by Pamela Riewerts | Apr 13, 2017 | Business Law, Design patent, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks
How Famous is the Coca-Cola bottle design? Not quite enough to protect small differences Design patents are an increasingly useful tool in product configuration protection, but as Coca-Cola recently learned, even a famous product design has its limits. As surely...
by Michael Oliver | May 6, 2015 | Business Law, Tips, Uncategorized
Having practiced enough years I should be able to say I have seen it all, sadly, I realize I never will. Today is no different. Today I reviewed a letter to one of our clients with the salutation of “Dear Prospective Defendant:” It struck me immediately...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Business Law, Intellectual Property, Internet, Technology and Privacy Law, LegalEase, Uncategorized
FAIR USE FIASCO – BE CAREFUL USING *ANY* IMAGE ONLINE by Mike Oliver The internet is littered with millions of images – taken by professional and amateur photographers alike, that contain NO identification of the author of the image. In part, this may be because it is...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Blog, Business Law, Internet, Technology and Privacy Law, Uncategorized
The FTC released a study and guide on facial recognition technology, and provided guidance on notice, transparency and options required when making use of, storing and sharing facial recognition information. The case studies included a basic use (for example, a face...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Business Law, In the News, Intellectual Property, Internet, Technology and Privacy Law, Uncategorized
BitTorrent is a peer to peer file sharing protocol that allows its members to share pieces of a file simultaneously such that each user can access and view the entire file without downloading it completely. It was designed to facilitate the sharing of large files and...
by Michael Oliver | May 1, 2013 | Business Law, Business Transactions, Mergers and Acquisitions, Uncategorized
Most merger and acquisition (“m&a”) transactions follow a fairly well defined course, commencing with a non disclosure agreement and sharing of a small amount of data to verify some key financial information, then moving to a letter of intent...
