Magazines, books, comics, clothing, and a ton of other products have specialized trademarks on them. These trademarks are used to acknowledge the source of the products. For written works, art, and anything in the artistic spectrum, copyright laws apply. Patents are different from trademarks or copyright because they deal solely with an invention of some […]
Most websites have a copyright notice in the footer, which is placed there as a normal practice by website designers. It let’s the world know that the owner of the website has done their due diligence in protecting their content. But what exactly does it mean and what protection does it provide? What is a […]
In the United States and some countries abroad, there are two main types of basic law, criminal and civil. There are wrongdoings committed each minute in places all around the world. These wrongdoings are categorized by criminal and civil. Everyone knows that a criminal is someone who commits a crime. Crimes committed can lead to […]
In an an earlier blog we discussed how there has been a new IP Czar appointed. This blog post will discuss this topic in further detail. On Thursday 28 August, the White House announced that it is nominating a new Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator, Daniel H. Marti. The role of Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator otherwise […]
On August 12, 2014, the film director Terry Gilliam was sued over a mural painting in his latest movie, The Zero Theorem. A group of street artists, two from Argentina and one from Canada filed the lawsuit claiming the alleged plagiarizing their mural in Argentina. The lawsuit was filed in federal court in Illinois and […]
We’ve all known that playing sports can come with its own set of risks. We’ve seen it on television and we’ve seen it while watching our children play various sports throughout their childhood. And now, the media has the ability to show instant replays over and over again, as we watch a great athlete tear […]
What is a Patent Map A patent is the special right given to the originator to build or retail the patented product. A patent map is the graphical or visual model of the complete patent information. This map enables the company To recognize the patents in a specific technology field To understand the various information […]
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 […]
Some people associated with the court system around the United States seem to think so. In New Jersey in May 2013, Chief Justice Stuart Rabner created a Committed titled “Supreme Court Advisory Committee on Expedited Civil Matters” to take a very large look at how cases could be hastened along without any detriment to the […]
