Posted in Copyright, Entertainment, Internet, Patents, Trademarks on November 9, 2012
In the IP world, it’s a big week for big names. Coach, Eminem, Google, and Superman… court is now in session! Coach won a major court victory last week, not only for itself, but for other fashion companies. The luxury-goods manufacturer took home $267 million in a lawsuit filed against several hundred Internet sites for [...]
This week marks the Fiftieth Series of Meetings of the Assemblies of the Member States of WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organization). Yes, it’s a mouthful, but it’s also an opportunity for WIPO’s member countries to convene and discuss worldly IP issues. You can learn more about it here. With that in mind, here’s what’s [...]
Posted in Entertainment, Internet on September 20, 2012
Everyone in LA wants to be a movie star, unless that movie ignites riots across the globe and attacks on American embassies. That’s why Cindy Lee Garcia, an actress who appeared in the anti-Muslim film titled “Innocence of Muslims,” is suing the film’s creator, Basseley Nakoula (aka Sam Bacile), for fraud, slander, and invasion of [...]
Posted in Patents, Unfair Competition on August 27, 2012
The Apple v. Samsung trial is over. What could have been an epic, months-long battle was (mercifully) limited by the judge. Each side was given 25 hours and 125 exhibits to argue their case. Even in this relatively short timeframe, there was still plenty of drama. Early in the trial, Samsung had asked for some [...]
Posted in Patents on July 11, 2012
One of America’s most celebrated jurists has thrown out of one the legal world’s most hotly-anticipated cases. Judge Posner of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago has declined to hear a case between Apple and Motorola, one of the biggest cases in smartphone legal battle for dominance. Apple had filed an infringement suit [...]
Posted in Patents on June 17, 2012
Google can’t stay out of court. The company, fresh off a victory against Oracle over Java, is already finding itself embroiled in more patent wars. Microsoft and Nokia are now facing off against Google and its Android phone. Microsoft and Android have been going at it for awhile. Nokia, however, is just getting into the [...]
Posted in Internet on March 5, 2012
Google announced a change to its privacy policy earlier this year. The notice of the change to its privacy policy was initially front and center on its websites. But the new policy went into effect on March 1 and the notice has since been removed. Google has faced a great deal of backlash since it [...]
