Intellectual Property
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To compete effectively, a business must achieve market recognition for itself and its products. The economic expansion of the last decade has greatly increased the number of businesses trying to get attention from prospective customers. At the same time, the Internet and other new venues for marketing have allowed for novel ways to compete for that attention. These factors present increasingly difficult challenges for businesses. -
The United States Supreme Court has granted certiorari to decide when a product's design is "inherently distinctive. -
This article summarizes the different types of intellectual property protection available for a small business. -
This article provides a summary of the risks associated with large scale corporate purchases of software systems. It also details the legal remedies available for corporations who find themselves in trouble with systems already purchased. -
Businesses of every size derive independent economic value and a competitive advantage from a diverse range of "secrets". A "Trade Secret" is broadly defined, and can include recipes, business plans and designs, as well as the results of reverse engineering of another's product. Even negative information can be protected as a trade secret, because it is often valuable to know what does not work to avoid wasting time and resources pursuing a dead end. -
Plaintiff brought an action against a competitor for false advertising under ?43(a) of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. ?1. -
Edward T. Colbert, Partner at Kenyon & Kenyon, presented "A Strategic Overview of Recent Developments in Enforcement Under Trademark Infringement, Dillution and Cybersquatting." James Galbraith, also a Partner at Kenyon & Kenyon, discussed the topic of managing the cost of patent litigation. -
Nels Lippert presented an in-depth discussion on the Uniform Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy. William DiSalvatore presented "Identifying and Effectively Protecting Trade Secrets."