Recently, there have been a number of cases involving sound effects companies that are offering “free” sound effects as an enticement for people to sign up for their free accounts. Often times this is in order to harvest email addresses and names for marketing purposes or to sell lists to other marketing companies. [...]
Many business owners have a lot of thoughts about their business. These thoughts can occur anywhere and they feel that since they thought of it first that they should be protected under the Copyright laws. The protection of copyright by registration is a problem for some business owners because they find they are not protected.
There [...]
Patent infringement in America today is increasing tenfold over occurrences even just ten years ago. Technological advancement has led to a significant increase in patent infringement. In some cases, it has resulted in two companies competing for the same basic technological achievement while in other cases it allowed the leaking of information to competitive companies [...]
Proving that patent infringement has occurred is not quite as cut and dry as it should seem. Lawyers are of course well versed in patent infringement law, but the average individual will have a very difficult time deciphering laws on their own.
A lawyer has much more investigative ability than a business or an individual. [...]
Understanding patent infringement also means understanding intellectual property. Obviously, the material inside my head, my thoughts, my feelings, and the brain activity that makes me who I am is mine.
However that is not all considered intellectual property.
Attorneys are constantly setting new precedent when it comes to patent infringement law dealing with intellectual property, as [...]
In the United States, patent laws vary from state to state or even from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. Thus, California patent laws are unique to California. California patent laws are still both clearly defined and as technically difficult as other states. Patent infringement is basically defined the same everywhere.
The manufacture, use, sale, offer to sell, [...]
Patent violations do occasionally happen accidentally. With research tools and the high level of technology available, patent violations shouldn’t happen accidentally very often, but they do. Nor is it unheard of to be accused of a patent violation when there isn’t one. Either way, fast action is required if you or your company is accused [...]
Patent infringement and trademark violations are two different arenas. It involves the use, marketing, sale, or profit from and invention that is patented under someone else’s name or company. A trademark violator is someone who has attempted to use a company’s or individual’s trademark for personal or financial gain. A trademark is the company’s or [...]
Filing a patent infringement lawsuit requires consideration to numerous values prior to making a decision. Suing needs to be something you believe is the right step, otherwise it is bound to become a headache the size of the Grand Canyon weighing you down. Lawsuits are typically filed when the infringed upon feels they have lost [...]
Texas has found its place on the map as a hot spot for legal action, particularly for patent infringement lawsuits. Texas lawyers are very busy, and with good reason. Texas lawyers are moving the patent infringement lawsuits in Texas along faster than any other state. Patent infringement in Texas is not necessarily that high, but [...]