Intellectual property can be just as valuable as (or more valuable than) physical property. This is because intellectual property (IP) can be shared with others (in the form of an IP license) in exchange for royalty fees – producing a valuable source of passive income...
By Jiho Kim, B.Com/LL.B. (IV), University of Sydney; Intern, Michelson IP What does the future hold for the question of whether software can be protected by copyright law in the U.S.? In Google LLC v. Oracle America, Inc., the Supreme Court of the United States...
Today’s tech enabled world offers unlimited potential for entrepreneurs, with people of all ages and backgrounds embracing business ownership. It’s exciting to start a business, but even the most optimistic among us may find some aspects of it intimidating....
Every entrepreneur should know how to protect and grow their business by leveraging copyright. In this article, we’ll answer 5 of the most common questions entrepreneurs have about copyrights: What is a copyright? How can I use copyrights to my benefit? How do I get...
By David Kline Many defendants in patent infringement cases argue that case law (such as VE Holding in 1990) allowing patent lawsuits to be filed in any district in which the defendant has sales have only encouraged abusive patent litigation. They say this practice,...
Patent Infringement By Richard Stockton, Kevin Keenan, and Brad Van Pelt In 2011, Apple sued Samsung for, among other things, patent infringement of three U.S. patents — two claiming designs for parts of a smartphone, and one for a graphical user interface of a...
