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Intellectual Property & Technology Alert
A periodic e-newsletter providing updates on developments and key issues in the area of intellectual property law.

9.2.2010	Turning the Tables on the Vigilant: Relaxed Rules Ease Access to Federal Court for Alleged Trademark Infringers
6.30.2010	Supreme Court Affirms Rejection of Bilski Patent Application, Rejects Machine-or-Transformation Test as Sole Test for “Processes”, and Leaves Door Open for Business Method Patents
3.24.2010	Intrepid Rescuecom Remains at Forefront, Pushes the Keyword/Trademark Envelope
1.29.2010	Unless Patented Products Are Properly Marked, Penalties Can Be Significant
8.20.2009	Alert: Health Information Data Breach Notification Rules Issued
6.16.2008	Supreme Court Rules on Patent Exhaustion: Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc.
4.7.2008	Be Careful What You Say During Settlement Negotiations; Second Circuit Rejects Polo Appeal
12.5.2007	Patent Prosecution after KSR: PTO Publishes new Examination Guidelines
10.10.2007	Unilateral Amendments to Online Contracts: Are They Enforceable?
6.11.2007	First Circuit Requires Affirmative Steps to Preserve Secrecy to Maintain Trade Secret Claim
1.25.2007	Accelerated Examination Program
12.4.2006	Trademark Dilution Revision Act Signed Into Law
10.30.2006	Google Rescues an Important Victory in Trademark Dispute
9.27.2006	When Does Form Equal Function?
9.20.2006	The Target Case

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4.26.2006	CAFC Affirms Decision Refusing Product Design Protection
4.24.2006	New Bill Proposes Copyright Protection For Apparel And Accessories In The United States
4.24.2006	Benefits Of The New Anticounterfeiting Law For U.S. Trademark Holders
3.23.2006	United States Supreme Court Retools the Patent System
2.14.2006	U.S. Trademark Office Cancels Three Trademark Registrations Based on Fraud
1.13.2006	Food for Thought
10.14.2005	What To Do If Your IP Is Infringed In An eBay Listing
8.23.2004	Summer 2004 IP Reporter Newsletter
12.1.2003	The CAN-SPAM Act of 2003 - Federal "SPAM" Law Takes Effect January 1, 2004
9.1.2003	Recording Industry Sues for On-line Piracy
9.1.2003	Maine Enacts Anti-SPAM Law
9.1.2003	Patent Infringement: What to Do when One of Your Products May Be Infringing a Patent
5.15.2003	Patent Infringement - What To Do When Faced With The Possibility That One Of Your Products May Be Infringing Upon A Competitor’s Patent
5.15.2003	Patent Clearance -- An Ounce of Prevention in a Dangerous Business Climate
5.15.2003	Protecting Intellectual Property Through Employer/Employee Relations
5.15.2003	Tips on Trade Secrets
5.15.2003	Do the "Rights" Thing: A Multi-Media Checklist
5.15.2003	What You Don't Know Can Hurt You
5.15.2003	Overview of Patents and the Patent Process
5.15.2003	Jumpin' Jehoshaphat or What Is Intellectual Property Anyway?
5.15.2003	Summary of The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act
5.15.2003	Developing a Web Site
5.15.2003	Intellectual Property Issues in Purchases and Sales