When Should A Firm Develop Its Own Software?

When Should A Firm Develop Its Own Software? Most likely never unless you have the resources to develop, support, maintain and update a software-based service or application, particularly where it is provides a proprietary core competitive advantage in your industry.

The author of the article below, says law firms should "never" develop their own software:

source: When should a law firm develop its own software? | Timothy Corcoran - JDSupra

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Cybersecurity: Understanding DNS Attacks

source: Understanding the DNS Attacks: Convenience v Security | K2 Intelligence - Investigations · Compliance Solutions · Cyber Defense - JDSupra

#Cybersecurity #Cyberattack #Security #DNS

Enforcing Intellectual Property Rights

source: IP Part 3: Enforcing Your Intellectual Property | Varnum LLP - JDSupra

Trademark Basics

source: Back to Basics: Trademarks Part 1 | Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C. - JDSupra

Branding Marijuana Still Illegal Under Federal Law

source: Branding Buds – Still Illegal Under Federal Law | Weintraub Tobin - JDSupra

Trademarks Don’t Protect Ideas

source: qech wej QaD trademark nIH (Trademarks Don’t Protect Ideas) | Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC - JDSupra

6 Proposals to Stop IoT-Based DDoS Attacks

6 Proposals to Stop IoT-Based DDoS Attacks:

source: Six Proposals to Stop IoT-Based DDoS Attacks | BakerHostetler - JDSupra

Brexit Checklist

re: intellectual property, EU, UK, Brexit, checklist, copyright, patent, trademark

source: Brexit: CHECKLIST | Locke Lord LLP - JDSupra

Applying Copyright Law to Useful Articles

source:Applying Copyright Law to Useful Articles | Ward and Smith, P.A. - JDSupra

PR Firm Website Lists Tequila Client Work, Gets Trademark Complaint

source: Website Listing of Tequila Client Work Gets PR Firm a Trademark Shot | Weintraub Tobin - JDSupra

Third Party Vendor Service Contracts

source: Part 6 of Reviewing Third Party Vendor Service Contracts, a Seven Part Guide | Bryan Cave - JDSupra

Ways to Strengthen A Patent Portfolio

source: Eight Ways to Strengthen Your Patent Portfolio | Snell & Wilmer - JDSupra

Retailers Embrace Virtual Reality

source: Retailers: Embrace Virtual Reality Now (But Also Be Careful)! | Goulston & Storrs PC - JDSupra

What Happens When A Company Receives a National Security Letter?

source: What Happens When My Company Receives a National Security Letter? A Primer | Orrick - Trust Anchor - JDSupra

Musical Twitter Bot: Who Has the Copyright for AI-Facilitated Works?

source: The Musical Twitter Bot: Who Has the Copyright for AI-Facilitated Works? | Pillsbury’s Social Media & Games Law Blog - JDSupra

Beware Social Media Masters, FTC Taking Long Look at Phony Blogs

source: Beware Social Media Masters, FTC Taking Long Look at Phony Blogs | Loeb & Loeb LLP - JDSupra

Trademark Satire and Parody Is No Joke to The City of Atlanta

source: Trademark satire is no joke to the City of Atlanta | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

Combat The Risks of Impersonation Emails, Imitative Domain Names

source: How to combat the risks of impersonation emails, imitative domains | Thompson Coburn LLP - JDSupra

Free Speech, US Supreme Court, Disparaging Trademarks

Supreme Court Review of “Disparagement” Trademark Case May – or May Not – Implicate First Amendment, Impact Washington Redskins Case

source: Brandmarking - Volume 5, Number 2 - October 2016 | Dickinson Wright - JDSupra

Justice Louis D. Brandeis On Copyright And Trademark

source: Hot News, Shredded Wheat and Wool Underwear: Brandeis On Copyright And Trademark | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition - JDSupra

