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This week’s IP Blawg brings up the issue of copyrighting the importance of accuracy in an application to register a copyright. In it, Beverly A. Berneman examines the case Nwosuocha v. Glover, which involves Emelike Nwosuocha, a/k/a Kidd Wes, and Donald Glover. In 2017, Kidd Wes wrote and published a…

In their article, “Marching Forward: How NIH’s Proposed Framework Could Reshape the Bayh-Dole Act’s Use of March-in Rights,” Anthony Wenn, Frank Brefo, and Sarah Dunkley provide an interesting examination of the proposed changes within the pharmaceutical and agricultural industries based on the “Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise…

Golan Christie Taglia partner Brian T. Whitlock continues his discussion of life insurance in part II of his article “A Practical Guide to Life Insurance: Part II – Income, Gift, and Estate Tax Implications (Traps for the Unwary).” In it, he expands upon income taxation of life insurance, corporation’s burdens…

Businesses that rely on their competitive edge in the marketplace need to take notice of the new Federal Trade Commission ruling that non-competition clauses and agreements are void. Competitive advantage that relies on internal know-how, proprietary and confidential information, as well as trade secrets, could be in jeopardy because of…

Anthony J. Wenn has been selected by the Illinois State Bar Association to serve as a member on the Intellectual Property Section Council for 2024-2025. Anthony joins GCT Partner, Beverly A. Berneman, who also serves on the council. In this role, he will help serve ISBA’s 27,000 members by attending…

Golan Christie Taglia is pleased to share that associate, Joseph S. Trytten, has been invited to sit on a panel for the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust, and Estate’s Section’s 36th Annual National CLE Conference in Washington D.C. On this panel, he along with three other attorneys will discuss…