Lawrence Stanley June 22, 2013 Can Gail Zappa Stop Anyone from Using the Name “Captain Beefheart?” Some of our readers have asked how Gail Zappa can even apply for a trademark of Don Read More
Lawrence Stanley April 26, 2013 “Transformative” art does not infringe copyright, Second Circuit rules When United States District Court Judge Deborah Batts issued her decision in Cariou v. Read More
Lawrence Stanley Oct. 26, 2012 Dispelling the Myths of the “First to Invent” Patent Filing System Across the Internet can be heard the shrill cry of opponents to the “First to File” patent Read More
Lawrence Stanley Sept. 15, 2012 “America Invents Act” Brings Substantial Changes to Patent Practice The rules for filing and challenging patents are about to change with the passage of the Read More
Lawrence Stanley May 6, 2012 Fourth Circuit Decision Threatens Current Phase of Google AdWords Program On April 9, 2012, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals vacated a District Court judgment Read More
Lawrence Stanley Jan. 9, 2012 Trademark Holding Companies: Speculative Benefits, Certain Pitfalls From time to time clients ask us whether they should “protect” their trademarks from their Read More
Lawrence Stanley Sept. 15, 2011 New Top Level Domains: Implications for Trademark Owners ICANN (the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers has announced that it Read More
Lawrence Stanley July 17, 2011 FTC Compliance in Advertising Blogger and Consumer Endorsements of Commercial Goods: Is Your Company in Read More
Lawrence Stanley July 5, 2011 Reversion of Rights Under the Copyright Statute Reversion of Rights Under the Copyright Statute: When and How Authors, Composers and Read More
Gordon Troy Oct. 11, 2010 Netherlands Antilles Dissolved On October 10, 2010, the Netherlands Antilles ceased to exist as a political entity. Of the five Read More