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Silicon Valley IP Licensing Law Blog
"The mission of this blog will be to explore legal issues related to the drafting, negotiation, validity, and enforcement of a variety of different types of intellectual property licenses. This blog will also look at some closely related issues such as the commercialization of intellectual property, the development of intellectual property portfolios, relevant legislation, and litigation in the news related to IP licensing matters."
Author: Kristie Prinz is a solo practitioner in Los Gatos, Calif. She also currently serves as Vice Chair of both the VOIP and program committees for the Science and Technology Law Section of the American Bar Association, biotechnology/ life science director for the National Association of Women Business Owners Silicon Valley Board of Directors, and co-chair of the Telecom and Intellectual Property Subcommittees for the State Bar of California Business Section's Cyberspace Law Committee. She was also elected to become an American Bar Foundation fellow to serve on the ABA Science and Technology Law Section's nominating committee.
Blawg Related Categories: Intellectual Property Law • States • California • Solo / Small Firm
Recent Posts from Silicon Valley IP Licensing Law Blog
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The Prinz Law Store
The Prinz Law Office is pleased to announce the launch of its new on-demand webstore at The Prinz Law Store. To see the press release on our launch, please click here.
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Series on ALI Software Contract Principles: Clarify Rules on Implied and Express Warranties in Software Contracts
We continue today with our series on the new American Law Institute Principles of the Law of Software Contracts with a discussion of what software companies need to know about the Principles’ treatment of warranties.…
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Electronic Frontier Foundation Launches New Site to Track Modifications to Online Terms and Conditions
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (”EFF”) has just launched a new website to track companies’ modifications to their terms and conditions: TOSback.org. According to an explanation on the website, TOSbackup.org was launched with the intention of…
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Bilski Case: Decision to Have Broad Implications for Silicon Valley Companies
The Supreme Court agreed this week to hear the Bilski Case. Given the issues at the heart of Bilski, this case will be closely watched by the Silicon Valley business community, since any decision could…
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Associated Press Interview Offers Some Insight on its Plans to Police Blogosphere
As the Silicon Valley IP Licensing Blog has been reporting, the Associated Press has already initiated an effort to impose its view of what constitutes fair use on the blogosphere. However, I came across today…
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Series on ALI Software Contract Principles: Changes Default Rule from Implied Warranty to Implied Indemnification Against Infringement
As we posted yesterday, the American Law Institute has just approved its Principles of the Law of Software Contracts. As promised, we are launching today the first in a series of postings on the new…
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American Law Institute Approves Principles of the Law of Software Contracts
The American Law Institute (”ALI”) recently approved at its 86th Annual Meeting the proposed final draft of the Principles of the Law of Software Contracts. For those blog readers who are not familiar with the…
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Copyright Office Issues Response to Backlog Reports
The Copyright Office has issued a response to last week’s reports of a backlog at the Copyright Office. In an email sent out to Copyright Office subscribers, the Copyright Office stated as follows: A recent…
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Copyright Office Announces Fee Increases Effective August 1, 2009
The Copyright Office has announced that a new fee increase will be effective August 1, 2009. Attached is the Analysis and Proposed Fee Adjustment Schedule submitted by the Copyright Office to Congress. I spent a…
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Backlog Issues No Longer Limited to USPTO; Copyright Office Also Experiencing Long Delays
The Washington Post reported last week that the backlog issues, which once were limited to the Patent Office have now spilled over into the Copyright Office as well. According to the Washington Post, the delays…
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