Patent And Trademark Management Software

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• Licensing Interactive Music Rights

  You've designed a spiffy multimedia title with haunting graphics and a plot worthy of Dashiell Hammett. All that remains, besides beta-testing and printing the t-shirts, is a Grammy award-winning soundtrack.

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• Land’s End Gets Trial in Unusual ‘Typosquatting’ Case

  Retailer Land's End will get a trial in its case against defendants accused of profiting from the company's online affiliate program through a scheme that gave "typosquatting" a new twist.

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• Update on Personal Jurisdiction and the Web

  On April 9, 1997, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit in New York affirmed a dismissal (pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(2), lack of personal jurisdiction), against Bensusan Restaurant Corporation ("Bensusan"), operators in New York City, of a famous jazz club called "The Blue Note" against Richard B. King ("King"), a Missouri resident, who owns a club in Columbia, Missouri also called "The Blue Note."

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• Piracy on the Web

  The Internet celebrates its 30th birthday soon, but it acts like a newfound gold mine. Every Dick, Jane, and Spot is rushing headlong to surf it or set up shop on it. If you're a content owner, maybe you too are thinking it's about time to blaze a digital trail.

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• Jurisdiction in a World Without Walls

  Suppose you want to sue someone based upon their electronic action, for example, you allege their domain name infringes your trademark. Where do you go? Their home state, your home state, some central cyberspace locale? Can current caselaw concerning jurisdiction cope with a world without walls? Or, must the courts craft new caselaw to govern cyberspace?

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• Rushing to Court to Stop Offensive Internet Conduct Not Always Best Idea

  So there you are - a reputable company or person, and someone else is using your trademarks to direct Internet users to graphic pornographic Web sites. You file a lawsuit and rush into court seeking immediate relief, right?

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• Website Audit Checklist

  Whether you are an active participant in e-commerce, maintain a passive website, act as a website designer, provide content or work with the websites of others, you must understand and monitor a wide variety of legal issues before they become problems. A thorough website audit is a crucial tool designed to help you determine whether or not certain changes are necessary to avoid litigation and make sure that potential problems are corrected.

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• Is the Internet Putting Your Corporate Identity at Risk?

  With the Internet opening so many doors to the expanding global economy, your corporate identity may be more vulnerable than ever before.

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• Interview on Open Source Software Licensing with Attorney Philip Albert

  Interview on Open Source Software Licensing with Attorney Philip Albert.

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• Uh Oh, Google Gets Geico: No Insurance Against Trademark Keying Policy

  Following a three day trial, a recent decision by the Eastern District of Virginia gave new life to the practice of trademark keying. In Geico v. Google (No. 1:04CV507), Judge Brinkema ruled from the bench that Geico "has not established that the mere use of [Geico's] trademark by Google as a search word or keyword or even using it in [Google's] AdWord program standing alone violates the Lanham Act."

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