Copyright: DMCA vs Fair Use
The DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act) has created a significant copyright law divide between analog and digital media. For analog works, traditional … Read more
Copyright registration
In the US, to enforce your copyrights, you first need to register them with the US Copyright Office. You can do this … Read more
Amazon and IP disputes
Amazon.com is big enough to run its own streamlined IP dispute system. It resolves most trademark disputes with its Amazon Brand registry … Read more
Preissuance submissions
Does a competitor’s patent application look sketchy because it doesn’t cite relevant prior art? Consider filing a “preissuance submission.” Have you found … Read more
Ex Parte Reexamination
Are you having problems with a patent that you believe is invalid? Know about uncited prior art? Consider filing a Patent Ex … Read more
Saving patent eligibility
The 2019 USPTO revised patent subject matter eligibility guidance (2019 PEG, now in MPEP 2106) helped clarify “Alice” patent eligibility issues. In … Read more