Intellectual Property Law

DMCA: Notice and Takedown

The Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act (OCILLA), passed in 1998 as Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act…

13 years ago

DMCA Requirements: Knowledge

As related in my last post, DMCA sections 512(c) and 512(d) have heightened requirements before copyright infringement liability protection adheres to…

13 years ago

Inequitable Conduct

How do I defend allegations of patent infringement? An attorney may choose to argue that the infringed patent is invalid.…

13 years ago

User Generated Content: Who’s Safe?

As mentioned in an earlier post, the originators of a web presence are not guaranteed limited liability under the Digital…

13 years ago

Patent and Trademark Registration Owners BEWARE

By Daniel Davidson The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is warning owners of patent and trademark registrations to be cautious…

13 years ago

Claim Drafting – Go Narrow or Broad?

By: Dan Pierron Claim drafting ain't easy.  On top of having to concisely describe a quite-often complicated invention, there are all…

13 years ago

Textbook Publishers Sue Boundless Learning for Plagiarism

One of the biggest gripes I had with attending college had to be buying textbooks.  Ten years ago when I…

13 years ago

User Generated Content: Safe Harbor?

In an earlier post, I  discussed copyright infringement risks inherent to web sites that facilitate exchange of user-generated content (UGC).…

13 years ago

Five Classic Examples of Trademark

What is a company trademark? “A trademark is any name, symbol, figure, letter, word, or mark adopted and used by…

13 years ago

User Generated Content: Infringing?

From content sharing to crowdsourcing, web sites that facilitate exchange of user-generated content (UGC) are key components in what makes the…

13 years ago