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November and December 2012
In 2001, after decades-long use of the full-bodied eagle design (described by some as an “attack eagle”), the University of Southern Mississippi, or as its more commonly known Southern Miss, decided it was time to create a more streamlined design that better fit with Southern Miss’s future licensing plans.
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July 16, 2012
On June 13, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers ("ICANN") revealed that over 1900 applications had been received to operate new Top Level (after the dot) Domains (“TLDs”). Applications include such common generics as (dot)movie, (dot)watches, (dot)beauty, and (dot)sports, but also include some brands such as (dot)airbus, (dot)ibm, and (dot)walmart. Some generic domains have numerous applicants who will compete to obtain the new domain. These applicants could end up in a bidding war if they survive the public comment period, the Government Advisory Committee Early Warning, and the third party Objection process.
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July 2012
When it comes to intellectual property, casinos in general and Reno casinos in particular have much to protect. Yet surprisingly, casinos often fail in this area - and the consequences are often measured in dollar signs.
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Summer 2012
Lewis and Roca is please to present the Intellectual Property Newsletter, Summer 2012 edition.
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Fall 2011
Articles include: How to Prevent Your Trademark from Going .XXX; 5 Keys to Choosing a Company Name; Ninth Circuit Ruling Offers New Guidance in Online Keyword Advertising Disputes; One on One with Emily Bayton.
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December 2008
The Top Level Domain (“TLD”) “.tel” became available for registration on December 3, 2008. This new TLD offers attributes unique to any other TLD on the Internet because it is designed to provide domain name owners the ability to control their communication with customers by creating a communications hub. Specifically, “.tel” will allow companies and individuals to create a virtual address book – a one-stop repository for phone numbers, websites, Google® keywords, physical addresses and email addresses. Telnic, a United Kingdom-based company, will oversee the introduction and administration of the new TLD.
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Summer 2008
Articles include Basic Intellectual Property Issues in Franchise Offerings; Ask the Attorney: Trademarks; United States District Court Permanently Enjoins Proposed Patent Office Rules; and One on One with Robert Kouchoukos.
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Spring 2008
Articles include Architectural Copyrights:What Architects, Builders and Owners Need to Know; TTAB Issues Significant Rule Changes; Ask the Attorney: Trademarks; One on One with Jeffrey Albright; and Quickie Techie Tips – Peer2Peer: Helping Companies Lose Data.
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April 2008
The United States District Court for the District of Nevada in Las Vegas serves an important role in cross-border intellectual property disputes. According to the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, Las Vegas hosted more than 23,000 conventions in 2007, generating more than $8 billion in non-gaming revenue. Many of these conventions, including the Consumer Electronics Show, the World Shoe Association show, CONEXPO-CON/AGG, and the MAGIC show, draw exhibitors from around the world. Intellectual Property disputes often arise in connection with Las Vegas trade shows when exhibitors display products that allegedly infringe the trademarks, patents, or other intellectual property rights of other exhibitors. These disputes frequently result in litigation in the District of Nevada, placing our federal court in the role of deciding international disputes over intellectual property.
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Spring 2007
Articles include Patents vs. Trade Secrets: Key Considerations for Protecting Your Intellectual Property; Ask the Attorney: Fair Use and the "10% Rule"; One on One with Shane E. Olafson; Quickie Techie Tips--Is Your Copy Machine a Traitor?
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April 2007
When your business develops or acquires information that is not known to your competitors, you may have more than one option for protecting it. Although federal patent law is the primary source of protection for inventors, an inventor may elect to forego patent protection and instead rely on the protection of state laws prohibiting the misappropriation of trade secrets. The decision whether to patent or keep a trade secret is an important one, and should not be made lightly.
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Fall 2006
Articles include: Agreements Without Borders - Court Enforces Worldwide Non-Competition Agreement; Ask the Attorney -Unraveling the Mystery of IP Symbols; One on One with Lizzette Alameda Zubey; Quickie Techie Tips – Time to Hijack Another Domain Name!
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Fall 2006
Can a worldwide non-compete agreement be enforced? Typically the answer is no because, in deciding, Courts consider whether the geographic scope and duration of non-compete clauses are reasonable. An agreement that forbids competition worldwide, of course, has no geographic limitation and, therefore, is usually considered unreasonable and unenforceable.
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September 2003
As e-commerce grows, so, too, grows the concern over how personal information is gathered, used and protected on the Internet. For instance, cookies, small files stored on the hard drive of the user’s computer, silently gather information which uniquely identifies the user to specific Web sites, often without the user’s knowledge.
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