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MISTAKES INVENTORS MAKE WHEN DEALING WITH PATENT LAWYERS
Mistakes Inventors Make When Dealing with Patent Lawyers Download a PDF of the article here By Gary S. Shuster As an inventor with well over 150 issued U.S. Patents and a Harvard Law degree, I have a unique perspective on the inventor/lawyer relationship. I understand...
Proposed Rule Redefining Wetlands under the Federal Clean Water Act
On Tuesday December 11, 2018, the Environmental Protection Agency released the long awaited (promised by President Trump) proposed rule that would reduce the types of areas covered by the wetlands programs under the federal Clean Water Act. ( Pre-publication version...
THIRD PARTY SOFTWARE VENDORS: BE SURE YOUR SERVICES DO NOT CONSTITUTE COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT
Some software, such as Oracle and SaaP, is so complex that companies hire consulting firms to program and maintain the software. A question arises as to whether a maintenance company violates the software license agreement and copyright if the maintenance company...
Not Even the President Can Avoid Copyright Infringement Claims
Singer-songwriter Pharrell Williams has threatened to sue President Trump over the use of the song “Happy” at political rally, held just hours after a white nationalist killed 11 people at a Pittsburgh synagogue. The cease-and-desist letter sent by Pharrell’s lawyer...
EPA Issues Findings of Failure to Timely Submit Valley PM 2.5 Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency issued a Notice of Findings in the Federal Register (62720 Federal Register / Vol. 83, No. 234 / Thursday, December 6, 2018) on Thursday that the PM 2.5 Attainment Plan for the Central Valley is overdue and that if it not...