by wellerbe | Sep 17, 2011 | Cases, Commentary |
In its recent ruling in Shropshire v. Canning, the Northern District of California denied defendant Aubrey Canning’s motions to dismiss plaintiff Elmo Shropshire’s claims against him for copyright infringement. Yes, that Elmo Shropshire—also known as Dr. Elmo, the...
by anickow | Sep 10, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Technology |
Ever since the iPad’s release in April 2010, Apple’s competitors have been scrambling to release a credible competitor. When announcing the iPad 2, Apple’s then CEO Steve Jobs bragged that the original iPad achieved above 90% market share, and he was...
by ericajan | Sep 7, 2011 | Commentary |
Hollywood’s Leading Lady Kathryn Bigelow has had an impressive few years. She became the first woman in Oscar history to win the Best Director award in 2010 for her film The Hurt Locker (2008). This feat was made even sweeter given the fact that she beat out the...
by fqin | Aug 7, 2011 | Commentary, Legal/Tech News, Legislation/Regulations, Technology |
The America Invents Act of 2011 was approved by the House Judiciary Committee on April 14th, 2011 by a vote of 32-3, after being passed by the Senate in March. This act proposes some of the most significant changes for patent since at least 50 years. One of the most...
by wellerbe | Apr 3, 2011 | Commentary, Legislation/Regulations |
The ongoing nuclear crisis at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant has brought to mind nuclear disasters from the past, specifically, the accidents at Chernobyl in 1986 and Three Mile Island in 1979. While experts will work in the coming years to determine...
by rotchadl | Apr 3, 2011 | Commentary |
Last week’s announcement that AT&T is buying T-Mobile from Deutsche Telekom for $39 billion should raise serious antitrust concerns with regulators analyzing the deal under the horizontal merger guidelines of the Department of Justice and Federal Trade Commission....
