Other IP

Bankruptcy, trade secrets, domain squatters. What do all of these issues have in common? They are all part of the intellectual property law rubric. Findlaw has a number of articles to help you wade through the IP law maze. For instance, the intermingling between IP and bankruptcy law has increased over the past couple of years as more companies utilize intellectual property . You can also find information on domain names including what to do after you decide on a name such as purchasing it from a registrar, or look for a hosting provider that can do it for you—many hosts offer this as part of your hosting account package.

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Other IP Articles

On Trial Tips: Effective Use of Computer Graphics and Animations

. Jurors retain about 20% of the content of evidence presented from oral testimony alone. But when oral testimony is combined with illustrative demonstrative evidence, such as graphs, pictures or blow-ups of documents, jurors can retain up to 80 ...
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Perfection In An Imperfect World: Security Interests In Copyrights And Trademarks

A byproduct of this age of branding, merchandising and the Internet has been the increased awareness of the value of a company's "intangibles." Nowhere is this more obvious than when attempting to evaluate the realizable liquidation value of ...
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Photocopying and the Fair Use Doctrine

The Copyright Act gives the owner of copyrighted material the right to control its duplication and distribution and prohibits photocopying unless the copying falls within one of the limited exceptions provided for in the Act. For most businesses and ...
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Pitfalls in Intellectual Property Licensing in the European Union

U.S. companies licensing their intellectual property -- patents, copyrights or confidential know-how ("IP") -- for use in the European Union ("EU") need to be aware that the EU is not as receptive as the U.S. to restraints in IP licenses or to ...
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Potential Year 2000 Litigation

The so-called Year 2000 problem, or Y2K crisis, may result in significant litigation. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the Year 2000 computer bug and the potential litigation that may arise if this problem is not adequately addressed prior to ...
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PRC Government Starts to Implement New Rules on Domain Name Registration and Dispute Resolutions

On September 30, 2002, three new sets of rules concerning domain names became effective in China. The Ministry of Information Industry promulgated the PRC Rules for the Regulation of Internet Domain Names (the Domain Name Rules). The other two were ...
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Preventing the Unauthorized Use of Internet Addresses Identical to Registered Trademarks

Increasingly, consumers are utilizing Internet addresses for finding specific sources of goods and services. More specifically, consumers often search for goods and services by utilizing well-known trademarks or service marks as Internet search ...
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Property Rights–Horizon Changes Intellectual Property Scene

Samuel Johnson, considered one of the greatest writers of the 18th century, once said, "Knowledge is of two kinds. We know a subject ourselves, or we know where we can find information upon it." Johnson, of course, spoke these words in a simpler ...
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Protect and Capitalize on All of Your Property: Especially the Stuff You Can’t Touch

In today's business environment the field of intellectual property (IP) is booming. Businesses must guarantee their rights of intellectual property to protect their inventions, patents, trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. Understanding what IP ...
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Protecting a Valuable Asset: Your Business Name

How important is it to protect one's business name? For many companies, the business name is what turns people into customers. Perhaps money has been invested in advertising, or people have learned of the business through word of mouth. What would ...
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