Intellectual property research tools company IP.com has announced a new version of its InnovationQ platform. The new software offers an innovative corporate tree that organizes global patent data leveraging S&P market intelligence. With the tree, users will have a clearer ...

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LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska Supreme Court has rejected an appeal by ACI Worldwide of the $43.8 million judgment won by rival software firm Baldwin Hackett & Meeks. Baldwin Hackett had accused ACI of violating antitrust laws and interfering ...

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What is considered “intellectual property” for tax purposes? The Internal Revenue Code (the “Code”) has a rather expansive definition of intellectual property, which includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, software, contractual rights, goodwill and covenants not to compete, many of ...

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Having trouble keeping abreast of the latest developments in the world of intellectual property? No worries. Here is a list of the top 10 IP cases of 2016: 1. On-sale patent bar clarified By now, most everyone knows if you ...

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I know that the rules on what constitutes prior art can be as boring as month-old fruit cake. However, it is important for inventors to have a general knowledge, and for patent professionals to have a detailed knowledge, of those ...

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The popularity of online fantasy sports leagues has grown steadily over the last decade, with most leagues using the “season-long” format. Under this format, participants select their entire roster of players at the beginning of a season, and then earn ...

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In all seriousness, I never thought this day would come. I am referring to the day when the U.S. Copyright Office notified the public in writing that a monkey cannot own the copyright in a selfie. But it has happened, ...

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Randolph V. Clower, an associate with Phillips Lytle LLP, has been selected by MakerStaker.com as an intellectual property mentor. MakerStaker.com is a Web portal allowing investors to make equity and non-equity investments in start-up businesses. The MakerStaker mentor program allows ...

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U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit Intellectual Property Theft — Interstate Commerce United States v. Aleynikov 11-1126 Judges Jacobs, Calabresi and Pooler   Background: The defendant appealed his conviction for stealing and transferring proprietary computer source code of ...

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As Spencer Warnick, partner with intellectual property law firm Hoffman Warnick LLC, points out, Rochester has a lot of gifted inventors and scientific talent. Within that local talent base are three Xerox Corp. employees who have produced an amazing amount of patents throughout their respective careers.

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After years of wading through a tide of red ink, Eastman Kodak Co. is nearing the end of a potentially lucrative patent fight with tech giants Apple and Research in Motion Ltd. The U.S. International Trade Commission in Washington is expected to issue a ruling Thursday ...

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You need to protect what you create. Whether it is a work of art or something that identifies a business, intellectual property should be protected with a copyright, trademark or patent.

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