Trademark Registration for HOPNOTIC Beer Cancelled

source: The Trademark Board Cancels the Trademark Registration for HOPNOTIC Beer | Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. - JDSupra

Trademarks Beyond Black and White

source: Beyond Black and White | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. - JDSupra

Brandeis on Patents: Ice Cream and Talking Pictures

Brandeis, patents, infringement, restraint of trade,

source: Ice Cream and Talking Pictures: Brandeis on Patents | Nutter McClennen & Fish LLP - JDSupra

Advertising and Fair Use of a Trademark

source: Advertising and Fair Use of Trademark: Oprah's Aha! Moment | Baker Donelson - JDSupra

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Chicago Cubs Trademarks & Trade Dress vs Infringers & Counterfeits

Chicago Cubs allege various street vendors utilize the Cubs’ trademarks and associated trade dress on T-shirts sold “around and near Wrigley Field in Chicago, Illinois, and on the Internet.”  The Cubs’ complaint also seeks a non-specific court order “allowing them to work with law enforcement to seize counterfeit or trademark-infringing merchandise spotted for sale outside the ballpark."

source: For Wrigley Field Street Vendors, It’s Win or Go Home

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U.S. Supreme Court to Review Ban on Disparaging Trademarks

source: Supreme Court to Review Whether “Offensive” Names Can Be Trademarked

More:

• The SLANTS Trademark Will Play One More Gig: U.S. Supreme Court to Decide Constitutionality of Ban on Disparaging Trademarks by Mintz Levin - Copyright & Trademark Matters, on 9/30/2016
• Of Slants, Skins And Signs: The Supreme Court Grants Certiorari by Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition on 9/30/2016
• Will anyone be offended if the Supreme Court finds the disparagement provision of the Lanham Act invalid? by Ward and Smith, P.A. on 9/30/2016
• “Disparaging” Federal Trademark Registrations: Gearing Up for the Main Event by Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP on 9/30/2016

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Changes In The Law On Protection Of Trade Secrets In The US And EU

source: Trade Secrets: Changes In The Law On Protection Of Trade Secrets In The United States And European Union | Ladas & Parry LLP - JDSupra

Ten Common Intellectual Property Mistakes

source: Ten Common Intellectual Property Mistakes | Snell & Wilmer - JDSupra

Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Dress

source: Trademarks, Service Marks, and Trade Dress: Key Facts and Pitfalls to Avoid | Snell & Wilmer - JDSupra

Advanced Copyright Issues on the Internet

source: Advanced Copyright Issues on the Internet | Fenwick & West LLP - JDSupra

Protecting Your Trademarks or Brands

source: Protecting a Precious Asset - Your Trademarks (or Your Brands): Part Three in Our Series | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC - JDSupra

Ninth Circuit, Pirate Joe’s, Trader Joe's, Foreign Trademark Infringers

source: Litigation Alert: The Ninth Circuit Leaves Pirate Joe’s Saying “Shiver Me Timbers!” | Fenwick & West LLP - JDSupra

Design Patents and Copyrights for Designs on Useful Articles

source: Design Patents and Copyrights for Designs on Useful Articles | Foley & Lardner LLP - JDSupra

Protecting Your Intellectual Property

source: Protect Your Intellectual Property or Else | Varnum LLP - JDSupra

Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act

source: The Florida Fiduciary Access to Digital Assets Act | Trenam - JDSupra

Fictitious Name Registration, Franchisee d/b/a Franchisor’s Trademark

source: Franchisee d/b/a Franchisor’s Trademark: The Fictitious Name Registration | Butler Snow LLP - JDSupra

Trademarks & Brand Names as Stage Names, Tribute or Infringement

source: Brand Names as Stage Names – Tribute or Infringement? | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

Colored Lips Design on Vodka Bottles as a Trademark

source: Circuit to District Court: Pucker Up for a Remand | McDermott Will & Emery - JDSupra

