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[05/08]
Leger painting auctioned for more than $39 million in NYC
[05/08]
Frank Zappa's widow supports plans for Baltimore bust
[05/07]
Company floats ads in 'clouds' shaped like corporate logos
[05/06]
Okla. man sues Armstrong Foundation over pet collars
[05/06]
Redstone hails copyright protection
[05/05]
Barbara Walters puts life on display with book `Audition'
[05/01]
Federal judge sets formula for Internet music royalties
[05/01]
Ono in fight over copyright of rarely seen Lennon video
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Domain Names and Trademark Law
In theory, choosing a domain name is simple. If it is memorable, pronounceable, short, clever, easily spelled and suggests the nature of the commerce on your website, you've got yourself a winner. But even if your choice is brilliant from a marketing standpoint, it may be worse than foolish from a legal perspective. Your name is at risk if it legally conflicts with any one of the millions of commercial names that already exist. It's a big risk. If you put money and sweat into your website under one domain name and then are forced to give the name up, your Web-based business is likely to suffer a damaging, if not fatal, blow.
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10 Reasons You Should Claim and Register Your Copyright
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Case Summaries
[05/08]
Lucent Techs., Inc. v. Gateway, Inc. In a patent case pertaining to alleged infringement by Microsoft and Dell of two patents owned by plaintiff-Lucent, summary judgment of non-infringement as to one patent is vacated and remanded where the district court's construction of the term "terminal device" was erroneous. Summary judgment of non-infringement as to another patent is affirmed as the district court's construction of the phrase "each successive iteration including the steps of" was proper.
[05/07]
Solomon Techs., Inc. v. Int'l Trade Comm'n In proceedings involving imports and sales of certain Toyota hybrid vehicles, an order finding no violation of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 and refusing to enter an order excluding Toyota's products is affirmed on the basis of noninfringement, although the circuit court declines to resolve the construction of a "continuously variable" limitation.
[05/07]
Decisioning.com, Inc. v. Federated Dep't Stores, Inc. In a patent infringement action involving automated financial account processing systems, summary judgment of non-infringement in favor of defendants is affirmed in part, vacated in part, and remanded where: 1) the construction of "remote interface" only encompasses publicly-accessible computer equipment and not consumer owned personal computers; 2) thus, defendant-Federated was entitled to summary judgment; 3) defendants-TD Ameritrade and HSBC were entitled to summary judgment only with respect to systems that are accessed solely via consumer-owned personal computers; but 4) further proceedings were required as to those defendants based on certain modified claim constructions.
[05/06]
PSN Illinois, LLC v. Ivoclar Vivadent, Inc. In a patent infringement action involving a method of fabricating porcelain veneers for teeth, summary judgment of non-infringement is affirmed where: 1) although the district court erred in excluding all finishing steps and construed the claim term "ready for mounting" too narrowly; nevertheless, 2) no reasonable jury could conclude that the accused process included an equivalent of the "ready for mounting" limitation under the doctrine of equivalents.
[05/06]
U.S. v. Armstead Convictions for felony willful copyright infringement for private financial gain are affirmed over allegations that the government failed to produce sufficient evidence that DVDs sold had an aggregate value of more than $2,500 in "retail value" as used in section 2319(b)(1).
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