No Patent Misuse Defense Against Tying of Essential and Non-Essential Patents Licenses
Philips filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission alleging that several CD manufacturers were importing into the United States certain CD’s that…
Philips filed a complaint with the International Trade Commission alleging that several CD manufacturers were importing into the United States certain CD’s that…
In this case before the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, plaintiff Digital Envoy, Inc. (“Digital”) unsuccessfully moved for…
From April 2003 to May 2004, Bonnie Werner-Masuda served as the Secretary-Treasurer for a local lodge of the International Association of Machinists and Aerospa…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office erred in ruling…
"Cynically waiting for the death of antitrust..." COMPETITION ========== Samsung to Pay $300M Fine for Price Fixing Samsung, the world's l…
The Center for Democracy and Technology has posted an excellent critique of the EU's proposal on Internet governance. Aside from general opposition to gove…
The Financial Times reports on a letter sent by Chinese human rights activist Liu Xiaobo to Yahoo founder Jerry Yang criticizing Yahoo's collaboration with…
In a school full of rowdy children running around, how do teachers take attendance efficiently? Keep bathroom bullies in check? This past June, Brittan Element…
In the realm of copyright "fair use" humor, this brilliant (and hilarious) trailer for the classic horror film "The Shining" shows how one c…
We here at the cyberlaw clinic are now complete fanboys/girls of Skype. (Yes, I know, about 180 million downloads later.) We used it on a conference call and…
CIS will be working with attorneys at EFF to file an amicus brief to the Ninth Circuit in DirecTV v. Hoa Huynh. The case involves the unauthorized interception…
Seriously folks, have you ever edited wikipedia. Talk about empowering. I actually changed the encyclopedia. I really had the fairly stereotypical experience…