Following the recent landmark decision of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), the UK High Court has ruled that using decoder cards imported from other Member States to show live Premier League football matches in UK pubs constitutes a “c…

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After the district court found that defendant’s electronic control device literally infringed certain claims of a patent owned by Taser and denied defendant’s summary judgment motion on defendant’s claims of invalidity and unenforceability.

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The refusal to delete the online posts was tortious conduct against the plaintiff by infringing his right of reputation.

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Optus’ TV Now service did not infringe copyright in the broadcasts of the games in the ways the rightholders alleged.

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On 6 December 2011, the UK Government released draft legislation detailing its proposal to introduce from 1 April 2013 an optional preferential regime providing for a reduced 10% UK corporation tax rate for profits arising from patents (and other limit…

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Many companies have established contracting structures that rely on both online and traditional, paper-based contracts. Although this “hybrid” structure can offer increased — and valuable — contracting flexibility and efficiencies, it presents chal…

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The following article summarizes several developments in Canadian patent law, including a brief summary of amendments to the “Patent Rules”.

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In an important decision on the issue of website operators’ copyright liability for user-generated content, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has refused to hold a site operator liable for copyright infringement based solely on its gene…

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The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently affirmed the U.S. International Trade Commission (“ITC”)’s determination that it had jurisdiction to ban the importation of products made using processes protected by trade secrets, even where …

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The Internet as we know it may soon be changing forever. From January 12, 2012, to April 12, 2012, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) is expected to accept applications for new generic top-level domain names (gTLDs) to the …

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The CD Regulation provides that a design will be protected as a Community Design to the extent that it is “new” and has “individual character”. A design will be considered to be new if no identical design has been made available to the public (in the c…

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The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) dismissed Merck’s appeal; allowing disclosure of certain documents filed with Health Canada. In a 6-3 decision, the SCC considered the competing interests of public policy in broad access to government documents and …

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At the close of 2011, the Federal Circuit once again issued an opinion that reemphasizes the importance of reviewing assignment agreements.

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Our colleagues at Mintz Levin’s Employment Matters blog recently posted an interesting piece about a dispute regarding ownership of a Twitter account.

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As football fans turn their attention to the Super Bowl, companies big and small look to grab the attention of these fans by associating themselves with the big game.

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As the old adage goes, if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is. In this case the “too good” is really cheap high-end golf equipment that shows up for sale on the Internet.

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Our February systems maintenance is now complete

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In a 6-2 decision, the Supreme Court of the United States affirmed a decision by the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit upholding a federal law that restored copyright protection to foreign works that had entered the public domain in …

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On Tuesday, high-end shoe designer Christian Louboutin told the Second Circuit that District Court Judge Victor Marrero got it wrong when he ruled that Louboutin failed to make a preliminary showing that his hallmark red-soled shoes were entitled to tr…

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A recent decision of the Federal Court of Canada1 has reiterated the importance of thorough due diligence in transactions involving intellectual property (“IP”) and attention to contractual terms dealing with the transfer of assets which include intang…

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