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

The Cautious Interplay Between Trademarks and Internet Domain Names

(Reprinted with permission of the Illinois Bar Journal, Vol. 88 #2, February, 2000. Copyright by the Illinois State Bar Association, on the web at www.isba.org.) Aaron W. Brooks Your client's trademark has been registered as an Internet domain ...
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The Corporate Compliance Program

Compliance programs are relatively common among very large corporations in the US. Now, they are becoming more common among multinational corporations with a significant presence in the US. Here's why. A compliance program is a presentation on the ...
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The Cutting Edge of Trade Secret Law

We live in a technological revolution. Computers have fundamentally altered our business and personal lives, and the Internet has reinvented the way we communicate, transact commerce and obtain information. Intellectual property law plays an ...
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The Cutting Edge of Trade Secrets: How Far Should the Law Go To Prevent Misappropriation by Memory and Inevitable Disclosure

We live in an age of technological revolution. The personal computer has fundamentally altered our business and personal lives, and the Internet has reinvented the way we communicate, transact commerce and obtain information. Unprecedented employee ...
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The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and Other Recent Copyright Law Changes

On October 28, 1998, President Clinton signed into law the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (the "DMCA"), which amends U.S. copyright law to (1) provide legal protection for, and remedies to prevent thec ircumvention of, technological protection ...
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The Domain Name Game

As businesses realize that the Internet is the wave of the future, many are rushing to catch that wave by establishing a domain name for a presence in cyberspace. As domain names have proliferated so have disputes between parties laying claim to the ...
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The Growth of Canadian Intellectual Property Law and Practice

The year 2004 was a noteworthy one in Canadian intellectual property ("IP") litigation, with several developments to report in respect to both law and practice. The majority of IP disputes continue to be litigated within Canada 's federal court ...
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The Impact of the Janet Jackson “Incident” on Advertising: How the Costume Malfunction is Likely to Raise the Standards for Taste and Decency in Advertising on Network Television

That shocking moment from CBS' February 1st broadcast of the Super Bowl will not soon be forgotten. Reportedly the most "Tivo'd" moment in history Â– the baring of Janet Jackson's breast during the now infamous Half Time Show Â– the "incident" has ...
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The New BFOR Test: Mission Impossible?

o you want to buy a high-tech company. Last month we considered a number of preparatory steps that should be taken when you gear up for acquiring a high-tech company or a company with significant technology-related assets: these included phased ...
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The New ISNI

Independent Service Network International (ISNI) started out as an organization of what was then called Third-Party Maintenance Companies. The year was 1985 and the third-party maintenance companies, later to be called Independent Service ...
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