In-License Agreements With Nonprofits: 5 Considerations by Mintz Levin on 5/17/2012 Originally publish in Law360, New York (May 15, 2012, 1:01 PM ET) Many of the most successful and profitable technologies being developed and commercialized by technology-based companies, particularly in the areas of...more
DMCA Safe Harbors De-Coded: 17 U.S.C. Section 512 Re-Organized in More Logical Order by Fenwick & West LLP on 5/8/2012 Organizationally speaking, the Safe Harbors part of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), 17 U.S.C. § 512, doesn’t make much sense. Provisions governing related matters are often scattered through the section, and...more
Social Media and Charitable Solicitation Considerations by Venable LLP on 4/26/2012 In this presentation: - General Legal Issues with Entity Use of Social Media * Defamation * IP * Misleading Advertising * Privacy – “Similar Issues, New Platforms” - Charitable Solicitation...more
Five Key Issues to Consider When Negotiating In-License Agreements With Nonprofit Entities -- Part I in a Continuing Series on... by Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 4/3/2012 Many of the most successful and profitable technologies being developed and commercialized by technology-based companies, particularly in the areas of life sciences and clean technology, were initially developed by...more
All About UBIT: What Nonprofit Leaders Need to Know by Venable LLP on 3/20/2012 In this presentation: - What is Unrelated Business Income? - UBIT Exceptions: Qualified Sponsorship Income - UBIT Exceptions: Royalty Income - Cause-Related Marketing Please see full presentation...more
Starting a Kentucky Business Task List by Wolfe & Houlehan PLLC on 3/5/2012 List of legal and practical steps most entrepreneurs face in starting a business in Kentucky...more
Legal Risks in Nonprofit Social Media Use by Gammon & Grange, P.C. on 2/3/2012 Social media has become an invaluable tool for advancing nonprofit causes. But most nonprofits are unaware of the many potential legal traps in the online world. Below are some tips on avoiding legal troubles in social media...more
You'll Be Saww-wwwy: The Unauthorized Use of Photos by Erin McClarty on 12/27/2011 Considerations non-profits should take into consideration when using photographs. ...more
Social Media and the Law for Nonprofits by Gammon & Grange, P.C. on 12/13/2011 Powerpoint presentation to help nonprofits be aware of the legal risks of engaging in social media and of employees' use of social media....more
Business News Digest -- November 2011 by Venable LLP on 11/4/2011 Venable attorneys produce periodic alerts and newsletters covering a variety of topics and practice areas. For your convenience, we have assembled below a collection of the latest alerts and newsletters from October...more
A Collection of Venable's Nonprofit Legal Articles and Presentations from the Third Quarter of 2011 by Venable LLP on 10/14/2011 As we have done previously (e.g., see full newsletter for link to our second quarter 2011 Alert), Venable's Nonprofit Organizations Practice Group will share the best of the nonprofit legal articles and PowerPoint...more
Protecting and Licensing Nonprofit Trademarks: Key Trademark and Tax Law Issues by Venable LLP on 9/28/2011 Trademarks Have Come of Age..... Every Nonprofit Has Brands to Protect..... The Rise in Legal Battles Among Nonprofits Over Trademarks..... Clearing Trademarks: Selection and How to Work with Marketing...more
Business News Digest- July 2011 by Venable LLP on 7/29/2011 IN THIS ISSUE: Breaking News: Historic Change to Domain Name System — What You Should Know CFPB Targets Debt Relief Services Market for Supervision Chambers, Legal 500 Name Venable Top Advertising Law...more
Be careful with your agreements: Bayh-Dole Act does not automatically confer ownership of inventions from inventors to... by International Lawyers Network on 7/7/2011 Court holds Bayh-Dole Act simply assures that contractors may keep title to what they already have The Supreme Court recently held in Stanford v. Roche that the Bayh-Dole Act (also known as the University and Small...more
WWW.What?: What the Impending New Domain Names Mean for Nonprofits by Venable LLP on 7/5/2011 Agenda: - What are domain names? - How does the domain name system (DNS) work? - Top-level domains - Internationalized domain names - New .XXX domain - New top-level domains - What do nonprofits...more