting the stock market possibly later this year, speculation of Spotify's business value increase. Potential investors and critics of the streaming service have re-focused on lawsuits that loom over the service.

The USPTO changed the way to revive abandoned, expired, or cancelled trademark applications and registrations.  These new trademark procedures provide more precise timing for petitions to revive.