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Stories from the Week that Was – 7/15/12-7/21/12

22 Sunday Jul 2012

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Artists, Copyright, Indiana, Intellectual Property, Litigation, Stories from the Week that Was

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BitTorrent, Mitch Daniels

Quiet week because I was out of town. In any case, here are the top stories I followed this week:

Judge rules Indiana owes IBM $12M over botched welfare program

Minnesota kills copyright trolling in its infancy

Representing Artistic Clients by Kenan Farrell on Prezi

I’m sure I missed something. If you’ve got a top intellectual property or technology story from last week, please leave a comment below.

Stories from the Week that Was – 4/15/12-4/21/12

21 Saturday Apr 2012

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Indiana, Litigation, Social Media, Stories from the Week that Was

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CISPA, Mitch Daniels

Stories from the Week that Was – 4/15/12-4/21/12

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels signs police-entry bill into law

Internet Groups Launch Anti-CISPA Protest

Survey: Social Media Evidence Soaring in Court Case

“Civilization is the progress toward a society of privacy. The savage’s whole existence is public, ruled by the laws of his tribe. Civilization is the process of setting man free from men.” – Ayn Rand

More questions about LiTEBOX: Trademark Fraud?

28 Friday Oct 2011

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Branding, Indiana, Indianapolis, Intellectual Property, Tech Developments, Trademark

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Greg Ballard, Mitch Daniels

When new companies come to Indianapolis promising tech jobs, particularly as part of a joint announcement with the Governor and Mayor, I like to check our their trademark portfolio and make sure all is in order. Apparently in the excitement of watching Michael Jordan highlights on top of semis or receiving multi-million dollar tax abatements, LiTEBOX has added the federal trademark registration notice, ®, to their Facebook page despite not owning a valid trademark registration. This could cause LiTEBOX trademark problems now (fraud) or later (inability to protect their mark based on this earlier fraud).

“Improper use of the federal registration symbol, ®, that is deliberate and intends to deceive or mislead the public or the USPTO is fraud.” Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure 906.04

In addition, LiTEBOX at some point is going to have to reconcile their use of the trademark with the owners of this trademark application:

Trademark considerations may seem small given all of the other questions that have been raised about LiTEBOX, but let’s hope they find good IP counsel soon to get their trademark situation sorted before it results in a big headache.

To everyone else, this is a good reminder to scan your marketing materials and online platforms for improper use of a trademark notice.

Indiana, IBM fight over $9M in equipment

23 Friday Jul 2010

Posted by Kenan Farrell in Indiana, Tech Developments

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Greg Zoeller, Mitch Daniels

IBM has sent a letter to Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller, demanding the return of more than $9 million in computers, printers, telephones and other equipment.

IBM and the state have sued each other over the the cancellation of a contract for the modernization of the state’s welfare delivery system.

Gov. Mitch Daniels canceled the state’s $1.37 billion contract last year following months of problems and complaints about the automated intake system.

IBM is not disputing the state’s right to cancel the contract, but is arguing in court that the state should pay for the equipment.

See Indy.com for the full story.

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