The implementation of the first-to-file system established by the America Invents Act(AIA) will take effect on March 16, 2013. On February 14, 2013, the United States Patent and Trademark Office published a series of guidelines to govern first-to-file patent...
Month: August 2014
ICANN’S NEW GENERIC TOP-LEVEL DOMAIN (GTLD) PROGRAM WILL AFFECT ONLINE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY PROTECTION
On Behalf of Wang IP Law Group, P.C. | Aug 21, 2014 | Wang IP Law Blog
The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) announced last June their decision to expand internet domain space through the new generic Top-Level Domain (new gTLD) program. The program will allow for potential domain owners to create their own top...
GOOGLE’S BOOK-SCANNING IS FAIR USE, JUDGE RULES IN LANDMARK COPYRIGHT CASE
On Behalf of Wang IP Law Group, P.C. | Aug 21, 2014 | Wang IP Law Blog
Federal Judge Denny Chin declares that Google Books, which digitizes complete copies of books without an author's permission, is absolutely legal, thereby putting an end to this 8-year-old legal battle. Chin declares that Google not only meets the four legal factors...
FAMOUS SHOW HOST ADAM CAROLLA FACES BACK-TO-BACK LAWSUIT FOR PODCAST NETWORK
On Behalf of Wang IP Law Group, P.C. | Aug 21, 2014 | Wang IP Law Blog
Famous comedian, television host, radio personality and actor, Adam Carolla, now faces two lawsuits for his iTunes podcast network, ACE Broadcasting Network. The production company creates top-charting podcasts including Ace on the House, the Adam & Dr. Drew Show,...
ASIAN-AMERICAN BAND FIGHTS TO TRADEMARK NAME ‘THE SLANTS’
On Behalf of Wang IP Law Group, P.C. | Aug 21, 2014 | Wang IP Law Blog
An Asian-American rock band, "The Slants," is preparing to take their fight to patent their name to the federal circuit court, after already having been denied for the past four years on the grounds that the group name is ostensibly a disparaging racial slur. The...
APPLE HEADS TO TRIAL WITH INVENTOR OVER SMARTPHONE PATENT
On Behalf of Wang IP Law Group, P.C. | Aug 21, 2014 | Wang IP Law Blog
Seventy-year-old Richard L. Ditzik, owner of NetAirus Technologies LLC, takes Apple Inc. to trial over a patent that covers a popular smartphone feature, the cellular network. Apple Inc. argues that since Ditzik's original patent was changed to include technology that...