Mar
14
Attention Litigators
Posted by Keeley Vega at 3:13 pm under Litigation.
While fishing for points on Lexis Nexis, I found the following interesting video. The point: shepardize everything.
My favorite quote: “Just an aside,” Judge Ito.
Mar
13
ZapMedia Sues Apple
Posted by Keeley Vega at 12:48 pm under Litigation, Patent.
Yesterday, ZapMedia filed a suit accusing Apple of “illegally using a patented method for distributing digital media over the Internet.”
“The patents in question cover a way of sending music and other digital content from servers to multiple media players, a broad description that could also apply to a wide swath of other companies selling digital […]
Mar
11
The Influencers of 2008
Posted by Keeley Vega at 2:03 pm under Uncategorized.
In its March 2008 issue, Entrepreneur Magazine identifies the “Nation’s Top 25 Influencers:” the individuals, groups, trends, and events that will have a substantial impact on business owners in the coming year.
Steve Jobs (CEO of Apple)
2008 Elections
Climate Change
China
Declining Dollar
Oil Dependence
Trust
Mortgage Crisis
Oprah Winfrey (my personal favorite, in every year)
A Generational Shift
Bill Gates (Microsoft, Bill and Melinda Gates […]
Mar
11
It’s Official: Google Acquires DoubleClick
Posted by Keeley Vega at 1:31 pm under Internet, Technology.
Almost a year after Google announced its intention to acquire DoubleClick, it’s finally official! Today, the European Commission approved Google’s $3.1 billion takeover, removing the final obstacle to the deal. This was a deal opposed by Microsoft and AT&T, arguing that the merger would give Google too much power to set advertising rates.
According to CEO […]
Mar
5
Live blog: William Blumenthal, GC of the FTC
Posted by Keeley Vega at 12:24 pm under Events, Internet.
“Recent Issues in IP and the Internet Under Competition Law”
12:23: IP, Internet at the FTC & DOJ. Issues to be covered: FTC Reports on innovation, IP-related case activity, Internet-related reports, Internet-case activity.
12:26: The FTC 2003 “To Promote Innovation…” Report. “Summary of a series of hearings held in the 2002 timeframe. 24 days. 300 panelists. 100 […]
Mar
5
Coming Soon: WordPress Goes Social
Posted by Keeley Vega at 10:39 am under Internet.
WordPress creator Matt Mullenweg recently announced that WordPress parent company Automattic has hired designer and developer Andy Peatling, who has created a WordPress-based social network called BuddyPress.
According to the home page, “BuddyPress will transform a vanilla installation of WordPress MU into a social-network platform.”
The purpose? Mullenweg writes: “Someday, perhaps, the world will have a truly free […]
Mar
4
Microsoft Entering the Dating Industry?
Posted by Keeley Vega at 10:49 am under Patent, Technology.
Last week, this Microsoft patent application published, titled “Image-Based Face Search.” The claims cover a computer-readable media involved in the following method: (1) a user providing an image of a face, (2) the user indicating a preference for one or more facial features, (3) comparing the image provided to a plurality of stored images, and (4) displaying the resultant […]
Feb
29
A Trip To The Mall
Posted by Keeley Vega at 5:57 pm under Copyright.
A trip to the mall today led to some [not so] surprising discoveries.
On the top, a $10 wallet from The Icing. On the bottom, a $280 Louis Vuitton monogram wallet with a similar pattern.
On the top, $14 plastic shoes from The Icing. On the bottom, $30 Crocs.
Should these be considered infringing?
Look what else you can […]
Feb
28
Things Actually Said In Court
Posted by Keeley Vega at 5:19 pm under Litigation.
Not quite IP-related, but hilarious, so I had to share:
ATTORNEY: Doctor, before you performed the autopsy, did you check for a pulse?WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for blood pressure? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: Did you check for breathing? WITNESS: No. ATTORNEY: So, then it is possible that the patient was […]
Feb
28
Thanks for the help, PTO
Posted by Keeley Vega at 2:43 pm under Events, Patent.
As I mentioned yesterday, the PTO held a live online chat for independent inventors this afternoon. I decided to give it a try:
The questions were interesting, ranging from “can I file a petition to add inadvertently omitted material under 37 CFR 1.57(a) electronically?” to “what is a claim?” My favorite question from today’s one hour […]