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IP BLAWG
Copyright Ghost from Campaign Past
Beverly A. Berneman
10/1/24In Brief: Copyright Infringement includes the retweet of a video using a song without permission.
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IP BLAWG
Not a Shoe in for Prior Art
Beverly A. Berneman
9/24/24In 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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IP BLAWG
Liberating a Trademark
Beverly A. Berneman
9/17/24In Brief: A political party can protect its name as a trademark without violating the First Amendment.
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Benefits Bulletin
Is Your Severance Benefit an ERISA Pension Plan?
In his latest installment of the Benefits Bulletin, Andrew S. Williams discusses the intricacies of employee severance packages.
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IP BLAWG
George Doesn't Think Jimmy is Funny
Beverly A. Berneman
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IP BLAWG
Trade Secret Damages Only Go So Far
Beverly A. Berneman
8/12/24 -
IP BLAWG
The Right to Say It Your Way
Beverly A. Berneman
8/6/24In Brief: The First Amendment protects internet platforms who engage in content moderation.
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IP BLAWG
Gambling with an Abstract Idea
Beverly A. Berneman
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IP BLAWG
Let's Dance
Beverly A. Berneman
7/23/24 -
IP BLAWG
Who Decides Bad Faith in Trade Secret Litigation
Beverly A. Berneman
7/16/24 -
Benefits Bulletin
Incentive Compensation and the ERISA Trap
In this installment of Benefits Bulletin, Andrew S. Williams reviews incentive compensation arrangements and cautions on how to avoid falling into the ERISA trap.
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IP BLAWG
I Got Your Royalties Babe
Beverly A. Berneman
7/2/24 -
IP BLAWG
Trademark Law’s Names Clause Trumps First Amendment Free Speech
Beverly A. Berneman
6/25/24In Brief: The US Supreme Court determined that Trademark Law prohibits the registration of someone’s name without their permission.
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IP BLAWG
Kuhl and Kühl
Beverly A. Berneman
6/18/24 -
IP BLAWG
Registering One Work Doesn't Register the Other Work
Beverly A. Berneman
6/11/24In Brief: Musical works and sound recordings must be registered separately as distinct, copyrightable forms of expression.
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IP BLAWG
The Trademark Rescue of Captain Cannabis
6/4/24In Brief: Prior analogous common law use of a trademark bars registration by a late-comer.
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IP BLAWG
Discovering More Copyright Damages
Beverly A. Berneman
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Benefits Bulletin
Can Social Security Be Saved?
Andrew S. Williams explores the potentially looming future of Social Security and the changes that could help forthcoming generations.
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IP BLAWG
Trade Secrets, Confidentiality Agreements and Non-Competition Agreements
Beverly A. Berneman
5/1/24In Brief: The Federal Trade Commission takes aim at non-competes leaving the fate of protecting trade secrets in the balance.
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IP BLAWG
Past Settlement Nixes Current Trademark Dispute
Beverly A. Berneman
4/23/24In Brief: Wording in a prior settlement agreement barred a trademark opposition proceeding.
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IP BLAWG
Tennessee Addresses the Problems with Deep Fakes
Beverly A. Berneman
4/16/24 -
IP BLAWG
Hippy Dippy of Fakery
Beverly A. Berneman
4/9/24 -
IP BLAWG
Enabling Inventors
Beverly A. Berneman
4/3/24In Brief: Inventorship can be based on unclaimed improvements that are necessary for enabling the invention to work.
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IP BLAWG
Socially Speaking and Public Discourse
Beverly A. Berneman
3/26/24In Brief: US Supreme Court determines when a governmental official cannot bar free speech on social media.
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IP BLAWG
It Pays to Read the License
Beverly A. Berneman
3/19/24