Intellectual Property and Legal Issues for Social Media Influencers

source: Legal Concerns for Social Media Influencers: Intellectual Property | Klein Moynihan Turco LLP - JDSupra

Ten Key Legal Issues to Consider for US Business

corporate structure, tax, initial investment, protecting your intellectual property, ecommerce, regulation, data privacy, product liability, employment, securities laws,

source: Ten Key Legal Issues to Consider When Moving Stateside | Morrison & Foerster LLP - JDSupra

Musings About Copyright At The Museum

source: Copyright At The Museum: Musings In Anticipation Of The IPO Dinner At The MOMA | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition - JDSupra

Court Rules California Board Of Directors Is Incapable Of Being Sued

source: Court Rules Board Of Directors Is Incapable Of Being Sued | Allen Matkins Leck Gamble Mallory & Natsis LLP - JDSupra

.INSURANCE, New Domain Name Option for the Insurance Industry

source: A New Domain Name Option for the Insurance Industry | Carlton Fields - JDSupra

Trademark Infringement and Internet Keyword Advertising

source: Edible Arrangements’ Trademark Case Bears Fruit | Proskauer - New England IP Blog - JDSupra

DC Circuit Denies Terror Victims’ Seizure of Internet Top-Level Domains

source: War of the World Wide Webs: D.C. Circuit Refuses Terror Victims’ Attempt to Seize Internet Domain Names | Proskauer - Minding Your Business - JDSupra

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The London Omnibus, Unfair Competition, US Trademark Law

source: The London Omnibus And its Impact on U.S. Trademark Law | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition - JDSupra

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Augmented Reality and the Law

source: Augmented Reality | McDermott Will & Emery - JDSupra

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Business Q&A: Copyrights, Patents, Trademarks

source: Business Q&A with Jeffrey A. Curran: Copyrights, patents, trademarks need to be afforded protection | GableGotwals - JDSupra

Maintaining Trademark Registrations

source: Maintaining Your Trademark Registrations-Part 2 | Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC - JDSupra

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Copyright and Trademark Case Review: Wine, Vodka, Karaoke?

source: Copyright and Trademark Case Review: Wine, Vodka and a Little Karaoke | WilmerHale - JDSupra

Brexit: UK Clarifies Its Position On Intellectual Property

source: Brexit: The UK Clarifies Its Position On Intellectual Property | Morrison & Foerster LLP - JDSupra

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Fashion Retailers v Alibaba Counterfeiting Action: RICO Claims Dismissed

trademarks, RICO, counterfeit, fashion, retail, retailers, Alibaba Group,

source: Online Seller Wins Dismissal of RICO Claims in Counterfeiting Action by Fashion Retailers | Bryan Cave - JDSupra

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Big Data, Startups, Tech Patents & Founders

source: In Case You Missed It: Launch Links - August, 2016 #2 | WilmerHale - JDSupra

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Building, Marketing and Maintaining Your Brand in the UK

source: Blog: Building, Marketing and Maintaining Your Brand in the UK | Cooley LLP - JDSupra

ICANN Accountability and Transition in ICANN’s New gTLD Program

source: Accountability and Transition in ICANN’s New gTLD Program | Dechert LLP - JDSupra

The Hotel Chicago Trademark Dispute

source: Welcome to the Hotel Chicago Dispute | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

Insurance Probably Won’t Cover Zika Business Losses

source: A Plague O’ Both Your Clauses: Insurance Probably Won’t Cover Businesses Stung By Zika | Carlton Fields - JDSupr

Making the Creative Commons Smarter

source: Making the Creative Commons Smarter | Davis Wright Tremaine LLP - JDSupra

How Trade Dress Can Help Game Developers

source: How Trade Dress Can Help Game Developers Level Up | Fenwick & West LLP - JDSupra

Someone Copied Your Website Without Permission? Remedies

source: Someone Copied My Company’s Website Without Permission — What Can I Do About It? | Snell & Wilmer - JDSupra

