Intellectual Property (IP)
Intellectual property (IP) pertains to creations of the human intellect, including inventions; artistic and literary works, designs, symbols, names and images. IP law deals with the protection and enforcement of copyrights, patents and trademarks.
Hinch Newman Wins eCommerce Traffic Patent Fight for Top Affiliate Network
As reported in Law360 (February 11, 2015), the United States District Court, Central District of California granted Clickbooth.com’s Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings, ruling that the claims asserted by Essociate, Inc.’s Internet based affiliate pooling patent are patent ineligible under 35 U.S.C. § 101 and are therefore invalid. A copy of the motion can be seen,…
Read Article...Metatag Use of Phrase Close to Mark Not Likely to Confuse
On February 15, 2011, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled that metatag use of a phrase that sounds identical (but is only spelled similar) to a protected mark does not necessarily create a likelihood of confusion because search engine results are highly technical (Southern Snow Manufacturing Co. v. Sno Wizard…
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