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Issue 100, June 2017
Can a monkey own a copyright?
Free speech and trademarks
Eastern District of Texas and patent infringement
Issue 99, May 2017
Protecting graphic designs on clothing
Coppyright in 'We Shall Overcome'
The patent system under President Trump
Issue 98, April 2017
Protecting graphic designs on clothing
Coppyright in 'We Shall Overcome'
The patent system under President Trump
Issue 97, March 2017
Protecting graphic designs on clothing
Coppyright in 'We Shall Overcome'
The patent system under President Trump
Issue 96, February 2017
Protecting graphic designs on clothing
Coppyright in 'We Shall Overcome'
The patent system under President Trump
Issue 95, January 2017
Protecting graphic designs on clothing
Coppyright in 'We Shall Overcome'
The patent system under President Trump
Issue 94, December 2016
Protecting graphic designs on clothing
Coppyright in 'We Shall Overcome'
The patent system under President Trump
Issue 93, November 2016
Protecting graphic designs on clothing
Coppyright in 'We Shall Overcome'
The patent system under President Trump
Issue 92 October 2016
Yes, Virginia, there are zombies!
Presidential candidate's patent, trademark and copyright
platforms
'Buck Rogers' trademark
Can delay be a defense in patent infringement?
Issue 91, September 2016
Expansion of music copyright
Enforcing U.S. trademark law in Canada
Does the Supreme Court change the law?
Issue 90, August 2016
Issue 89, July 2016
CitiGroup trademark in 'THANKYOU'
Hashtags (#) as trademarks
Does purchase of a prototype by an inventor trigger the 'on
sale' bar?
Issue 88 June 2016
Copyright in the Klingon language
Craft beer from giant brewing companies
Risks of deliberate patent infringement
Issue 87, May 2016
New 'Defend Trade Secrets Act'
Whistleblowers and the DTSA
State trade secret law is still important
Employment agreements under the DTSA
Seizure as a DTSA remedy
Issue 86, April 2016
Trademarks and craft beer
Functional design patent
Issue 85, March 2016
Songwriters can reclaim song publishing rights
Is publishing a work to a file sharing site 'publication' of
the work?
Supreme Court to consider design patent damages in Apple v
Samsung
Issue 84, February 2016
Terrorists, privacy, and smartphones
The 'right of plublicity'and private citizens
Patenting replacement parts.
Issue 83, January 2016
'Super Bowl®' as a registered trademark
Trademark in the appearance of a candy bar
Attorney's fees in patent litigation
Issue 82, December 2015
Patenting pharmaceuticals
Licensing to major manufacturers
Lights out at PTO
Federal Trade Commission tags Oracle
Issue 81, November 2015
Diary of Anne Frank
Enhanced damages for patent infringement
Issue 80 October 2015
How to win litigation
Protecting recipes
Efficient patent infringement
Issue 79, September 2015
Copyrights and non-humans
Copyright fair use
Patent injunctions
Issue 78, August 2015
Pennslvania Trademark
Personal essay on the female inventor
Issue 77, July 2015
Copyright for 'Happy Birthday'
Taylor Swift round 2
Patenting of products that include computers
Issue 76 June 2015
Copyright piracy
Taylor Swift v Apple
Dead patents are dead
Issue 75, May 2015
John Wayne and Duke University
Posting images online
Patent bills in Congress
Issue 74, April 2015
Protecting band names
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Google's patent purchase plan
Issue 73, March 2015
Copyright infringement
Void trademark
PTO kills SAWS program
Issue 72, February 2015
3d printing the Left Shark
Was Aunt Jemima a real person?
Changes to design patent law.
Issue 71, January 2015
3D printers
Trademark juries
Patent 'public use'
Issue 70, December 2014
Are buildings protected by copyright?
Exporting patent infringement
Common words as trademarks
Issue 69, November 2014
Free speech and copyright
SiriusXM loses
Death of Internet-enabled business method patents
Issue 68, October 2014
Return of Aereo
Copyright of tattoo art
Death of the software patent
Issue 67, September 2014
Issue 66, August 2014
Copyright by animals
Amish Mafia
Patent infringement attorney's fees
Issue 65, July 2014
Copyrighting a short phrase
Trademarking a personal name
Deadline rush
Issue 64, June 2014
Supreme Court protects cable
Redskins trademark
Supremes are busy
Fear and cyber attacks
Issue 63, May 2014
Expansion of copyright
More expansion of copyrights
Employers: get assignments from employees!
Issue 62, April 2014
Artist rights organizations
Secrecy in trademark applications
Provisional patent applications
Issue 61, March 2014
When is a copyright created?
Internet domain names
Google's Street View
Issue 60, February 2014
Trolls, Shmolls!
Candy Crush saga
Supreme Court's full IP docket.