Ninth Circuit Clarification Re Definition of Trade Secret

source: Ninth Circuit Provides Clarification Concerning the Definition of Trade Secret | Mintz Levin - Global IP Matters - JDSupra

Injunction Ruled Too Narrow in Trademark Infringement Case

source: Not What the Doctor Ordered: Injunction Ruled Too Narrow in Trademark Infringement Case | McDermott Will & Emery - JDSupra

Corporate Logos, Trademark, Trade Dress and Copyright

source: Corporate Logos and Copyright: Another Bite at the IP Apple | Wendel, Rosen, Black & Dean LLP - JDSupra

New gTLD Domain Names, Sunrise Periods Now Open

source: gTLD Sunrise Periods Now Open | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. - JDSupra

University of Kentucky Owns Exclusive Rights in KENTUCKY for Clothing?

source: Update: Can the University of Kentucky Own Exclusive Rights in KENTUCKY for Clothing? | Norris McLaughlin & Marcus, P.A. - JDSupra

Common Law Trademarks, Dirty Dancing Trademark Dilution Claim

source: Court’s Reconsideration Gives “Lift” to Dirty Dancing Trademark Dilution Claim | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

Trademark Assignability, Rights and Liabilities

source: Trademark Assignability Laid Bare | Weintraub Tobin - JDSupra

Parent Company and Cancellation of Subsidiary’s Trademark

source: Parent Company Furnishes Cancellation of Subsidiary’s Trademark Registration | Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP - JDSupra

Brexit: Potential Legal Implications

source: Potential Legal Implications Arising from "Brexit" | Foley Hoag LLP - JDSupra

US Olympic Committee’s #TwitterBan

source: Is the US Olympic Committee’s #TwitterBan Fair or Foul? | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

Trademark Infringement Suit, Or Copyright Infringement?

source: Trademark Suit Out of Sync with Copyright Infringement | Balough Law Offices, LLC - JDSupra

Trademarks, Trade Dress, Intellectual Property

source: Can You Identify Your Trade Dress? | Foley & Lardner LLP - JDSupra

Brexit and Intellectual Property

Is Brexit an IP Exit? | Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP - JDSupra

EU Trademark Law and Brexit

source: Sweeping Changes in EU Trademark Law and the Brexit Unknown | Neal, Gerber & Eisenberg LLP - JDSupra

Cannabis Trademark Strategy

source: Cannabis Trademark Strategy in Jeopardy | Lane Powell PC - JDSupra

Brexit and Franchising

source: Brexit: what might it mean for franchising? Top points | DLA Piper - JDSupra

Hashtags as Trademarks Revisited

source: #Trademarks?: Hashtags as Trademarks Revisited | Morrison & Foerster LLP - Social Media - JDSupra

New Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016, Government Contractors

source: How the New Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 Impacts Government Contractors | PilieroMazza PLLC - JDSupra

Trademarks & Business Owners, the Basics

Trademark Basics for Business Owners:

In this video, McNees (mwn.com ) attorney Michael Doctrow discusses trademark basics for business including logos, stylized words, combination of words and logos, or other devices such as colors and sounds.

source: Trademark Basics for Business Owners | McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC - JDSupra

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Trademark Bullying and Trademark Overbreadth

trademarks, trademark registration, trademark bullying, exaggerated and unrealistic trademark claims by a trademark owner

See also:

• Representation of the Mark | USPTO
• The Mark of a Real Trademark Bully | DuetsBlog
• Trademark Bullying | DuetsBlog

source: Standard Character Trademark Overbreadth | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

Choosing The Right Intellectual Property Protection

patents, trade secrets, intellectual property, IP,

source: Selecting the Right Intellectual Property Protection | Snell & Wilmer - JDSupra

Brexit Impact on the EC & VC Community

Emerging Company - Venture Capital

source: Brexit: The Impact on the EC/VC Community | Morrison & Foerster LLP - JDSupra

