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Internet Domain Suffix Ready For Business

Would you pay to deter someone from creating a website called “[yourcompany].sucks?” The company selling the new internet domain name is hoping that the answer is yes for the owners of many well-known brands. The international body responsible for regulating the Internet, ICANN, continues to roll out new generic top-level domains (gTLD) that expand the […]

Author: Dan Brecher

April 15, 2015

President’s Initiatives Regarding Cybersecurity and Data Protection

On January 20, President Barak Obama made his State of the Union Address. Among the “tasks that lie ahead,” the President’s initiatives involve cybersecurity and data privacy. In his address, the President’s initiatives specifically urged members of Congress work together to pass bi-partisan legislation that would help deter data breaches and cyber attacks on both businesses and […]

Author: Fernando M. Pinguelo

January 22, 2015

New Court Rule to Protect Personal Information in Court Filings

Given the growing risk of identity theft, the New York State Office of Court Administration (OCA) is taking additional steps to protect personal information included in court filings. The OCA recently announced changes to the Uniform Civil Rules of the New York Supreme and County Court, which will take effect next year. The new rules […]

Author: Fernando M. Pinguelo

December 17, 2014

Federal Trade Commission To Capitalize on Drug Patent

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is seeking to apply its success before the U.S. Supreme Court to another type of patent settlement. The agency has asked the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey to accept its amicus brief in In re Effexor XR Antitrust Litigation. The Federal Trade Commission brief argues in favor […]

Author: Fred D. Zemel

September 19, 2013

Has Your Business Start-up Registered Its Trademarks?

When starting a new business, intellectual property concerns should certainly be on your “To Do” list. Your company’s name, logo, trade secrets and inventions may one day be your greatest assets. Despite the importance, many start-ups are unsure about their intellectual property concerns when it is the right time to apply for registered trademarks and […]

Author: Kenneth C. Oh

August 15, 2013

IP attorney NYC

Support for Patent Troll Legislation Growing

Momentum against non-practicing entities continues to grow. Over the last month, Congress, the Obama Administration, the Federal Trade Commission, and the business community have all called for patent reform intended to combat patent trolls. Non-practicing entities do not directly use the patents they own to produce goods, but rather license them to other companies that […]

Author: Fred D. Zemel

August 8, 2013

IP attorney NYC

Supreme Court Decision on Genetic Patents Shifts Biotech IP Landscape

The U.S. Supreme Court recently issued a mixed decision on the patentability of human genes. The justices concluded that a naturally occurring DNA segment is a product of nature and not patent eligible merely because it has been isolated, but that cDNA (complimentary DNA) is patent eligible because it is not naturally occurring. The patents […]

Author: Kenneth C. Oh

July 3, 2013

Former Head of USPTO Offers Insight on “Software Patent Wars”

As patent infringement battles rage between technology giants like Apple, Google, Oracle and Samsung, the debate continues about the impact of the litigation on innovation. Many also question whether the suits reflect weaknesses in the U.S. patent system. David Kappos, the former Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), recently addressed the so-called […]

Author: Fred D. Zemel

June 12, 2013

Legislation Seeks to Restrict “Patent Trolls”

“Patent trolls,” more neutrally referred to as non-practicing entities (NPEs), are coming under intense scrutiny as courts and lawmakers look to curb abuse of patent infringement litigation. NPEs do not directly use the patents they own to produce goods, but rather license them to other companies that do. Detractors use the term “patent trolls” because […]

Author: Fred D. Zemel

May 15, 2013

IP attorney NYC

Battle of the Bulge: Yummie Tummie Sues Spanx for Patent Infringement

The fashion industry has recently become a hotbed for intellectual property suits. New York-based Times Three Clothier LLC is the latest file suit. The company alleges that tank tops sold by Spanx infringe the design patents for its Yummie Tummie brand. Powerful women are behind both companies. Sara Blakely, the founder of Spanx, has been […]

Author: Fred D. Zemel

April 18, 2013

IP attorney NYC

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