Eye on IP^®

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February 2012

• Supreme Court: Government Can Copyright Foreign Works Once in Public Domain

January 2012

• Proposed Patent Rule Would Allow Third Party Prior Art Submissions
• Copyright FAQ: What If I Want to Use a Pseudonym?
• Doctor, Doctor Give Me the News: Dr. Pepper Settles Trademark Lawsuit
• California Trade Secret Lawsuit: Who Owns a Twitter Account?
• Proposed Patent Rule Would Change Administrative Requirements for Inventor Oaths
• USPTO Releases Four Proposed Rule Changes Under America Invents Act
• California Copyright Law: Is SOPA Really Dead?
• California Trademark FAQ: Is Your Product Eligible for a Trademark?
• Are Emoticons Really at the Center of a Patent Dispute?
• California Patent FAQ: When Should You File a Design Patent?
• Coca Cola Unveils New Vault—How Do You Protect Your Trade Secrets?
• Online Video-Sharing Site Not Liable for Copyright Infringement
• Transformers at Center of Trademark Infringement Lawsuit
• China Leads the World in Patent Filing
• USPTO Expanding Fast Track Program to Requests for Continued Examination
• Trademark FAQ: What Is Dilution?
• Patent FAQ: Why Is a Patent Search So Important?
• Trademark FAQ: What Constitutes Trademark Infringement?
• Trademark "Situation" Hits Abercrombie & Fitch
• Patent Hot Topic: Google Awarded Patent for a Self-Driving Car
• Copyright FAQ: Can a Copyright Be Protected Internationally?

December 2011

• Copyright FAQ: Is a Copyright Notice Required?
• USPTO Announces Changes to Two Patent Programs
• Update: Lawmakers Release SOPA Alternative
• Blackberry Name Snafu Highlights Importance of Trademark Research
• Copyright FAQ: Can a Copyright Owner Transfer His Rights?
• Patent FAQ: What Is a Provisional Patent?
• Patent Litigation: Supreme Court Decision to Impact Medical Industry
• Trademark Litigation: Are You Team Chicken or Team Kale?
• Judge Has Tough Words for Attorneys on Both Sides of Apple-Samsung Dispute
• Copyright Law at Center of Dispute Between Dentist and Patient
• "Free" Patent Search And Patent Application
• Trademark Litigation: What Do Women's Shoes and Candy Have in Common?
• A Question for the Holidays: Can You Copyright a Recipe?
• USPTO Releases New Rules for Ex Parte Appeals
• USPTO Considering Changes to Patent Assignment Process
• Patent FAQ: Is My Invention Patentable?
• Should California Be the Location for the Newest USPTO Office?
• Trademark FAQ: Does a Trademark Last Indefinitely?
• Are You Planning to Hire an Invention Promoter?
• The Patent Pipeline: A Look at the Numbers
• New Report Highlights Increasing Global Significance of Intellectual Property
• Tech Giants Send a Message to Congress Regarding SOPA
• Are U.S. Companies the Most Innovative?
• Trademark FAQ: Selecting the Proper Format

November 2011

• Dispute "Brewing" Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
• Patent Litigation: Google Vows to Stand Behind Android Vendors
• U.S. Copyright Office Takes on Mass Digitization
• USPTO Partners With Chinese Counterpart to Launch New Patent Pilot Program
• Bipartisan Bill Looks to Crack Down on Rogue Websites
• Trademark FAQ: What Do the Different Marks and Designations Mean?
• California Copyright Litigation: Band Green Day Saved by Fair Use Doctrine
• Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Claims Stallone Stole Screenplay on the Sly
• Is Social Media Putting Your Company's Valuable Trade Secrets at Risk?
• U.S. Copyright Office Outlines Priorities—XTechnology High on the List
• Patent Pilot Program Underway in California and Around the Country
• Patent FAQ: Can I Protect My Intellectual Property Overseas?
• Tuesday, November 15, 2011Did Groupon's Former Sales Managers Take Trade Secrets to Google?
• Update: Twitter Finally Lands Coveted "Tweet" Trademark
• Muhammad Ali Hoping for a Knockout in Trademark Infringement Case
• Green Technology Pilot Program Marks 500th Patent
• What Do Jimi Hendrix and Copyright Law Have in Common?
• Copyright FAQ: When Is A Work In The Public Domain?

