LJN Newsletters

  • In Pursuit of Patents

    There is little doubt that protecting one's intellectual property is important for businesses both large and small. Statistically, 60% of the market valuation of the average industrial corporation is based on its intellectual property and that figure rises to 80% for high-tech companies. Patents make up a large slice of the intellectual property pie in any technology-driven company. Filing a patent, however, is not the end of protecting your technology. Indeed, it is just the beginning. A key ingredient to the success of any technology-based company lies in effectively managing its patent portfolio. One important and often overlooked aspect of managing your patent portfolio is patent tracking.

    February 01, 2004Michael Montembeau

  • Book Review and Commentary: Patenting in an Era of 'Open Innovation'

    Open Innovation" by Henry Chesbrough. Harvard Business School Press (2003). 225 pp.In "Open Innovation," Henry Chesbrough proposes that a fundamental change is taking place in the business of innovation — a traditional closed innovation model is being supplanted by an emerging open innovation one. The closed innovation archetype was the isolated corporate research center that sought to single-handedly develop, commercialize, and dominate an emerging technology. Open innovation is heralded by companies that combine their internal capabilities with an awareness of the innovation marketplace and a willingness to license, acquire, and collaborate to maximize the speed and impact of innovation. The author opines that companies that continue to rely on closed innovation cannot compete against the new breed of open innovators.

    February 01, 2004Devin S. Morgan

  • Attorney Fees Update

    Depending on the circumstances and the law, parties on either side of an entertainment suit may ask a court for an award of attorney fees. Following are court rulings from recent months that deal with this and related concerns. In this and future issues, Entertainment Law & Finance will report on such relevant rulings in Attorney-Fee Updates.

    February 01, 2004ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Cameo Clips

    Recent cases in entertainment law.

    February 01, 2004ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Bit Parts

    Recent developments in entertainment law.

    February 01, 2004Stan Soocher

  • Clause & Effect: Non-Monetary Benefits' Impact on Royalty Rights

    A right to net-profits participation from entertainment products has often been criticized as meaning little, given the many disputes that have arisen over non-payment. Even producers of highly successful products may argue that their ventures netted little or no net profits. Thus, revenue participants who obtain the right to a percentage of gross or adjusted-gross profits are usually considered in a better position than net-profits participants. Still, a right to gross profits has its pitfalls. A key issue is what revenues belong in the gross-profit pool.

    February 01, 2004Stan Soocher

  • Courthouse Steps

    Recently filed cases in entertainment law, straight from the steps of the Los Angeles Superior Court.

    February 01, 2004ALM Staff | Law Journal Newsletters |

  • Net News

    Recent developments in Internet law and in the Internet industry.

    February 01, 2004Samuel Fineman, Esq.

  • The CAN-SPAM Act: Regulates, Doesn't Eliminate, Spam

    The CAN-SPAM Act went into effect Jan. 1, and has important implications for anyone engaged in the sending of unsolicited e-mails, which are commonly known as spam. Contrary to public opinion, the act does not make spam unlawful; it attempts to regulate it.

    February 01, 2004Jonathan Bick