Category Archives: Intellectual Property

Stories from the Week that Was – 5/6/12-5/12/12

13 Sunday May 2012

Posted by in Copyright, Defamation, Federal Initiatives, Intellectual Property, Legislation, Privacy, Social Media, Stories from the Week that Was, Tech Developments, Trademark

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A mid-week election saw Richard Mourdock topple long-standing Republican Senator Richard Lugar. Has anybody bothered to ask Mourdock or (Democrat rival) Joe Donnelly’s thoughts on legislation like CISPA and SNOPA? Not this week, when all the talk was about Zuckerberg’s hoodie and President Obama’s evolution on same-sex marriage.

Why the New gTLDs Don’t Matter

Clicking ‘Like’ on Facebook Is Not Protected Speech, Judge Rules

Property rights in the cloud: Your data or theirs?

Twitter Defends User In Court Over Occupy Tweets

Think That Email Isn’t a Contract? Think Again

Facebook bans Grooveshark over copyright complaint

How Should We Measure Damages for Defamation Over Social Media?

Mars Rover Opportunity Rolling Again After Winter Break

New NDAA Would Give the Military Clandestine Cyberwar Powers

“All of my friends who have younger siblings who are going to college or high school – my number one piece of advice is: You should learn how to program.” – Mark Zuckerberg

Stories from the Week that Was – 4/29/12-5/5/12

06 Sunday May 2012

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Stories from the Week that Was – 4/29/12-5/5/12

Social Networking Online Protection Act (SNOPA) Introduced To Protect Users From Having To Divulge Personal Info

Why Is a Patent Troll in Luxembourg Suing U.S. Public Transit Agencies?

CISPA: Next Steps

U.S. Copyright Office Seeks to Raise Rates

Judge: An IP-Address Doesn’t Identify a Person (or BitTorrent Pirate)

Feds held seized website Dajaz1.com for a year without proof of copyright infringement

“My words and my ideas are my property, and I’ll keep and protect them as surely as I do my stable of unicorns.” ― Jarod Kintz, This Book is Not for Sale

 

 

 

 

 

 

Stories from the Week that Was – 4/22/12-4/28/12

29 Sunday Apr 2012

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Stories from the Week that Was – 4/22/12-4/28/12

US says intellectual property supports 40 million jobs

How CISPA will affect us [infographic]

Facebook Signs $550M Patent Deal

Judge Adds #Hashtags To Twitter Ruling

House passes CISPA with a vote of 248 to 168

Social Networking Online Protection Act (#SNOPA) Introduced To Protect Users From Having To Divulge Personal Info

Will ’emoticon defense’ disprove cyberbullying?

Why Is a Patent Troll in Luxembourg Suing U.S. Public Transit Agencies?

CISPA: Next Steps

“If you value liberty, privacy and the Constitution, then you will vote no on CISPA.” – Congressman Hank Johnson (D-Ga)

 

 

 

Indiana Trade Dress Litigation Update – Mortar Net USA Ltd. v. Keene Building Product Co.

17 Tuesday Apr 2012

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Mortar Net USA Ltd. v. Keene Building Product Co.

Court Case Number:    2:12-cv-00148-JVB-PRC
File Date:    Monday, April 16, 2012
Plaintiff:     Mortar Net USA Ltd.
Plaintiff Counsel:     Daniel W. Glavin of O’Neill McFadden & Willett LLP, Michael H Baniak
Defendant:     Keene Building Product Co.
Cause:    Federal Trade Dress Infringement, Federal Trademark Infringement, Trademark Infringement, Federal Unfair Competition, Common Law Trademark Infringement, Common Law Unfair Competition
Court:    Northern District of Indiana
Judge:     Judge Joseph S. Van Bokkelen
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Paul R. Cherry

Indiana Trademark Litigation Update – Jacobsparts, Inc. v. United Integral, Inc.

10 Tuesday Apr 2012

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Jacobsparts, Inc. v. United Integral, Inc.

Court Case Number:    1:12-cv-00462-WTL-MJD
File Date:    Monday, April 09, 2012
Plaintiff:     Jacobsparts, Inc.
Plaintiff Counsel:     Paul D. Gresk, Randolph A. Leerkamp of Gresk & Singleton
Defendant:     United Integral, Inc.
Cause:    Trademark Infringement, False Advertising
Court:    Southern District of Indiana
Judge:     William T. Lawrence
Referred To: Magistrate Judge Mark J. Dinsmore