2169 ABA Journal Intellectual Property Law articles.
A personal injury law firm has been sued by the owners of a nursing home chain prominently mentioned in the law firm’s Web site advertising.
Genesis Healthcare Corp. contends McHugh…
Sep 7, 2007 5:27 PM CDT
A stunning $1.52 billion verdict against Microsoft Corp. in a patent case earlier this month was the impetus for planned changes in U.S. patent law. But now that the computer…
Sep 5, 2007 3:58 PM CDT
A blinds and wallpaper company says American Airlines has a better chance of making its trademark infringement claim fly against Google.
American Blind and Wallpaper Factory has settled a declaratory…
Sep 5, 2007 11:10 AM CDT
A lawsuit against the New Dance Group claims choreographers or their heirs have the right to control performances of dances first staged by the New York company in the 1930s…
Sep 4, 2007 6:01 PM CDT
More than 20 designers concerned about knockoffs of their fashions have filed lawsuits against the clothing chain Forever 21.
Other stores have been sued as well, the Sep 4, 2007 4:18 PM CDT
A federal appeals court has agreed to rehear a case that considers whether freelance writers have rights to stories published in a magazine’s exact reproduction in digital CD-ROM format.
The…
Sep 4, 2007 11:04 AM CDT
Jones Day has hired four intellectual property lawyers for its Hong Kong office from Baker & McKenzie’s office in the same city.
They are Peggy Cheung, Anita Leung, Chiang Ling…
Aug 31, 2007 10:21 AM CDT
A very select group of lawyers reportedly now bills at hourly rates that can exceed $1,000. But they are topped by an even more select group of experts, whose fees…
Aug 30, 2007 8:05 PM CDT
An en banc opinion by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit makes it more difficult to obtain triple damages for willful patent infringement.
The court Aug 21, 2007 10:37 AM CDT
Public information crusader Carl Malamud is the latest of a growing number of individuals who are looking for a way to make court decisions more accessible to the general public.
…Aug 20, 2007 2:36 PM CDT
A new documentary called “War Made Easy” tests fair use law by using unlicensed network news footage.
The producers paid for about 60 percent of the clips and contend they…
Aug 17, 2007 12:27 PM CDT
The ’80s American folk-punk band known widely for its song “Blister in the Sun” is now embroiled in litigation.
Violent Femmes bassist Brian Ritchie has filed a federal suit in…
Aug 16, 2007 4:28 PM CDT
On the heels of several legal setbacks, Qualcomm has announced the resignation of its general counsel, Lou Lupin.
He will be replaced on an acting basis by former U.S. attorney…
Aug 13, 2007 7:25 PM CDT
The creator of Facebook has the upper hand in a copyright infringement lawsuit brought by the founders of a competing social networking Web site, according to one expert.
R. Scott…
Aug 13, 2007 3:45 PM CDT
Michael Crichton, who fills a rather unique niche in turning science into literary fiction, says the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office goofed in dealing…
Aug 13, 2007 12:12 AM CDT
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