Issue 59, January 2014
Supreme Court on standing.
Copyright First Sale Doctrine
Deadline rush
Issue 58, December 2013
March 16, 2013-critical deadline for
inventors!
Dr. Copyright - Copyright Alert System
Terms of Service Didn't Read
Berne Convention
Issue 57, November 2013
Supreme Court on standing.
Copyright First Sale Doctrine
Deadline rush
Issue 56, October 2013
March 16, 2013-critical deadline for
inventors!
Dr. Copyright - Copyright Alert System
Terms of Service Didn't Read
Berne Convention
Issue 55, September 2013
Drug name trademarks
Patents to genetically modified crops
Fair use of trademarks
Exceptions to patentable subject matter
Issue 54, August 2013
Fair use and Dr. Martin Luther King
Copyright protection for photos
Patent 'on sale' bar
Issue 53, July 2013
Supreme Court on standing.
Copyright First Sale Doctrine
Deadline rush
Issue 52, June 2013
March 16, 2013-critical deadline for
inventors!
Dr. Copyright - Copyright Alert System
Terms of Service Didn't Read
Berne Convention
Issue 51, May 2013
Drug name trademarks
Patents to genetically modified crops
Fair use of trademarks
Exceptions to patentable subject matter
Issue 50, April 2013
Issue 49, March 2013
Supreme Court on standing.
Copyright First Sale Doctrine
Deadline rush
Issue 48, February 2013
March 16, 2013-critical deadline for
inventors!
Dr. Copyright - Copyright Alert System
Terms of Service Didn't Read
Berne Convention
Issue 47, January 2013
Copyright fair use
Does copyright need fixing?
David Kappos steps down at the PTO
New patent bars in effect May 16, 2013
Issue 46, December 2012
California Online Privacy Protection Act
Is a copyright notice required?
When will a court issue an order to stop patent
infringement?
Unified European Patent
Issue 45, November 2012
Copyright fair use
Does copyright need fixing?
David Kappos steps down at the PTO
New patent bars in effect May 16, 2013
Issue 44, October 2012
Patenting the non-obvious problem
Self-incrimination - It's for everybody.
Trade Dress
IP protection around the world.
Issue 43, September 2012
Trade Dress
Copyright for fashion
Third party argument in a patent application
Issue 42, August 2012
Google Patent Search
Immigration is important to American innovation
Is linking copying?
Issue 41, July 2012
Ask Dr. Copyright
Patentable Subject Matter - the issue that will not
die
Book Titles as Trademarks
Issue 40, June 2012
Patenting the non-obvious problem
Self-incrimination - It's for everybody.
Trade Dress
IP protection around the world.
Issue 39, May 2012
University copyright on student work
Design patent and trademark law merge
Fair use of MLB broadcasts
Issue 38, April 2012
Copyright is not fashionable.
It's official - intellectual property is valuable.
Files on the cloud may not be private
Issue 37, March 2012
Business resources for entrepreneurs
Copyright troll dealt a blow.
Facebook redefines common words.
Healthcare and innovation.
Issue 36, February 2012
Putting books on the digital shelves
Patent justice is denied.
Facebook not so friendly.
Ipad trademark in dispute.
Issue 35, January 2012
Stopping a Patent
Kodak - definition of a strong trademark
Marx Bros. and trademark law.
Walmart competition for new products
Issue 34, December 2011
Ask Dr. Copyright . . . Protect Your Software, Circuit
Boards, and Mask Works
Quick Patent Application Review for Green Technologies
French Fries Sue Crabs
Has Your Privacy Been Breached?...Now You Have a
Resource.
Issue 33, November 2011
Ask Dr. Copyright - Peer-to Peer file sharing
may be hazardous to your health.
'Best Mode' under the America Invents Act
The 'First Sale' doctrine and why you should not
rely on Google as your lawyer
Trademark infringement cases on the rise
The privacy we give up for cell phone convenience.
Issue 32, October 2011
High cost of character costumes
Deceptive trademarks
America Invents Act, Part II - Prior Art
Issue 31, September 2011
Patent reform signed into law
America Invents top ten list
Crucial information for inventors
PTO restarts 'fast track' patent review
Descriptive Trademarks: Apple loses one
Issue 30, August 2011
Copyright Infringement and the Vanishing
Corporate Veil
Patent Reform is Broken
When is Computer Software an Unpatentable Mental
Process?
Issue 29, July 2011
Treb Lipton
Theft by a departing employee
Protecting intellectual property on Facebook
Supreme Court says employee can assign away employer's invention
Issue 28, June 2011
Fate of a copyright troll
House passes 'America Invents Act'
LWH reclaims domain name
ICANN developments
'Inequitable Conduct' game changer for patent owners
Issue 27, May 2011
Protecting your trademark from XXX
Viacom v YouTube - The saga continues
Who owns your invention?
