Social Security law firm and daytime commercial masters Binder & Binder brought suit against Disability Group, Inc. for buying “Binder and Binder” as a Google AdWord. Willful infringement was found as clients were significantly confused as to who they were actually calling.

The United States District Court for Western Virginia recently denied a motion for preliminary judgment filed by Virginia Tech against Hokie Real Estate, Inc. Virginia Tech argues, and will need to prove at trial, that Hokie Real Estate infringed on their ‘Hokie’ trademark.

On March 22, 2011, after two years of debate, Judge Denny Chin rejected the Google Book Settlement. The controversy began in 2004 when Google entered into agreements with several research libraries to digitally copy books and other writings, but did not receive permission from the copyright owners to scan the books…

As a regular Internet user, I’m sure you’ve heard of a little website called Google.  As a regular Google user (you are a regular Google user, right?), I’m sure you’ve also visited Google enough to …

WIPO has agreed to support a pilot program in nine South American countries to integrate their intellectual property programs. Will this joint program strengthen the patent process or decrease autonomy?

The Canadian government recently passed an amendment to Canada’s Access to Medicine Regime (CAMR), making patents available to generic drug companies for production and sale to qualifying countries. This will allow Canada-based drug companies to research and manufacture a large number of antiretroviral drugs for children, which are needed in developing countries.

According to a recent Wired article, Nathan Myrvhold, former chief technology officer at Microsoft, also happens to be a world-champion barbeque chef.  After leaving Microsoft in 1999, with millions in the bank, Myrhvold founded Intellectual …

On the 24th of March Google and the European Patent Office (EPO) signed a deal to translate all of the EPO’s patents into 32 languages.  According to a Google executive, the purpose of the collaboration …

The concept of applying intellectual property rights to traditional knowledge has been getting more publicity in recent years. With international disagreements about the patenting of “traditional knowledge,” like Yoga, there are legitimate concerns presented by …

Since 1987 when “Revolution” was first used in Nike’s landmark campaign, contrary to the expressed disapproval of the surviving members of The Beatles, the door to commodifying The Beatles image and construct of rebellion and …