The legality of things and legal proceedings is often a big source of stress no matter what side of the legal argument you are on. Legal proceedings are nothing to be taken lightly and can affect a person, persons, or companies for the rest of their existence. People are always making jokes about lawyers, but […]
We have seen patent wars waged between titans such as Google, Samsung and Apple and it has made us all aware of the importance of Intellectual Property (IP) laws and copyright infringements. While the patent wars may not have been financially beneficial to the companies in question, another sector has been growing in number and […]
Trademarks are very important to have protected properly and legally. If you have been creative to come up with something that is unique and worthy of a trademark, then you deserve to have the exclusivity that goes along with that. Many people have come up with names, symbols, and other things that could easily be […]
In the long running patent litigation war, has Google and Apple finally laid down their swords and shook hands? It appears to be so. In May of this year, they announced that they settled or dismissed all remaining patent disputes between each other in both the US and Europe. These lawsuit are years old and […]
There may be a few people in the remote backcountry regions of the Amazon who have never heard of George Zimmerman, Trayvon Martin and Florida’s Stand Your Ground law. There are probably even fewer people who do not have a very strong opinion on the subject. Although criminal law is pretty clearly defined, civil law […]
What is the difference between a patent lawyer and patent agent? Both are licensed to practice and represent clients before the United States Patent and Trade Offices. Both patent agents and patent attorneys can prepare and file patent applications. The difference between them is that patent agents cannot “opinion of validity of another party’s patent […]
The Liberty Counsel, a conservative public interest law firm dedicated to what it states is “Christian religious liberty”, has filed suit against Lake County schools. According to the filing, the Fellowship of Christian Athletes (FCA) has been denied the same type of rights that other non-curricular school clubs are given. This includes announcements at school, […]
Chief Judge Randall Rader Resigns as Chief but will remain on the Federal Circuit.
Massachusetts recognizes the legal marriage in same-sex couples. Florida does not. So what happens when a same sex couple is married in Massachusetts, moves to Florida, then decides they want to divorce? That is a real issue with a couple who filed for divorce in Hillsborough County earlier this month. A woman who married her […]
