Copyright Infringement Online

The Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act (OCILLA) provides a safe harbor to online service providers (OSPs) that promptly take

Protecting your Trademark Internationally

With the advent of a global economy, foreign trademark protection is important. The need to obtain, maintain, and enforce trademark

To be treated as a trademark a mark must have a certain quantity of distinctiveness. A mark that is not

When a patent is applied for, the inventor must include a specification, which is a written description of the invention,

A method of doing business was not traditionally patentable. However, in the latter part of the 20th century, there was

Under the Copyright Act, to perform a copyrighted work means “to recite, render, play, dance, or act it, either directly

There are standards that must be met for admissibility of expert testimony in trademark infringement actions. Experts may have their

The federal patent statute allows an inventor to obtain a patent for a “new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or

Patenting an Invention: Navigating the Complex Patent Examination Process Inventors and entrepreneurs often find themselves at a crossroads when it

A trademark is infringed when the mark or a similar mark is used in a way that is likely to