Jun 30, 2015 | Intellectual Property law, News
Patent law has a steep learning curve. For patent lawyers, this means reading a lot of federal court decisions and attending seminars. For inventors, this learning curve can impede our ability to get patent protection. By creating an inventor’s glossary, we...
Jun 29, 2015 | Intellectual Property law, News
The Supreme Court today denied Google’s request to review the lower court decision in Google, Inc. v. Oracle America, Inc. 14-410. The case is a bit complicated, particularly for non-programmers, but it basically asked whether copyright law covers application...
Jun 27, 2015 | Intellectual Property law, News
It is a common problem businesses face: You are going about your day, providing great customer service, when you notice a bad review pops up on Yelp (or Google+, or Amazon, or any of the infinite places people post things online). — (Note that I am...
Jun 22, 2015 | Intellectual Property law, News
By Gary S. Shuster The Supreme Court decided Kimble v. Marvel Entertainment, LLC today. The holding is simple: The Court refused to change a rule they announced in the 1964 Brulotte case, holding that a patent holder cannot charge royalties for the use of his...
Jun 12, 2015 | Environmental law, News
In a move not seen since California was gripped by drought in the 1970s the California State Water Resources Control Board (Water Board) has sent notices of curtailment orders directing senior water rights holders in the Delta, San Joaquin and Sacramento watersheds to...