Trademark Registration: When One Specimen Per Class Not Enough

source: When One Specimen Per Class May No Longer Be Enough | Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C. - JDSupra

“Churrascos” Is Generic for Restaurant Services Trademarks

source: “Churrascos” Is Generic for Restaurant Services | McDermott Will & Emery - JDSupra

Empire State Building Trademark Owner vs Beer Logo Design

source: Empire State Building Trademark Owner Vanquishes Beer Logo Design | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

TradeMarkRegistration in the US: A Guide for Non-US Companies

source: (Trade)Marking Your Territory in the US: A Guide for Non-US Companies | Mintz Levin - JDSupra

OpenStreetMap Publishes Collective Database Guidelines

source: OpenStreetMap Publishes Collective Database Guidelines (Examples Included) | Williams Mullen - JDSupra

Trademarks: DICKMAN’S Pickles, Another Unregistrable Surname

source: DICKMAN’S Pickles: Just Another Unregistrable Surname | Mintz Levin - Copyright & Trademark Matters - JDSupra

Trademarks: MAYA, MAYARI, Not Confusingly Similar When Used On Wine

source: MAYA And MAYARI Are Not Confusingly Similar When Used On Wine | Mintz Levin - Copyright & Trademark Matters - JDSupra

5 IP Lessons for Small to Medium–sized Businesses

source: Five IP Lessons for Small to Medium–sized Businesses | Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC - JDSupra

Obligation to Withhold On Payments to Foreign Persons

source: Withholding Agents–Obligation to Withhold On Payments to Foreign Persons When Source of Payment Uncertain | Charles (Chuck) Rubin - JDSupra

Brexit Impact on IP Will Be Known Only After UK Exit Terms Finalized

source: Brexit Impact on Intellectual Property Rights to Be Known Only After UK Exit Terms Finalized | Holland & Knight LLP - JDSupra

Website Compliance With The Americans with Disabilities Act

source: PowerPoint Slides: Could My Company's Website Violate the Americans with Disabilities Act? | Pepper Hamilton LLP - JDSupra

Brexit Impact on European Patents and Trademarks

source: Brexit Impact on European Patents and Trademarks | Sutherland Asbill & Brennan LLP - JDSupra

Brexit, Major Upheaval and Change, Legal Considerations

source: Brexit – Major Upheaval and Change | WilmerHale - JDSupra

Brexit, What You Need To Know

intellectual property, EU referendum, Europe, UK,

source: Brexit - Business as usual? What you need to know | Bryan Cave - JDSupra

Intellectual Property Law Summary Review, June 2016

trademarks, trade secrets, copyrights, patents, intellectual property,

source: Intellectual Property Law - June 2016 | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP - JDSupra

Drumpf or Trump, Registered Trademarks, Common Law Trademarks

source: Drumpf or Trump: The Name Confirmed | Fish & Richardson - JDSupra

Celebrity Publicity Rights After Death

Celebrities routinely harness their “images” as a means of generating revenue, relying on intellectual property and right of privacy laws, including the right of publicity, to monetize their likenesses, performances, images, voices and identities in connection with advertisements ... read more below:



source: Till Death Do Us Part? How to Deal With Celebrity Publicity Rights When That Celebrity Passes | Reed Smith - JDSupra

Trademark: Twitter Account Not Service Mark Use for Social Media Services

Trademarks, Service Marks, Twitter, Social Media

source: Trademark applicant’s Twitter account not service mark use for social media services | Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC - JDSupra

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Trade Secrets, Federally Protected Intellectual Property

source: Trade Secrets Now Federally Protected Intellectual Property | Loeb & Loeb LLP - JDSupra

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Havana Club Rum, Bacardi, Cuba, Trademark Office

source: HAVANA CLUB: Where’s the Rum Gone? | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

