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McFreedom for the McFlurry Machine
11/19/24
In Brief: The Copyright Office creates an exemption to the DMCA for the repair of retail restaurant equipment.
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Tripped Up
11/12/24
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Trade Secret Suitor Gone Bad
10/22/24
In Brief: A company cannot set up a new business using misappropriated trade secrets that were disclosed during acquisition negotiations.
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Plucking an Abandoned Trademark
10/15/24
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Wrong Lane
10/9/24
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Copyright Ghost from Campaign Past
10/1/24
In Brief: Copyright Infringement includes the retweet of a video using a song without permission.
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Not a Shoe in for Prior Art
9/24/24
In Brief: Beverly Berneman's blog discusses prior art and patent invalidity. A website screen shot of a similar product does not prove invalidity of a patent.
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Liberating a Trademark
9/17/24
In Brief: A political party can protect its name as a trademark without violating the First Amendment.
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George Doesn't Think Jimmy is Funny
8/27/24
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Trade Secret Damages Only Go So Far
8/12/24
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The Right to Say It Your Way
8/6/24
In Brief: The First Amendment protects internet platforms who engage in content moderation.
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Gambling with an Abstract Idea
7/30/24
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Let's Dance
7/23/24
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Who Decides Bad Faith in Trade Secret Litigation
7/16/24
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I Got Your Royalties Babe
7/2/24
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Trademark Law’s Names Clause Trumps First Amendment Free Speech
6/25/24
In Brief: The US Supreme Court determined that Trademark Law prohibits the registration of someone’s name without their permission.
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Kuhl and Kühl
6/18/24
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Registering One Work Doesn't Register the Other Work
6/11/24
In Brief: Musical works and sound recordings must be registered separately as distinct, copyrightable forms of expression.
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The Trademark Rescue of Captain Cannabis
6/4/24
In Brief: Prior analogous common law use of a trademark bars registration by a late-comer.
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Discovering More Copyright Damages
5/29/24
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Trade Secrets, Confidentiality Agreements and Non-Competition Agreements
5/1/24
In Brief: The Federal Trade Commission takes aim at non-competes leaving the fate of protecting trade secrets in the balance.
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Past Settlement Nixes Current Trademark Dispute
4/23/24
In Brief: Wording in a prior settlement agreement barred a trademark opposition proceeding.
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Tennessee Addresses the Problems with Deep Fakes
4/16/24
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Hippy Dippy of Fakery
4/9/24
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Enabling Inventors
4/3/24
In Brief: Inventorship can be based on unclaimed improvements that are necessary for enabling the invention to work.
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