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Will fans Perish in Nuclear Blast of web company’s IP suit?
Heavy Metal band left red-faced before supporters over song rights action by mystery plaintiff...  »
Obama intervenes to toughen government e-discovery rules
A crisis at the US Securities and Exchange Commission has forced national agencies to take electronic information issues as seriously as companies and law firms do, writes Nick Huber...  »
USPTO mulls secrecy measures for key types of patent data
America’s IP registry quizzes stakeholders on whether technical details for patents with potential benefits for domestic economy should continue to be published...  »
Google answers searching questions on IP ownership
Company clarifies that rights in content submitted to cloud-storage facility will remain with their creators...  »
US shutdown for non-lawyer ownership debate
American Bar Association dramatically closes door on alternative business structures for law firms...  »
Donkey Kong and a very different kind of brand confusion
Standard branding mix-ups tend to end up in court. But there are other sagas over product names and logos that are just the result of innocent misunderstandings, writes Matt Packer...  »
Microsoft wields trademark law as weapon in malware battle
Distribution methods for harmful programs land Zeus racketeers a brand-abuse lawsuit...  »
Twitter hands back patent power to employee inventors
Social network and blogging tool unveils major shakeup of relationship between company and staff over IP ownership – but experts question practicality of new arrangement...  »
Strength in fewer numbers: law firms consolidate in merger surge
For law firms aiming to exploit the global market, standalone expansion may no longer make economic sense, writes Nick Huber. Instead, many are aiming to meet their international ambitions through mer....  »
Navigating the sea change in US patent law
Debate around the America Invents Act often obscured the salient facts behind the legislation. Richard Willoughby and Jason Rutt of Rouse UK and David W Long of US law firm Dow Lohnes explain the Actâ....  »