Digital Single Market, European Commission Initiative Package

source: Alert: European Commission Announces Initiative Package | Cooley LLP - JDSupra

Protecting Your Next Big App

apps, trademarks, copyright, patents, trade secrets,

source: Protecting the Next Big App | McNair Law Firm, P.A. - JDSupra

Nominative Fair Use of a Trademark, Second Circuit View

source: Nominative Fair Use of a Trademark: The Second Circuit Weighs In | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

US Trademark Registrations 5,000,000 and Counting

source: On the Precipice of Registration Number 5,000,000 | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

Top 5 Legal Mistakes Businesses Make

source: Top 5 Legal Mistakes Business Clients Make | Goosmann Law Firm, PLC - JDSupra

Hashtags as Trademarks

source: The Hashtag / Trademark Paradox: #Trending, but #Proprietary? | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

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Copyright and the Creative Commons License

source:Copyright and the Creative Commons License | Field Law - JDSupra

Trademark Registration Changes in the European Union

source: Changes to Trademark Registration in the European Union | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP - JDSupra

Generic Terms, Trademarks, Ineligibility

The Federal Circuit said:

• A generic term ‘is the common descriptive name of a class of goods or services
• The critical issue in genericness cases is whether members of the relevant public primarily use or understand the term sought to be protected to refer to the genus of goods or services in question
• Genericness is determined according to the two-step Ginn test: First, what is the genus of goods or services at issue? Second, is the term sought to be registered or retained on the register understood by the relevant public primarily to refer to that genus of goods or services?
• Also noted:  stylized nature of the mark cannot save it from ineligibility as generic.

Federal Circuit Skewers Trademark Applicant | Harness, Dickey & Pierce, PLC - JDSupra

Amazon Search Clear Labelling Defeats Trademark Claims

source: Amazon’s clear labelling defeats MTM trademark claims | Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP - JDSupra

Domain Name Registrant, Registrar, Registry, A Primer

source: Registrar, Registry, Domain Name…A Quick Primer… | Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney PC - JDSupra


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Brands, Counterfeiters, and Amazon

source: What Are We Going to Do About Amazon? | Burns & Levinson LLP - JDSupra

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Ashley Madison to the Panama Papers: Hacked Data Fair Game?

source: From Ashley Madison to the Panama Papers: Is Hacked Data Fair Game? | Pillsbury’s Social Media & Games Law Blog - JDSupra

New Federal Trade Secrets Act

source: New Federal Trade Secret Act: What Businesses Need To Know | Trenam - JDSupra

History and Purpose of Trademarks

source: The History and Purpose of Trademarks | Snell & Wilmer - JDSupra

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Essentials Of Domain Name Management For Companies

source: The Essentials Of Domain Name Management For Companies | Ladas & Parry LLP - JDSupra

The TPP, Trans-Pacific Partnership, a Legal Evaluation

The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade agreement has formally concluded its negotiations' processes, setting the parameters for liberalized trade among a dozen countries of the Asia-Pacific region: the United States, Japan, Canada, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Vietnam, Chile, Peru, Singapore, and Brunei, but the Parties must ratify the Agreement pursuant to their own domestic legal procedures before it can enter into force, a politically contentious process, particularly for the the United States.



Evaluating the Trans-Pacific Partnership | White & Case LLP - JDSupra

Phishing and Spoofing Scams, Protect Yourself and Your Business

source: Phishing and Spoofing Scams — A Few Tips to Protect Yourself and Your Business | Cozen O'Connor - JDSupra

Advertising Law: Kanye, Data Breach, Lanham Act, Disparaging Trademarks

• Kanye's Promise of Exclusivity a Siren Song, Suit Says
• Seventh Circuit Reinstates Data Breach Suit Against P.F. Chang's
• Lanham Act Claims Against Competitor Not Preempted by FDCA, Ninth Circuit Affirms
• U.S. Supreme Court Asked to Consider Disparaging Trademarks

source: Advertising Law - May 2016 | Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP - JDSupra

