Articles by Greg Lultschik
Greg is a 3L at the Washington College of Law, and is interested in patent and copyright law. Greg holds a B.S. in Bioengineering from the University of Pittsburgh, and hopes to work in the area of biotechnology and pharmaceutical patents.
Priceline founder Jay Walker filed fifteen patent lawsuits against more than 100 companies on April 11. The patents at issue include internet technologies at the heart of banking, online gaming, and bargain websites. A press release said that the suits are a response to the unwillingness of the defendant companies to negotiate licensing fees.
The US Patent and Trademark Office will begin accepting requests for expedited patent examination on May 4th, 2011. Expedited examination will cost $4,000 in addition to standard examination fees. The PTO characterized the new program as an attempt to give applicants greater control over the timeline of the examination process.
IP Enforcement Coordinator Victoria Espinel announced the Obama administration’s new intellectual property enforcement recommendations on March 15th. The contents are an interesting mix of highly targeted recommendations concerning areas such as counterfeit goods sold to …
Public domain watchdogs and advocates received some heartening news on March 7th regarding a law that violates one of the most longstanding taboos of copyright law. The Supreme Court has granted certiorari in the case …
When it comes to patent fights, a recent action by LG may indicate that the company is willing to give as good as it gets. LG filed a 337 complaint with the International Trade Commission …
It looks like the government cables published by WikiLeaks may contain some very interesting information on matters discussed behind closed doors during the famously secret Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) negotiations over the past two and …
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 …
If you took a poll of people’s opinions on the public relations success of various industries, the RIAA would probably rank alongside the oil and gas industry during the gulf disaster. This fact seems to …
A campaign by the Hindu American Foundation designed to raise awareness about the influence and contributions of traditional Hinduism to modern yoga has churned up a surprisingly large and diverse commentary on the concept of …
At the direction of Congress, the Copyright Office is conducting a study on the benefits and feasibility of bringing pre-1972 sound recordings under the jurisdiction of federal law. The underlying musical (or literary) works are …
