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Online Counterfeiting In A Post-Pandemic World: The Federal Court Responds in Western Pennsylvania
Online counterfeiting has been a widespread global issue for years. However, the Pandemic-induced dramatic shift in consumer behavior from bricks-and-mortar to e-commerce has exacerbated the problem for brand owners and customers. Simply put, online...
Software Copyright: Google vs Oracle Or Necessity vs Convenience? Is It Fair?
A decade-long copyright battle has ended with the Supreme Court landmark ruling in favor of Google. This decision lays a foundation for future software copyright cases, but the decision leaves many asking, “Is cutting and pasting software code actually...
The Overwhelming Risks Of Not Protecting Your Brand In 2021
Protecting Your Brand: Why You Can Not Afford Not to The most harmful action you can take as a brand owner is NOT protecting your brand by inaction in not registering your trademark. It costs you money, your reputation and brand loyalty. The prevalence...
The Ups And Downs Of Being Generic
Any business owner would be pleased to have its company become a household name or its brand used as a widely-known generic word. The Zoom brand is experiencing this very "being generic" phenomenon right now. With all of the current recognition, is there...
Assignor Estoppel And Patent Validity
The assignor estoppel doctrine is a doctrine of United States patent law barring a patent’s seller (the assignor) from attacking the patent’s validity in subsequent patent infringement litigation. The doctrine of assignor estoppel is a core aspect of...