by amyhw | Feb 1, 2012 | Commentary
On January 19, US authorities shut down Megaupload.com, a Hong Kong-based digital storage and file sharing company. Megaupload provided a cloud service that enabled users to easily share content, including hosting video and entire music libraries. The site is...
by sqi | Jan 25, 2012 | Commentary
Back in September last year, Facebook was sued by Timelines.com for allegedly infringing the latter’s trademark right over the word “Timeline” in introducing the Facebook Timeline feature. Timelines.com is a website that allows users to record and share events,...
by smsnabb | Nov 3, 2010 | Cases
On October 29th, Apple filed two lawsuits against Motorola, alleging Motorola infringed several of Apple’s multi-touch technology patents. Multi-touch technology is a vital part of Apple’s products; it is integrated into the hugely popular iPhone, iPad and...
by pwestern | Oct 31, 2010 | Legal/Tech News
A patentee’s rights to recovery in an infringement action are substantially enhanced if their patented article is properly marked. The relevant statutory language, found in 35 U.S.C. § 287(a), states: “Patentees . . . may give notice to the public that...
by jacobbal | Oct 11, 2010 | Legal/Tech News, Technology
A premise of our patent system lies in striking a bargain with the public. A monopoly of limited duration is granted in return for an invention’s disclosure. The hope is that patent publication will “promote the progress of science and the useful arts” by publicizing...
