Cabinet likely to approve IPO Ordinance shortly
The News InternationalOctober 31, 2011
Secretary Interior, Chairmen of Pakistan Telecommunication Authority, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, Federal Board of Revenue, and heads of key enforcement agencies would be present on the said board, he said. The ordinance would make ...more »
Law Blog Holiday Special: Copyrighting Costumes
Wall Street Journal (blog)October 31, 2011
Although a broad category of creative works are eligible for copyright protection, the Copyright Act…excludes any “useful article” (eg clothing) — defined as “an article having an intrinsic utilitarian function that is not merely to portray the ...more »
Legal : Attorney Laura Robinson Rejoins Dunlap Codding
SkyNewswire.comOctober 31, 2011
Established in 1957 as Oklahoma's original intellectual property firm, Dunlap Codding remains the state's largest and most versatile IP boutique, and for the past 50 years has obtained more patents, trademarks and copyrights than any other firm in the ...more »
NetCoalition, CEA, and CCIA Respond to Members of Congress On Stop Online ...
Movie City NewsOctober 31, 2011
In so doing, SOPA creates a litigation and liability nightmare for Internet and technology companies and social media; Create new litigation risks for cloud computing, social networks, and other new technologies that simply have the potential of being ...more »
Monster Cable example points to 'E-Parasites' flaws, critics say
Daily CallerOctober 31, 2011
... think tank TechFreedom, told The Daily Caller that the proposed law, aimed at prosecuting foreign-based intellectual property thieves, expands federal authority to give law enforcement powers it already has under the Trademark Act. Monster Cable, ...more »
Officials Bust Drug-Smuggling Ring Linked to Mexican Cartel
New York TimesOctober 31, 2011
PHOENIX — Law enforcement officials on Monday announced the breakup of a massive drug-smuggling ring that used lookouts on hilltops in southern Arizona to move huge quantities of marijuana and other drugs across the Mexican border to ...more »
Occupy Wall Street applies for trademark
CNNOctober 31, 2011
But Occupy Wall Street's lawyer said he doesn't think Ferraro will get the trademark. "We're confident that Occupy Wall Street will be awarded the trademark simply because they are the first and the ones using their mark," said Samuel Cohen of the Law...more »
The war of the rose-coloured shoes
International Law OfficeOctober 31, 2011
In April 2011 Louboutin filed suit against YSL, alleging trademark infringement and counterfeiting, among other federal and state law claims, and specifically challenging four models of footwear in YSL's Cruise 2011 collection. ...more »
ITT Completes Split; Xylem Name Spurs Legal Dispute
Wall Street Journal (India)October 31, 2011
(ITT) completed its split into three separate companies Monday, but the defense and industrial conglomerate and its former fluid technology unit--now known as Xylem Inc. (XYL)--are facing a potential court battle over the new company's name. ...more »
European Patent & Trademark Firm Relaunched and Repositioned as Avidity IP
PR Newswire UK (press release)October 31, 2011
... multinationals to SMEs and partner law firms. Services cover the full IP lifecycle including patent filing & prosecution, patent opposition, litigation, Patent Co-operation Treaty consultancy, default recovery, trademarks, and difficult cases. ...more »
Patent work gears up
Crain's Cleveland BusinessOctober 31, 2011
“The law is changing, and it's going to make a real difference in how soon we file,” said Mr. McDonald, the company's associate general counsel in patents and trademarks who attended McDonald Hopkins' recent roundtable. ...more »
Editor-At-Large: Women must look after themselves, not rely on the law
The IndependentOctober 31, 2011
The death of Clare Wood was preventable, but a new law in her name will not prevent domestic violence. In the past, women met partners through friends or social situations where they were surrounded by people they knew or in places where they felt safe ...more »
Ready To Wear: The fight over red is really just about the colour of money
The IndependentOctober 31, 2011
Tiffany, though, registered its trademark in 1998. "Tiffany is not taking sides," said the attorney, also, coincidentally, responsible for registering Louboutin's trademark. "We are only trying to assure that this area of the law is not disturbed by an ...more »
Local law makers are focusing on what's important
Carlisle SentinelOctober 30, 2011
But food-on-the-table agriculture of all sorts is vital to the state and local economy, so we were pleased to see that the very first bill to be signed into law from freshman state Rep. Steve Bloom, R-199, involved local food promotion - and that ...more »
Balancing Act November 2011
NewsReleaseWire.com (press release)October 29, 2011
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