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The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is the latest and most far-reaching attempt to harmonize intellectual property enforcement and strengthen anti-counterfeiting efforts across the globe. As of May 2012, the European…more

The Internet is about to become a much bigger and more complex place for trademark owners. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) will soon be allowing organizations to introduce hundreds of new…more

In Bilski v. Kappos, the Court reiterated that abstract ideas are not patent eligible, gave little guidance as to what it meant by “abstract idea” other than that the Court was concerned about claims that were too broad and…more

Companies that do not have a formal process in place for developing and managing trademarks may not be fully capturing and capitalizing on the value of their intellectual assets. Without a procedure to oversee the adoption,…more

There exists a class of patent holders who do not practice their patented invention. Nonpracticing patent holders [also non-practicing entities or “NPE”] are also referred to by many as “patent…more

Intellectual Property (IP) assets have been increasingly exploited through secured transactions as a means of obtaining financing. The securitization process consists of three important components: (1) creation, (2)…more

Statistics over the last decade suggest that a shift is well underway in corporate attitudes toward acquiring, valuing, and leveraging IP rights. Two main concerns that dominate the management of IP are legal and business…more

The Sunrise Period for .XXX domains closes this Friday, October 28, 2011 at 12pm ET. Now is the time to block your trademarks from this space with Ladas Domains. Sunrise B is specific to trademark rights holders outside the…more

Since the end of the 20th century the Internet and domain names have created one of the largest challenges for the protection of trademarks. It is essential for every trademark owner to understand the nature of domain names, the…more

Law and Business Between James Bond’s brand of espionage and the emotional reaction when someone trained and trusted leaves and goes to work in competition lie most fact situations that give rise to trade secret disputes…more

Our most recent news bulletin reported on the forthcoming changes to U.S. Patent Law and focused on substantive law changes. The America Invents Act also includes provisions regarding the fees charged by the U.S. Patent and…more

Background The final form of US Patent Law reform legislation (in the form of the “America Invents Act”) has finally been enacted. On September 16, 2011 President Obama signed Bill HR 1249 which had previously been passed…more

In a special meeting in Singapore on June 20th, the ICANN Board of Directors voted to adopt a new generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) program, concluding six years of development. This program is expected to introduce hundreds of…more