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Highlights of the latest intellectual property news from around the country.
False Patent Marking Cases Become the New Craze
Since Jan. 1, 2010, over 130 cases have been filed that accuse defendants of false patent marking. This recent tidal wave of false marking litigation contrasts with the relative calm of the past in which only approximately 40 false patent marking cases total were filed from 2000'2009. What caused the underwater earthquake? The decision of the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in <i>Forest Group, Inc. v. Bon Tool Co.</i>
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Career Journal: Time to Go Out on a Limb
It's time that legal marketing executives take a risk and launch a creative media campaign that reshapes the industry's image and increases the unaided brand recognition of their firm over the virtual stealth existence of their competitors.
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Myriad: How Did Public Policy Weigh In?
In Association for Molecular Pathology v. USPTO, the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York invalidated patents related to isolated BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast and ovarian cancer susceptibility genes. The surprising aspect of the decision was the reason for invalidity ' the district court held that the isolated genes did not constitute patentable subject matter under 35 U.S.C. ' 101.
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The Essentials of a Powerful Online Marketing Strategy
How do you integrate your individual online efforts in a coordinated strategy to build brand awareness and achieve your marketing and business development goals?
Stayin' Alive: An Overview of Copyright Termination
The year 2013 will mark the first year that authors can take advantage of the Copyright Act's ' 203 termination provision, likely setting off a flood of termination notices by artists seeking to regain rights previously granted to record labels, book publishers, advertising agencies, and other content owners. This newly effective right, particularly when combined with the increasing number of works subject to termination under the Act, will soon bring to the legal forefront the complex and until now largely ignored termination provisions of the Copyright Act.
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Bruce Lee T-Shirt Suit Transferred to New York<br>Infringement Suit Against Tim McGraw Remains Dismissed<br>No Summary Judgment in "I'll Fly Away" Copyright Termination Suit
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