Category Archives: Newsletter
SOPA/PIPA and WIKI – the new “SIT IN”
The recent buzz across the internet yesterday was the equivalent of a 21st century “Sit In” as websites and internet users demonstrated against SOPA and PIPA. SOPA stands for Stop Online Piracy Act, which is related to the recently (October … Continue reading
The Next Transformers Battle
Hasbro, the famous toy maker, has filed a trademark infringement suit against computer maker, Asus over the use of the “Transformer” mark. Asus, the maker of iPad tablet type of computers, unveiled the new “Eee Pad Transformer,” an Android-based tablet … Continue reading
Google continues to acquire patents from IBM
Google continues to buy more patents from IBM, in fact it appears that Google has bought another 188 U.S. patents and 29 patent applications from IBM. Some speculate that Google has been buying patents from IBM and others to help … Continue reading
2011 Patent Reform (AIA)
Late last week the United States Senate voted 89 to 9 to send House Bill H.R. 1249 (titled “the America Invents Act”) to President Obama’s desk. The Senate voted overwhelmingly to approve the same version of the bill that the … Continue reading
New Registration for .xxx Domain Names
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) is registering a new top-level domain xxx, despite numerous objections from various groups. Some believe that the creation of the .xxx top-level domain (TLD) will effectively create an official internet ‘red-light … Continue reading
Android Phones vs. Iphone (part III?)
After the recent announcement by Google related to Motorola’s patent portfolio, HTC has added additional pressure on Apple by filing a patent infringement suit against the Iphone maker. Previously, Apple had sued HTC for infringment of Apples’ patents and HTC … Continue reading
Social Paws or Arrested Pa’s?
Speaking of Social commerce, did you know that one in 10 UK pets has a profile on Facebook, Twitter or YouTube. Many within the U.S. have also set up a profile for their pet. Although, it is hard to determine … Continue reading
Facebook Pirates?
Protecting Intellectual Property in Social Commerce The Internet and e-commerce are becoming the standard mode of business in today’s global economy. The current projection is that e-commerce in 2011 will account for 188 billion dollars with a hundred billion dollars … Continue reading
Patent Reexamination
Paul Allen, former Microsoft co-founder recently brought a patent infringement suit based upon 4 of his patents against many notable companies including Apple, Google, Facebook, NetFlix, AOL and others. Last week the district court granted a stay while the patents are … Continue reading
Tattoo Copyright Settled
As a follow-up to the recent Tattoo article, on Monday, Warner Bros. announced that it had settled the lawsuit brought by Missouri tattoo artist S. Victor Whitmill over the mark on Helms’ face, for which Whitmill claimed infringed a copyrighted … Continue reading
