Protecting Intellectual Property: An Easy Guide for Startups
NOTE: This article was written by Todd Baker, used with permission, courtesy of UpCounsel. What Is Intellectual Property? Intellectual...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Feb 17, 2017
- 3 min
UC Berkeley Loses in CRISPR Interference
Scientists like acronyms, which is why the technology at the heart of an important patent ruling has a name like CRISPR. It stands for...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Feb 15, 2017
- 2 min
Judge Finds Trademark Rights in 'The Krusty Krab'
Those of you with kids, or who are kids at heart, are probably familiar with the Nickelodeon show "SpongeBob Squarepants," which has...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Feb 9, 2017
- 1 min
2017 World Ag Expo in Tulare
As a patent attorney in an area heavily involved in agriculture, I do a lot of work with agricultural machinery. The World Ag Expo in ...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Feb 2, 2017
- 1 min
Companies Still Stumble Over Anti-Disparagement Clauses
I've written before about anti-disparagement clauses--clauses in contracts that purport to prohibit customers from posting bad reviews...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Feb 1, 2017
- 1 min
Employee Notice under the Defend Trade Secrets Act
Jim Duncan, a partner at Klein DeNatale Goldner, sent me some information relating to the Defend Trade Secrets Act, signed into law by...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jan 27, 2017
- 1 min
Michelle Lee out as USPTO Director?
The commerce.gov website now shows that most agency leadership positions are filled, leaving only a handful of vacancies under the new...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jan 24, 2017
- 2 min
The Wine Group Receives Patent on Harvester Head Conversion Method
Mechanical grape harvesters typically use one of two types of picking head: 1) a bow rod shaker; or 2) a trunk shaker. Each has...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jan 20, 2017
- 2 min
"The Slants" Trademark Case Goes Before the Supreme Court
"The Slants" are an asian-American rock band from Portland, OR, fronted by Simon Tam. A trademark application for the band's name has...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jan 19, 2017
- 1 min
Net Neutrality Faces Uncertain Future Under Trump Administration
Net neutrality is the idea that internet service providers should provide access to content and applications fairly, without...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Dec 28, 2016
- 1 min
Prenda Copyright Troll Arrests
The team behind Prenda Law have a long and sordid history as copyright trolls, and that history finally gave way to a federal indictment....
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Dec 28, 2016
- 1 min
Why Do Some Copyright Notices Use ℗?
You may have noticed two copyright symbols used in connection with music--the © symbol that everyone recognizes, and the ℗ symbol that...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jul 21, 2016
- 2 min
Authors Guild Dealt a Significant Blow in Google Books Case
The Author's Guild has waged a decade-long battle against Google, arguing that Google's practice of scanning entire books and making...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jul 21, 2016
- 1 min
The EFF Takes on the DMCA
Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) makes it illegal to circumvent a technological measure that controls access...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jul 5, 2015
- 1 min
How to Deal With the U.S. Transition to a First-to-File Patent System
In 2013, the U.S. joined most of the rest of the world in adopting a First-to-File patent system. Before the change, the U.S. system was...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jul 5, 2015
- 1 min
How Do I Get a Copyright?
"How do I get a copyright?" is a question I hear a lot from authors and artists. The answer is simple: you get it automatically, when you...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jul 5, 2015
- 2 min
Does Your Business Need a License to Play the Radio?
The Copyright Act grants a number of exclusive rights to a copyright owner. Among those rights is the right to publicly perform the...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jul 5, 2015
- 2 min
Should Sherlock Holmes Be In The Public Domain?
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle died in 1930. He wrote fifty-six Sherlock Holmes stories, all but ten of which were published prior to 1923, and...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jul 5, 2015
- 3 min
Would You Confuse Jamieson Ranch Vineyards With Jameson Irish Whiskey?
When Madison Vineyard branded their "Jamieson Ranch Vineyard" in 2013, they might have foreseen the possibility of drawing the...
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R. Scott Kimsey
- Jul 5, 2015
- 2 min
The Federal Circuit Strikes Down a Software Patent
Those of you following developments in software patents already know that the U.S. Supreme Court issued a significant ruling in...
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