Compromise agreements and intellectual property

May 17, 2013

This post will take a brief look at intellectual property provisions in compromise agreements What is a compromise agreement? Why might there be provisions relating to intellectual property in a compromise agreement? How does my employer protect their intellectual property? How do I know whether I’m entitled to use particular intellectual property after the end [...]

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Emerging Companies and Intellectual Property Attorneys

May 8, 2013

Intellectual Property (IP) like patents, trademarks and copyrights are some of the most valuable assets a company can own. A properly cultivated patent portfolio can be valuable to companies in any industry where technology is involved. This article is for those who already know that obtaining an intellectual property attorney is essential to their business. [...]

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Songwriter Protection Laws: What if Royalty Checks are Stolen?

April 25, 2013

There are nearly an infinite number of occupations that a person can have, but there’s no doubt that being a songwriter is right near the top. Songwriters have the ability to share their thoughts, feelings and words with the multitudes. In addition to the awe inspiring benefit of being recognized, payments, usually in the form [...]

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Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill trademarks ‘Breastaurant’

April 11, 2013

Bikinis Sports Bar & Grill has trademarked the term ‘breastaurant’, which is the serving of hot food by curvy women. This may cause upset to competitors such as Hooters, as they cannot use the term, if they do then Bikinis can take legal action against them. ‘Breastaurant’ The restaurant owner, Doug Guller released a press [...]

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Vanna White’s Intellectual Property Case

April 6, 2013

The Players Vanna White, longtime hostess for the world famous game show “Wheel of Fortune.”, in this case known as the plaintiff. Samsung Electronics, manufacturer of everything from cell phones to DVD players to flat panel televisions, known in this case as the defendant. The Case Vanna White filed her lawsuit in California against the [...]

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Indirect Infringement Claims, Once Dead, Are Heading Towards the (Lime)Light… Thanks to Akamai

March 28, 2013

By John C. Donch, Volpe and Koenig, P.C. When Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd. lost its infringement action against International Game Technology before the Northern District of California in 2010, there seemed to be no hope for Aristocrat’s indirect infringement allegations – the district court’s grant of summary judgment to International left Aristocrat’s indirect infringement [...]

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Patenting Biotech in the U.S. and Europe (Part 2 of 2)

March 21, 2013

As reviewed in Part 1 of this post, inventors should be aware of similarities and differences in what constitutes patentable biotech subject matter in the U.S. and Europe. This post discusses the nuances of patenting biotech inventions in Europe and identifies biotech products that are patentable. Part 2. Europe In Europe, patentability is governed by Article 52 [...]

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Breaches of confidentiality and intellectual property rights

March 20, 2013

We’re going to take a look in this post at intellectual property – specifically when the disclosure of information relating to an employer’s intellectual property could be in breach of the (former) employee’s duty of confidentiality, potentially causing the employer loss. We’ll do so by examining the following: Who owns the intellectual property? Has a [...]

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IP in websites

March 20, 2013

Intellectual property is the collective term for the way in which ideas are expressed. These ideas are protected from being copied by way of intellectual property by falling into certain categories such as copyright, trademarks, patents and design rights. There are a number of intellectual property rights identifiable on websites. For example, any logos are [...]

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Patenting Biotech in the U.S. and Europe (Part 1 of 2)

March 20, 2013

The United States and Europe are the main jurisdictions where inventors in the field of biotechnology are seeking patent protection. They should be aware of similarities and differences in what constitutes patentable subject matter in the U.S. and Europe. In Part One of this post, we will explore patent protection for biotechnology in the United [...]

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