Intellectual Property: IP Protection Worldwide

Source: IP World Tour: Snapshots of Overseas IP Protection | WilmerHale - JDSupra

OEMs and Trademark Use, China Supreme Court Has Spoken

source: China Supreme Court Has Spoken: Long Anticipated Decision on OEMs and Trademark Use | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

New Restrictions on Internet Content in China

Re: China, restrictions, internet content, internet, content, censorship, internet censorship, Online Censorship, 
Source: Update on China’s New Restrictions on Internet Content | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

Domain Names: New gTLD .INSURANCE, What You Need to Know

source: .Insurance: What You Need to Know About the Newest Internet Domain Name | Goodwin Procter LLP - JDSupra

Copyright Protection of Clothing, Supreme Court Review

source: US Supreme Court to Review Standard for Copyright Protection of Clothing | Morgan Lewis - JDSupra

Trade Secrets, New Federal Civil Cause of Action, Employer Compliance

source: Landmark Trade Secrets Law Creates New Federal Civil Cause of Action and Compliance Obligations for All Employers | Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP - JDSupra

Google Books Prevails, Copyright Ruling Expands Fair Use Doctrine

source: Fair Use Copyright Ruling Stands For Google Books | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition - JDSupra: The Second Circuit’s opinion, which the Supreme Court has left undisturbed, held that Google Books is protected as fair use, a conclusion considered by many to be emblematic of a recent trend toward expansion of the fair use doctrine.

US Congress Enacts Federal Trade Secrets Law

Note: President Obama has signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act Into Law.



source: Congress Enacts Federal Trade Secrets Law | Saul Ewing LLP - JDSupra

SEC, Florida, Crowdfunding

source: The SEC and Florida move on crowdfunding proposals | Lowndes, Drosdick, Doster, Kantor & Reed, P.A. - JDSupra

Black Ops Mission, Federal Trademark Registration

source: Black Ops Mission Accomplished by Federal Trademark Registration | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

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Yet Another Trademark Based on MY

source: Yet Another Trademark Based on My? | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

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Subsidiary or Parent: Who Should Own a Trademark Registration?

source: Who Should Own a Trademark Registration? The Case of the Not-So-Related Parent Company | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

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Beyoncé, Trademark Dilution, Celebrity Trademarks

source: Celebrity Trademark Watch: Beyoncé Sues Feyoncé and Fame is the Name of the Game | Foley Hoag LLP - Trademark, Copyright & Unfair Competition - JDSupra

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Arbitrary, Unique, or Distinctive: Sounds as Trademarks

arbitrary, unique, or distinctive sounds, sound mark, trademarks

source: What’s That Sound? It Might Just Be a Trademark. | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

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First Amendment, Lanham Act, USPTO to SCOTUS, SOS

re: Simon Tam, The Slants
source: USPTO to SCOTUS: SOS on the Lanham Act ASAP | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

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New gTLD .INSURANCE Eligibility Requirements, Remedies Are Available

source: Blog: Online Eligibility Requirements Will Frustrate Some Insurance Businesses, But Remedies Are Available | Cooley LLP - JDSupra

Trademarks, Trademark Deviations, Use It or Lose It

source: Trademark Series: Deviations! | Field Law - JDSupra

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Healthy Hemp Does Not Function As a Trademark

descriptive, dictionary words, trademarks

source: Although Healthy Hemp May do Many Things, It Does Not Function As a Trademark | Ladas & Parry LLP - JDSupra

Operating an Illegal Franchise System Without Knowing It?

franchises, trademarks, licensing

source: Having The “Are You Operating an (Illegal) Franchise System Without Knowing It?” Conversation | K&L Gates LLP - JDSupra

School And Teacher Websites, Intellectual Property Risks

source: Intellectual Property Risks With School And Teacher Websites | Tucker Arensberg, P.C. - JDSupra