October 2011

• You're Invited!
• America Invents Act - Strangeness and The Best Mode Requirement
• Jeffrey G. Sheldon Named "Los Angeles Best Lawyers Patent Law Lawyer Of The Year" for 2012

September 2011

• AMERICA INVENTS ACT - MORE CHANGES
• AMERICA INVENTS ACT - EFFECTS ON FEES
• Correction to Eye On IP Blog Published August 29th
• AMERICA INVENTS ACT - 15% PATENT FEE INCREASE BUT FEE DIVERSION REMAINS
• THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT - INITIAL REPORT

August 2011

• Protecting Trademarks From The New .XXX Web Domain
• Is An Attorney Opinion Desirable In Response To A Charge Of Patent Infringement?
• Deputy Director of USPTO Discusses Changes To Eliminate Patent Application Backlog
• Patent No. 8,000,000
• California Regional Inventor's Conference

July 2011

• Sheldon Mak & Anderson Is Pleased To Announce...

June 2011

• DO YOU HAVE IDEAS FOR IMPROVING THE OPERATION OF THE PATENT OFFICE?
• Supreme Court Rules on Standard for Inducing Patent Infringement

May 2011

• Patent Office Pre-Examination Interview Program
• FRAUD ALERT RE TRADEMARKS

April 2011

• USPTO Loses $100M From Budget
• New Copyright Brochure On-Line At USIP.COM
• Clarification: USPTO to Begin Accepting Requests for Prioritized Examination of Patent Applications on May 4, 2011

March 2011

• Another Big Win For Our Client!
• U.S. Customs Making IP Protection at Border Even More Effective
• New Video Presentation -- "Protecting Ideas And Avoiding Infringement"

February 2011

• Try Out This Fast IP Search Tool - IP-Screen(sm)
• PATENT OFFICE ISSUES GUIDELINES RE THE DEFINITENESS REQURIEMENT
• USPTO Offers Online Tools to Solicit Public Feedback on Patent and Trademark Examining Procedures
• Sheldon Mak & Anderson Super Lawyers

January 2011

• U.S. Design Patent Application - Don't Forget the Request for Expedited Examination!
• US Copyright Office Launches Study Regarding Sound Recordings Fixed Before February 15, 1972

December 2010

• Free IP Program

November 2010

• Should I Register My Copyright?

October 2010

• Patent Office Issues Bilski Guidelines

September 2010

• How Can A Software Supplier Control Resale Of Its Software?
• How To "Take Down" Infringing Content
• Eye On IP Is Back!

February 2010

• Vol. No. 2010 - Issue No. 2 Eye on IP
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November 2009

• DR. LAURA LLOYD JOINS FIRM’S PATENT PROSECUTION PRACTICE

July 2009

• TRADE SECRETS AND DEPARTING EMPLOYEES

June 2009

• PROTECTING AND RESPECTING AN ARTIST'S "MORAL RIGHTS"

May 2009

• DESIGN PATENTS - AN INEXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE

March 2009

• FALLOUT FROM THE CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY IMPROVEMENT ACT 2008 (CPSIA) IMPACTS THE HOME ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY

December 2008

• FIVE REASONS TO OBTAIN AN ATTORNEY'S OPINION IN POTENTIAL PATENT INFRINGEMENT SITUATIONS
• HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE TO OBTAIN A PATENT?

August 2008

• DANGERS OF OFFSHORE PATENT APPLICATION PREPARATION

May 2008

• PATENT MARKING - BE CAREFUL OUT THERE
• COURT RULES MICHAEL MOORE'S USE OF WOUNDED SOLDIER CLIP NOT DEFAMATORY

March 2008

• ARE PATENTS HARDER TO OBTAIN?

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