January 2012 saw an explosion of controversy over two Internet-related bills that had been progressing through Congress: the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, and the Preventing Real Online Threats to Economic...more
9/26/2013
/ Advertising ,
Calculation of Damages ,
CLS Bank ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Computer-Related Inventions ,
Copyright ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Damages ,
gTLD ,
ICANN ,
Infringement ,
Internet ,
Non-Disclosure Agreement ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Payment Processors ,
PIPA ,
Piracy ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Royalties ,
SOPA ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Clearinghouse ,
Trademarks ,
Ultramercial v Hulu
Patent holders, inventors, and even the courts have recently struggled with the limits of what can be patented. The patentability of software, widely accepted for decades, has lately been questioned. The scope of...more
Copyright co-ownership is a well-established method of allocating rights within the software, recording, and motion picture industries. In theory, it presents a clear and simple arrangement and provides a strong degree of...more
6/21/2013
/ America Invents Act ,
Assignments ,
Co-Ownership ,
Copyright ,
DMCA ,
gTLD ,
Motion Picture Industry ,
Music Industry ,
Non-Practicing Entities ,
Patent Assertion Entities ,
Patent Reform ,
Patent Trolls ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Safe Harbors ,
Software ,
Third-Party ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Clearinghouse