Federal Judge, TTAB, Bear Bryant, Houndstooth Hat, Trademarks

source: Federal Judge vs. TTAB – Trademark Battle over Bear Bryant’s Houndstooth Hat | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

Digital Assets and Revising Your Estate Plan

source: Keying into your digital assets: Revise your estate plan to account for online documents | Adler Pollock & Sheehan P.C. - JDSupra

Federal Trade Secrets Act Gains Momentum

Trade Secrets, Intellectual Property, Copyright, Trademarks

source: Federal trade secrets act gains momentum | Dentons - JDSupra

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Copyright Act, Attorneys’ Fees Awards, Different Approaches

source: Context Is Everything: Evaluating Different Approaches Toward Attorneys’ Fees Awards Under Copyright Act in Light of Supreme Court Review | WilmerHale - JDSupra

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Baseball Diamond Trademark Dispute

source: Hope Springs Eternal – Even for Baseball Trademark Disputes | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

Still No Trademark Registration for The Slants?

source: In re Tam: Still No Trademark Registration for The Slants | BakerHostetler - JDSupra

POM Wonderful vs Coca Cola Legal Battle, Unfair Competition, Lanham Act

unfair competition, labeling, trademarks

source: POM Wonderful LLC v. Coca Cola Co.: legal battle nearly over, but industry litigation landscape forever changed… | Cozen O'Connor - JDSupra

Fourth Circuit: No Use in US Required to Bring Claims Under Lanham Act

 Lanham Act, marks, trademarks, names

source: Fourth Circuit Holds No Use in the U.S. Required to Bring Claims Under the Lanham Act | BakerHostetler - JDSupra

Passive Trademark Licensor Held Not Liable for Product Defect

source: Passive Trademark Licensor Held Not Liable for Product Defect | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

Chipotle, Better Burger, Trademarks

source: Is BETTER BURGER a Done Deal for Chipotle? | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

Can a Geographical Name be a Trademark?

source: Trademark Series: Can a Geographical Name be a Trademark? | Field Law - JDSupra

Drumpf or Trump: Names, Brands, Trademarks

source: Drumpf or Trump: The Name or The Brand? | Fish & Richardson - JDSupra

Is Blogging Dead?

source: Is blogging dead? (Guest post by Adrian Lurssen) | Adrian Dayton - JDSupra

Arbitrators for Intellectual Property Disputes at HKIAC

source: New Panel of Arbitrators for Intellectual Property Disputes at HKIAC | Planet Depos, LLC - JDSupra

China Imposes New Restrictions on Internet Content

source: China Imposes New Restrictions on Internet Content | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra

Trademark Protection in Cuba, Now the Time?

source: Cuban Trademark Protection: Is now the time? | McAfee & Taft - JDSupra

When Copyright Law Preempts Trademark Claims

source: Nobody Puts Trademark Claims in a Corner (Except when Copyright Law Preempts Them) | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

Domain Names, Cybersquatting, Trademark Infringement, Damages

source: When the cost of default is $1.2 million | World Trademark Review | Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP - JDSupra

The Future of Daily Fantasy Sports? All Bets are Off

source: All Bets are Off When It Comes to the Future of Daily Fantasy Sports | Loeb & Loeb LLP - JDSupra

UPS: Word, Acronym or Initialism Trademark?

source: UPS: Word, Acronym or Initialism Trademark? | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. - JDSupra

Competing Land O’Lakes Trademarks: No Confusion, No Infringement

source: Court Doesn’t Take the Bait in Land O’Lakes Trademark Case | Balough Law Offices, LLC - JDSupra

Fighting Cyberflight of Domain Names: ICANN Enforcement of UDRP Rules

source: Fighting Cyberflight of Domain Names: ICANN Seeks Enforcement of New UDRP Rules | Dorsey & Whitney LLP - JDSupra