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Outsourcing Patent Applications: Issues to Consider Before Jumping on the Bandwagon ( May 2005 )
One of the great economic phenomena of our day is the outsourcing of the U.S. economy's service and information-technology work overseas. It is estimated that by the end of this year, more than 80 percent of the world’s largest 2,000 corporations will have established significant outsourcing operations. -
Patents on Medical Procedures and The Physician Profiteer ( September 2004 )
The first reported effort by an American physician to enforce a medical method patent against a colleague failed last month in a federal district court in Burlington, Vermont. Judge William Sessions III ruled, in the landmark case, that an eye surgeon who used a patented procedure for stitchless cataract incisions on a patient was not liable to the physician-plaintiff for infringement. The closely-watched case had prompted Congress last fall to consider legislation that would ban or severely restrict the utility and profitability of patents on medical or surgical procedures. -
The Madrid Protocol: Findlaw Interview with Mark A. Steiner and Mary L. Shapiro of Townsend and Townsend and Crew LLP ( October 2003 )
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The Madrid Protocol: Pondering the Panacea and Pitfalls ( November 2003 )
As of November 2, 2003, a single application filed electronically with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), and administered by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), could potentially result in trademark protection in any or all of the 58 Madrid Protocol member countries. But U.S. trademark owners wanting to protect their trademarks beyond the U.S. border should proceed with caution, however, as looks may be deceiving. -
International Trademark Registration: The Madrid Protocol Takes Effect In The United States ( October 2003 )
On November 2, 2003, the United States became an active member of the Madrid Protocol system for international registration of trademarks. This is one of the most important changes to U.S. trademark law in recent years, providing a system for obtaining international trademark protection that is streamlined and potentially very cost efficient. -
New Laws Now in Place for Business Method Patents ( December 2002 )
While method patents have long been available to protect inventors of useful, novel methods of accomplishing particular tasks, such as surgical procedures, business method patents - on a particular method of doing business - are new to the scene. -
Patent, Trademark, and Trade Secret ( January 1999 )
While copyright law is the most important intellectual property law for the Internet, you need to know enough about patent, trademark, and trade secret law to avoid infringing intellectual property rights owned by others and to be able to take advantage of the protection provided by these laws. These three intellectual property laws are discussed in this chapter. -
E-Business: Navigating The Internet Patent Minefield ( December 2000 )
Seeks to provide a map of various patent issues relating to Internet technology.
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