Posted in Trade Secrets, Trademarks on February 13, 2013
This week, we’re talking about Apple, Cracker Barrel, and Goodyear. We all know that Apple is rather zealous about protecting its intellectual property. However, its latest bid for IP protection is not for a product or a component, but for “the design and layout of a retail store.” The USPTO finally granted the sought protection [...]
Posted in Copyright, Trademarks, Unfair Competition on December 20, 2012
The latest IP news installment deals with knives, books, shoes, and tattoos. Because really, what more does anyone need? A federal court of appeal recently upheld a $480,000.00 award in a copyright infringement case involving two tattoo art companies. TAT International had licensed designs for stencils for temporary tattoos and continued using the designs after [...]
Posted in Copyright, Entertainment, Internet, Patents on August 6, 2012
There have been all kinds of interesting things happening in the world of IP lately. While all eyes are on the Apple vs. Samsung court proceedings (we’re paying attention, too) there are still other noteworthy happenings. The law waits on no one! Monsanto won a hefty $1 billion against DuPont in a case about genetically-modified [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Internet, Unfair Competition on April 24, 2012
In a format as new as e-books, it’s strange to think that you can already say “Remember when?” But, remember when e-books used to max out at $9.99 per book? While there are now many e-books that cost less (not to mention all the free books in the public domain), most new releases and bestsellers [...]
Posted in Copyright, Internet, Trademarks on April 20, 2012
Have you heard of Operation In Our Sites? It is a silly pun, but it’s also an initiative between multiple branches of government that aims to stop the distribution of counterfeit and pirated goods over the Internet. Is it a good idea? It depends on who you ask. Operation In Our Sites has been criticized [...]
