Speaking about Trademarks, Copyright and the Internet, by Chicago Trademark Attorney Mark V.B. Partridge, Partner, Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP, Chicago, Illinois

www.GuidingRights.com

www.Pattishall.com

More Info at Our Main Site

www.GuidingRights.com

Guiding Rights
Placing a graphic on your page
ORDER BOOK HERE

GUIDING RIGHTS: Trademarks, Copyright and the Internet, by Mark V.B. Partridge, explains the trademark and copyright principles guiding rights on the Internet in clear and accessible terms.

$24.95 hard cover; $14.95 paperback
ISBN: 0-595-65957-8

"This collection of short articles on a wide range of issues of copyright and trademark law, by one of the nation's most prominent trademark lawyers, manages to convey the nuance of the subject in language that is clear and immensely readable. This is a hugely versatile book. For scholars, the book contains valuable insights; law students will come to rely on it to explain difficult concepts in easy-to-understand terms; and practioners will be scanning it for help with some of the knottiest problems around."

Graeme Dinwoodie, Professor, Associate Dean and Director of the Program in Intellectual Property Law, Chicago-Kent, College of Law

ORDER BOOK HERE

"Guiding Rights is a unique presentation of information covering key concepts relating to the protection, enforcement and licensing of trademarks and copyrights. Mr. Partridge presents a well organized compilation of lessons that provide practical insight for understanding and handling many trademark and copyright issues that arise for companies in everyday life. Also the book discusses in a concise and effective manner the effect of significant cases from both the distant and recent past which helped shape important trademark and copyright principles."

Harrie Samaras, Attorney, Chair, Committee on Intellectual Property Organizations, AIPLA

ORDER BOOK HERE

Login
User name:
Password:
Remember me 
View Article  Caveat Infringer: Six Year Jail Term for Copyright Infringement
Florida District Court sentences copyright infringer to six years in prison for selling pirated computer software, according to report from the Orlando Business Journal.   more »
View Article  Building Code IP Dispute Settled

The International Code Council and the National Fire Protection Association have settled trademark and copyright disputes over building codes, reports www.contractormag.com. The article explains:

In 2002, ICC sued NFPA in Chicago federal court charging that NFPA infringed the copyright in ICC's International Building Code. Under the terms of the settlement, ICC has withdrawn the lawsuit "with prejudice," meaning ICC's copyright infringement charges against NFPA have been given up. The terms of the settlement limit in various ways ICC's ability to sue NFPA with new allegations of copyright infringement.

* * *

In separate litigation filed in Massachusetts federal court in ...   more »

View Article  What Can You Do When You Can't Find the Cybersquatter?
Increasing use of privacy protection by domain name registrants can leave trademark owners uncertain how to proceed with unidentified cybersquatters.  One solution: a "john doe" ACPA action providing a basis for initial discovery from the registrars.  This procedure is similar to that used in the past by trademark litigators to combat couterfeiting, and was recently used by Microsoft against cyberquatters, according to this report from www.seattlepi.com.   more »
View Article  IP is your greatest asset: find out what you don't know

CEOs and business owners can no longer treat IP strategy as a delegated and ignored administrative task.  Multiplying examples of the importance and value of IP requires attention at the highest levels of the business enterprise.  Recent studies report that IP accounts for 80% or more of the over all value of business enterprises.

In my practice, I find that many businesses have no inventory of the IP assets, no plan for protection and exploitation, no strategy - yet they invest heavily in the creation of strategic business plans, sale plans, financial audits, and the like.  This oversight is akin ...   more »

View Article  Public Wins Malibu Pier Domain Name
An L.A. District Court jury has awarded www.malibupier.com to the California State Department of Parks and Recreation, divesting ownership from businessman Stephen Harper, according to this report at www.latimes.com.   more »
View Article  To Google or Not To Google
Google fights generic use of brand in media, according to media report by the Independent.   more »
View Article  California Pop Group Challenges CBS over Supernova
An Orange County, California, pop group asserts trademark infringement against the CBS show "Rock Star; Supernova", explains this report from www.chartattack.com.  More here at www.mtv.com.   more »
View Article  WIPO Panel Rejects YELLOW PAGES Claim

A WIPO panel finds that <yellowbook.com.au> is not confusingly similar to YELLOW PAGES in Telstra Corporation v. Mandino, stating:

The disputed domain names are self-evidently not identical to the Complainant’s mark.

The Panel also finds that the disputed domain names are not confusingly similar to the Complainant’s mark, for the following reasons.

The test of confusing similarity, in the context of the Policy, was set out in GlobalCenter Pty Ltd v. Global Domain Hosting Pty Ltd, WIPO Case No. DAU2002-0001; reiterated in The Crown in Right of the State of Tasmania trading as “Tourism Tasmania” v. ...   more »

View Article  Absolut Domain Name Dispute
Absolut Vodka wins ICANN UDRP domain name name dispute.  See report at www.Out-law.com.   more »
View Article  Gentle Dental Settlement Shows Importance of Tradename Clearance

Small businesses also need to clear tradenames to avoid conflict, as illustrated by this report on a dispute between dental offices using the names GENTLE PLUS DENTAL and GENTLE DENTAL.

   more »
Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon Sign up for our Free Email Newsletter
Mark VB Partridge
Placing a graphic on your page

CONTACT INFORMATION

Mark V.B. Partridge
Pattishall, McAuliffe, Newbury, Hilliard & Geraldson LLP
311 S. Wacker Drive Suite 5000
Chicago, Illinois 60606

312-554-8000

Search
This Month
August 2006
Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 2 3 4 5
6 7 8 9 10 11 12
13 14 15 16 17 18 19
20 21 22 23 24 25 26
27 28 29 30 31
Year Archive