by divi | Jul 23, 2018 | Intellectual Property
Was it a genuine attempt, with the best of intentions, of a joint venture to benefit both companies, or was it all just a game by one company to gain access to critical information and steal it? Two large, well known companies with complimentary technologies created a...
by divi | Jul 23, 2018 | Intellectual Property
The U.S. Supreme Court recently ruled that under some circumstances a patent infringement case in a U.S. court can reach into other countries. Profits derived from an infringing product sold overseas could be damages available in a successful infringement case under a...
by divi | Jun 26, 2018 | Business Litigation, Employment Law, Intellectual Property
The whistleblower is the good guy in the white hat and the thief is the bad guy in the black hat, right? Tesla and the courtroom are the scenes where this battle of good and evil will play out. Tesla is suing a former employee for theft of trade secrets, breaking into...
by divi | Mar 1, 2018 | Intellectual Property
A trademark concerns a product or service. If you register one it may eventually be used by the public in a way that transcends your product or service and applies to a wide range of products or services. Have you ever used a “Xerox machine” that was a copier not made...
by divi | Oct 18, 2017 | Intellectual Property
Whether you’re starting a new business, launching a new product or service or just haven’t gotten around to getting trademark protection for your logo, the names of your company or what you provide your customers, acting sooner is better than acting later. The more...
by divi | Jun 12, 2017 | Intellectual Property
If you patent your product can you limit what your customer can do with it? Not so much says the U.S. Supreme Court in a decision released late last month. It involved a dispute over printer ink cartridges but this could be applied to any number of products. The end...
