Article Archive for January 2011
Recently, the A.P. reported that the University of Missouri engaged in an embarrassing legal battle with one of its own students. Mr. Brown designed an award winning iPhone app to track local apartment availability. The …
A couple of weeks ago, MarkMonitor released a new study (found here in PDF) purporting to shed light on the complexity and scope of the current online piracy and counterfeiting situation. According to the study, …
President Obama has nominated Donald Verrilli to fill the post of Solicitor General, a position formerly held by Elena Kagan before she joined the Supreme Court. Verrilli, who is best known for his legal victory …
So this is the story of a male going to a club, noticing the presence of an attractive female, and trying to induce her into some kind of relationship. “Sexy boys, they lovin’ me so much, …
A form of trademark that doesn’t see a lot of attention is the certification mark, where an organization allows its mark to be used on products that meet certain standards or guidelines. For example, fair …
No matter how many times your law school professor tells you to read the entire decision by the court, you still never really do it. You might get to the end, but you skim over …
Chinese President Hu Jintao visited the White House on Thursday, and one of the big issues on the table was intellectual property protection. For many years, China has faced criticism for failing to adhere to …
Pigs? Cows? Bales of hay? What are those doing on Facebook? Those were my thoughts in late 2009, when notifications from a new application called “Farmville” started invading my news feed. After a few weeks …
The popularization of the word “app” is an interesting case of tech-slang crossing over into popular use. The word significantly predates the iPhone, but Apple pushed it into the vernacular with the well-known “There’s an …
The American University Intellectual Property Brief is seeking new staff members. Open staff positions are posted under “Available Positions” and applications are due by February 1st, 2011.
