Author: Susan LutzkerPublished: July 6, 2020The recent destruction of 46,000 year-old rock shelters in Western Australia by the actions of mining giant Rio Tinto has focused attention on the proposed new Aboriginal Cultural Heritage Act. The new law would expand the definition of significant sites from dots on a map to
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Author: David M. RoccioPublished: October 2020David M. Roccio, of Lando and Anastasi, LLP, explores the five key considerations startups should make when formulating an IP strategy, including what should really be protected early and what to do once you have your patent.Click here to view entire blog article at Lando and Anastasi,
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Author: Eric D. BlattPublished: September 17th, 2020Eric D. Blatt of Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. discusses the mistake made by Microsoft in their argument to the PTAB panel, in which they failed to make sure that their prior art was, in fact, prior art. Read more about how this misstep could
Read MoreAuthor: Grant LukasPublished: September 10th, 2020Grant Lukas of Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. explores the contentions argued by four major technology companies – Apple, Cisco, Google, and Intel – brought in a suit against the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). In both Apple Inc. v. Fintiv, Inc., and NHK Spring
Read MoreAuthor: Patrick MoonPublished: August 27th, 2020Patrick Moon of Rothwell, Figg, Ernst & Manbeck, P.C. discusses the intricacies of Uniloc 2017 LLC v. Hulu, LLC, Netflix, Inc, the ways in which any person who is not the owner of a patent may try to file a claim to invalidate a patent, and the Federal Circuit's decisions
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Author: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: July 23rd, 2020After nearly ten years of litigation, in April and July 2020 the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously affirmed two Final Distribution orders of the Copyright Royalty Board affecting copyright royalties for 1999-2013. The share of royalties of L&L clients grew dramatically — from 1%
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: June 30, 2020Third parties who manipulate copyrighted photos online for their own commercial purposes may be liable to the photographer for copyright infringement. If the “new” work is transformative, fair use may provide a defense. Having express contractual permission from the copyright owner is the best
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: June 23, 2020In this COVID-19 era, virtual summer camps need to re-examine their risk management programs and adapt their privacy policies, copyright policies, codes of conduct and management plans to reflect the different liability risks involved in online camp activities. Click here to view entire blog
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: June 23, 2020This blog updates our May 2020 blog on the Internet Archive and its COVID-19 National Emergency Library project as well as the copyright laws impacted by this effort. Click here to view entire blog article at Lutzker & Lutzker
Read MoreAuthor: Lutzker & LutzkerPublished: June 23, 2020The immunity provided to social media giants under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, when they intervene and moderate user content, has come under attack following Twitter’s recent addition of fact-checking and warning labels to a number of President Trump’s tweets. This article
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