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News & Analysis as of May 25, 2013

So You Want to Create an App?: Important Legal Considerations for Nonprofits

by Krista Coons, Jeffrey S. Tenenbaum | Venable LLP on 4/9/2013

In this presentation: - Apps! A Mobile Revolution - But, What Exactly Is an App? - Apps vs. Websites: A Primer - Legal Considerations - Why Does IP Ownership Matter? - Creation of...more

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

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

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

Stanford V. Roche: Bayh-Dole Does Not Automatically Vest Title to Federally Funded Inventions in Federal Contractors

by King & Spalding on 6/7/2011

On June 6, 2011, in a 7-2 affirmance, the Supreme Court held that the Bayh-Dole Act does not automatically vest title to federally funded inventions in federal contractors or authorize contractors to unilaterally take title...more