New opportunities for patent applicants.
Issue 26, April 2011
Branding is effective
Trade secret theft is a crime
Dr. Copyright
Issue 25, March 2011
'America Invents Act' passes
Senate, pending in House
Two Trademark Registers
Attorney-Client Privilege
Chocolate Milk, part II
Issue 24, February 2011
Is Coca-Cola's trade secret
recipe still a trade secret?
Watson computer vs. Jeopardy champions
What's in a
name? - Your name as a trade mark
Patent Reform Legislation forwarded to the full U.S. Senate
Federal Courts' Continued Hostility Toward Complex Patent Issues
Issue 23, January 2011
Patent Infringement 'R' Us
To Hold or Not to Hold - IP holding companies
PTO Green Technologies Program Extended
Patent Reform Redux
Issue 22, December 2010
Copyright and Safe Harbor, part II
Corvette and famous trademarks
Losing foreign patent rights
Issue 21. November 2010
Copyright and 'safe harbors'
Policing Trademarks
Deferring patent examination
Issue 20. October 2010
Ask Dr. Copyright - duration of
a copyright
Famous trademarks
Does a food trademarks protect the recipe?
Patent search tool for FireFox
PTO issues patents, reduces backlog
Issue 19. September 2010
Transfer of software licenses
Keeping it private in the workplace
Gourmet's guide to IP rights
Dangerous patent applications
Unspillable milk and iPhone apps
Issue 18. August 2010
Mailing a work
to yourself
End of the Internet monopoly
Protecting trade secrets from employee theft
Patent invention services - buyer beware
Issue 17. July 2010
Jurisdiction in the Internet World
Grammar of Copyrights and Trademarks
Inventor's Eye - PTO publication
Copyright and public performance of a movie
Issue 16. June 2010
Supreme Court Decides Bilski.
Supreme Court sends a message to employees.
Can I donate a copyright?.
PTO considers multiple patent review tracks.
Internships: It's not just another free employee.
Issue 15. May 2010
Can I freely distribute a news article?.
Patent reform Lite.
Registering trademarks for scents, color and sound.
International piracy.
Patent Prosecution Highway
Issue 14. April 2010
Cyberspace is expanding.
Can I sell photos that I take?
Planning for events beyond your control.
Patent reform is not dead.
Issue 13. March 2010
Is an image without a copyright
notice free to use?.
Don't go naked when assigning a trademark.
PTO budget proposes more examiners and fees..
Cease and desist letters and trademark rights.
Issue 12. February 2010
Intent-to-use trademark
applications and the Internet.
Is plagiarism copyright infringement?.
Proper patent marking.
When is a product 'sold' for patent infringement?
Issue 11. January 2010
Teaching innovation.
Using trademarks where they do not belong.
PTO pilot program for green technologies.
Do patent applications require a separate written description?
Issue 10. December 2009
Bloggers and advertisers cautioned by the FTC
on product endorsements.
Global Findability goes for the gold.
What to do when your trademark is registered as a domain name by
another person.
Planning to license or sell your patent?
Issue 9. November 2009
Read your software licenses carefully.
PTO pilot program for small entities.
What's in a name-Choosing a domain name can be tricky.
You don't have to wait until your patent issues.
Issue 8. October 2009
Ringtones freed by district
court.
Hope for the patent system?
The Mighty Mouse saga
Free patent search resources
Issue 7. September, 2009
Is your patent vulnerable to foreclosure?
Sign, sign, everywhere a sign.
PTO Director Kappos to reform examiner 'count'
system
Congress considers copyright protection for
fashion designs.
Issue 6. August, 2009
New PTO Administrator sworn in.
Is a download a performance?
Supreme Court to consider what can be patented.
Real trademarks in a virtual world, part II
Issue 5. July, 2009
Is ASCAP crazy?
Michael Jackson Defied Gravity.
Registered Offices are important.
Why not use fake patent numbers?
Issue 4. June, 2009
Facing Trademark Protection on Facebook
Design Patents
Real Trademarks Used in a Virtual World
Developments at the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences
Issue 3. May, 2009
State trademark registration
Patent reform - First to File vs. First to Invent
Don't forget trade secrets
$9.7 million trade secret judgment
Issue 2. April 2009
iPod to the Queen
Applications and revenue down at the PTO
Trademarks- Use them or lose them
Protecting yourself from infringement on EBay
Issue 1. March 2009
Registering copyrights and
trademarks with Homeland Security
Deferred examination of patent applications
Linking may be dangerous to your health.
Vederi Peregrine
Akamai Fed Cir
Akamai SC
Alice Octane
Planet Blue
Amdocs
Ultramercial
Delano Farms
mousetrap design
Kappos
Thales
eBay
Apple
