OK, so maybe some news reporting doesn’t really cover “hard news.” CNN’s “Headline News” ain’t what it used to be. And maybe too many 20-somethings got most of their news about the election from Jon Stewart’s fake journalism in The Daily Show on Comedy Central Network. Perhaps we have read… more >
Most business people are wondering what is the best course of action in these uncertain economic times. Those who are suffering enormous revenue downturns are staying up nights strategizing how to make it through and what to do with what they have left. Those who are having their best year… more >
One of the perennial questions confronted by patent attorneys is just what types of inventions are patentable. The Patent Act defines a patentable invention as any new and useful “process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter.” 35 U.S.C. § 101. From this broad language courts have attempted to fashion specific… more >
When faced with a potentially infringing competitor, holders of design patents of course need to know the scope of their design patent. The question is an understandable one, after all, unlike a utility patent, there is but one claim—typically of a form along the lines of the following: “I claim… more >
Many know of the MySpace suicide case, in which Lori Drew participated in the cyber-bullying of a teenager on the website MySpace, by way of a fake account. The cyber-bullying ultimately caused Megan Meier, the bullied teenager, to take her life. While many have, of course, focused on the tragedy… more >
Layoffs are now an everyday occurrence. The short-term urgency of conducting layoffs can distract management, which may overlook protecting their intellectual property (IP) assets during the termination process. There is a common understanding between employers and employees that office supplies and equipment do not depart with a departing employee. But… more >