by anickow | Jan 18, 2011 | Commentary |
European patents are presently granted by the European Patent Office (EPO) under the European Patent Convention (EPC), but they remain expensive for patent seekers, roughly ten times as expensive as an American patent. This expense is due in large part to translation...
by mjhealy | Jan 18, 2011 | Commentary |
The recent UMG v. Augusto decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals provided consumer copyright advocates with plenty of reasons to celebrate. But before popping the last bottle of champagne, it would be prudent to wait and see the extent to which, if at all, the...
by pkuppich | Jan 11, 2011 | Commentary |
Just when you thought the police “had nothing on you,” they got wise and realized you had your smart phone in your pocket. Bingo! The text messages found on the Blackberry’s and iPhones of criminals can now help prosecutors build a case at 4G...
by cjsch | Jan 11, 2011 | Commentary |
The American government continues to investigate Wikileaks director Julian Assange, more than a month after the organization first released diplomatic cables to five newspapers. Prosecutors have yet to charge Mr. Assange, who has already weathered rumors of possible...
by ghans | Jan 6, 2011 | Commentary |
January 1 of each year marks the expansion of the public domain – at least in theory. When creative materials lose their copyright protection as granted by the U.S. Copyright Act, they pass into the public domain, making them free for use by anyone within the...
by petehd | Jan 4, 2011 | Commentary |
In Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Simply Storage Management, a U.S. District Court in the Southern District of Indiana concluded that information from social networking sites is discoverable by an employer defending a sexual harassment claim. In 2009, the...
