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Examining ‘Harmless Errors’ Provision For Copyright Termination Notices
Entertainment Law & Finance
Part One of this article, last month, introduced the dispute between the heirs of Superman co-creator Jerry Siegel and Warner Bros. and discussed the "harmless errors" clause itself. Part Two discusses the Register of Copyrights’ regulations and delves into the Siegel heirs and Warner Bros. Entertainment arguments, as well as related court rulings.

Protecting Trademarks in Web 2.0
Internet Law & Strategy
Although the Internet has presented a new frontier for both trademark use and infringement, the growth of social media sites during the past few years has posed particular challenges for brand owners.

Protection of Underage Internet Users Has an Impact on e-Commerce
e-Commerce Law & Strategy
For the most part, courts do not allow either technological or statutory limitations on speech, but they do allow such limitations on electronic commerce, which causes, at the least, more steps to complete a transaction online to meet compliance requirements.

Text Messages Providing TMI for Divorce Lawyers
The Matrimonial Strategist
Divorce lawyers have found a new smoking gun to wave around in court: text messages. The unfaithful, in particular, are paying a high price for their salacious messages.

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Recent TTAB Decisions Highlight Challenges of Pleading and Proving Fraud after Bose
In Enbridge Inc. v. Excelerate Energy Ltd. Partnership, TTAB issued its first precedential ruling following the Federal Circuit’s Bose decision on fraud, In re Bose Corp. Bose reversed a TTAB decision, finding that a trademark is obtained fraudulently under the Lanham Act only if the applicant or registrant knowingly makes a false, material representation with the intent to deceive the USPTO.

Guidelines for Starting an IP Practice in China
As more multinational companies turn their attention to, sell products to and open offices in China, intellectual property work will continue to skyrocket. How are international law firms responding? What are the barriers, if any, to entry? What are the best ways to set up an IP practice in China? This article answers those questions and provides a basic roadmap if you are contemplating entering this market.

IP News
Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.

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