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The Daily Transcript celebrates Law Week with our annual week-long series honoring the business and system of law locally, nationally and throughout the world. Today's theme is intellectual property and other specialty practices.
The Commerce Department's United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently launched a new state-of-the-art electronic facility for hearing patent appeals before the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) and appeals and contested cases before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB).
On April 19 and 20, patent law experts from the industrialized nations met at the European Patent Office headquarters in Munich, Germany, to begin discussions on the elements of the Trilateral "first package" concerning substantive patent law harmonization: definition of prior art, grace period, novelty and non-obviousness.
Two physicians who were friends, neighbors and part of the same social community entered into a business partnership to patent and market a health product.
Personal identity theft is a serious, growing problem that has captured the public's attention. However, there is another type of identity theft that you should also be concerned with -- the theft of your company name, logo, slogan and perhaps even the look of your product. These are important and costly aspects of your business and must be protected from other companies looking to ride on your coattails by using your identity.
Officials from seven federal agencies traveled to Hong Kong, Japan, Korea and Singapore April 11 through 21 to further the administration's Strategy Targeting Organized Piracy (STOP!).
There are a number of facts known to many people about patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets, that are not only false but are dangerous and can result in the loss of important intellectual property (IP) protection rights.
The Information Office of the State Council, China's cabinet, issued a white paper April 21 to introduce and explain China's efforts and progress in protecting intellectual property rights over the past decade.
Imagine recharging a cell phone once a month instead of every other day... or taking medicine that reaches only the specific part of the body that needs it... or having a car with a coat of paint that's entirely scratch resistant.
This September, Proyecto ACCESO, California Western School of Law's Rule of Law training and public education program, will hold its second annual Intellectual Property Week in Chile.
Finding a balance between creating laws that preserve the environment while simultaneously fostering business and economic growth can sometimes be tricky. It's a challenge that environmental lawyers and their clients, particularly in states like California where businesses must comply with strict regulations, such as the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA), know all too well.
Music downloaded from the Internet isn't always free, and the recording industry is using a dramatic way to send that message to the people of America.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration, responding to America's yawning trade deficit, said Friday in its annual report on copyright theft that China must do more to crack down on rampant piracy.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York's highest court ruled Tuesday that common law protects a record company's copyright on recordings made prior to 1972 -- a decision that could have industrywide ramifications for everything from Bach to the Beatles.
A local law firm is taking its fight in a patent infringement case, which could have major implications in the biomedical research industry, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court.
A few months ago, sunglasses maker Orange 21 Inc. was riding high. The company had just wrapped up its initial public offering on Dec. 14, which netted about $28 million, and its stock traded above $11 per share by early January.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court expressed concerns Tuesday over allowing entertainment companies to sue makers of software that allows Internet users to illegally download music and movies, questioning whether the threat of such legal action might stifle Web innovation.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Bush administration, responding to America's yawning trade deficit, said Friday in its annual report on copyright theft that China must do more to crack down on rampant piracy.
ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York's highest court ruled Tuesday that common law protects a record company's copyright on recordings made prior to 1972 -- a decision that could have industrywide ramifications for everything from Bach to the Beatles.
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Supreme Court expressed concerns Tuesday over allowing entertainment companies to sue makers of software that allows Internet users to illegally download music and movies, questioning whether the threat of such legal action might stifle Web innovation.
The Daily Transcript wraps up its week-long series celebrating Law Week with a look at solo practitioners and small firms.
The Daily Transcript celebrates Law Week with our annual week-long series honoring the business and system of law locally, nationally and throughout the world. Today's theme is national litigation practices, and we'll also take a look at criminal defense and white-collar crimes, class action lawsuits, and more.
The Daily Transcript celebrates Law Week with our annual week-long series honoring the business and system of law locally, nationally and throughout the world. Today's theme is legal education and services.
The Daily Transcript celebrates Law Week with our annual week-long series honoring the business and system of law locally, nationally and throughout the world. Today's theme is full-service law firms, and we also take a look at immigration, corporate and international law, among other practices.
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