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

How Much of Someone Else’s Work May I Use Without Asking Permission?: The Fair Use Doctrine I

There is virtually no question which occurs more frequently to those in the publishing community than "how much of someone else's work may I use without asking permission?" The answer rests in the concept of "fair use" and the fair use exception in ...
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How to Prevent Infringing Goods from Entering the United States

Small and medium sized business owners must often decide how much time and money should be devoted to protecting their goods from infringement and misappropriation. Obtaining patent and/or trademark protection in the United States can be very costly ...
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How To Select A Strong Company Name Or Product Name

The first thing I told one of my clothing company clients was, "you are not selling t-shirts, you are selling your name." You may have a terrific product, but you need a catchy name to sell it. After selecting a catchy name, you should obtain a ...
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ICANN Domain Name Dispute Resolution Policy

On October 24, 1999, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") approved a new policy and procedures for resolution of claims that registered Internet domain names infringe upon trademarks or service marks of others.1 Under ...
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Icann’s New Top-Level Domains Pose Problems and Offer Opportunities for Trademark Owners

ICANN's recently approved top-level domains (.biz, .info, .pro, .name, .museum, .coop and .aero) provide cybersquatters with new opportunities to misappropriate others' trademarks. These new domains may also offer registered trademark owners the ...
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Identifying, Protecting and Leveraging Intellectual Property Assets

Federal and state utility regulatory agencies are placing increased focus on affiliated transactions involving gas and electric marketing, energy services, transmission, distribution and merchant services, transfers of customer information and ...
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Integrating Business Goals And The Law In Licensing Deals

Reprinted with permission from New England In-House, a quarterly publication of Lawyers Weekly, Inc. Today more than ever in-house counsel need to be aware of the broader business context in which a license functions. By understanding the pros and ...
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Intellectual Property Audits: A More Diligent Approach

Conducting an intellectual property audit is an important business process. It can insure a company's IP assets are being adequately identified, protected, and enforced; provide information to potential investors; and inform a potential licensee or ...
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Intellectual Property Beyond the Frontier

When you take your products and services beyond your company's geopolitical boundaries or venture beyond real boundaries into cyberspace, you might want to check the local customs where you will be going so that you encounter no surprises. The ...
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Intellectual Property in M&A Transactions: What Diligence is Due?

M&A activity in 2002 remains down substantially from recent levels; Thomson Financial reports that through September 2002, 4,086 transactions closed in the U.S., down from 4,979 in the same period in 2001 (18%). More dramatically, the value of ...
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