Intellectual Property Law News

[05/08] Leger painting auctioned for more than $39 million in NYC
NEW YORK (AP) - Sotheby's auction house says a cubist oil painting by Fernand Leger has been sold in New York for more than $39 million.

[05/08] Frank Zappa's widow supports plans for Baltimore bust
BALTIMORE (AP) - Frank Zappa's widow is on board with plans for a bust of the eccentric rocker in his hometown of Baltimore.

[05/07] Company floats ads in 'clouds' shaped like corporate logos
By JAY REEVES Associated Press Writer LEXINGTON, Ala. (AP) - Picture the Manhattan skyline filled with Nike swooshes. Or the golden arches of McDonald's gently drifting over Los Angeles.

[05/06] Cycling Champ Armstrong Illegally Peddling Dog Collar, Suit Says
By DEBORAH NATHAN, ESQ., Andrews Publications Staff Writer
Cycling champion Lance Armstrong's charitable foundation is infringing a patent for an inspirational dog collar, according to a lawsuit filed in Oklahoma federal court.

[05/06] Redstone hails copyright protection
By KELLY OLSEN AP Business Writer SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - U.S. media mogul Sumner Redstone said Tuesday that attitudes toward protecting entertainment copyrights internationally are improving as authorities see the benefits of safeguarding the growing value of domestic products.

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American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) The AIPLA represents individuals, companies and institutions involved directly or indirectly in thepractice of patent, trademark, copyright and unfair competition law, as well as other fields of law affecting intellectual property.
US Copyright Office Informational circulars; application forms for copyright registration; links to the copyright law and to thehome pages of other copyright-related organizations; news of what the Office is doing, including Congressional testimony andpress releases; our latest regulations; a link to our online copyright records cataloged since 1978.
US Patent and Trademark Office Promotes the progress of science and the useful arts by securing for limited times toinventors the exclusive right to their respective discoveries (Article 1, Section 8 of the United States Constitution).
- USPTO Web Patent Database Full text database, bibliographic database, AIDS patent database.
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Trade Secrets Home Page The law of trade secrets dates back to Roman law which punished a person who induced anotherperson to divulge secrets relating to the master's commercial affairs.
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) WIPO is responsible for the promotion of the protection of intellectualproperty throughout the world through cooperation among States, and for the administration of various multilateral treatiesdealing with the legal and administrative aspects of intellectual property.