Friday Grab Bag: Google® and Viacom® Opt to Settle

Friday Grab Bag: Google® and Viacom® Opt to Settle

When a lawsuit proceeds for seven years, anticipation steadily builds as we await the substance of the eventual resolution.  In the seven-year case of Google® versus Viacom® we finally have a much-anticipated resolution between the two tech giants.  It’s a significant conclusion to a wide-ranging copyright law issue. Viacom® brought a $1 billion lawsuit against Read more about Friday Grab Bag: Google® and Viacom® Opt to Settle[…]

Friday Grab Bag: To Catch a Trade Secrets Thief

Friday Grab Bag: To Catch a Trade Secrets Thief

When working in a competitive industry, it becomes essential to protect a business’ confidential information.  If Coca-Cola® let its famously secret beverage formula slip to the public years ago, would it have had enjoyed the same success in the marketplace?  Maybe not.  Intellectual property law allows a variety of different means for protecting information.  For Read more about Friday Grab Bag: To Catch a Trade Secrets Thief[…]

Friday Grab Bag: Aereo® on the Go?

Friday Grab Bag: Aereo® on the Go?

Often in intellectual property disputes, a case can boil down to the simple issue of whether the ingenuity of one company crosses a line already established by another – whether the creative, diligent actions leading up to a fascinating new invention tread on the invaluable rights secured by another party.  How far is too far? Read more about Friday Grab Bag: Aereo® on the Go?[…]

Friday Grab Bag: Going for (Fools’) Gold?

Friday Grab Bag: Going for (Fools’) Gold?

As the world watches this thrilling final weekend of the 22nd Winter Olympiad, legal competition will rage on even after Sunday’s closing ceremony.  In a recent lawsuit from Canada, we are reminded that even an event as glorious as the Olympics can spark a hotly-contested legal battle. The popular winter apparel company The North Face® Read more about Friday Grab Bag: Going for (Fools’) Gold?[…]

Friday Grab Bag: Google® Makes a Deal in Europe

Friday Grab Bag: Google® Makes a Deal in Europe

“Just Google® it!”  How often have we heard that exclamation?  The search engine has become a go-to source for information.  What started as a research project at Stanford University in 1996 has become a tremendously useful and prominent world-renowned corporation.  But, if left unchecked, a powerhouse company can overstep its bounds.  In trying to enforce Read more about Friday Grab Bag: Google® Makes a Deal in Europe[…]