Intellectual Property Blog
How to Get Funding for Your Business from The CHIPS Act
CHIPS, TIP, and Regional Engines: Re-Establishing the American Semiconductor Market Today the United States has a fingerhold on the global semiconductor market, barely 12% compared to the robust 37% we had a quarter-century ago. Despite the world’s hunger for...
Nealy Copyright Case
When does a copyright claim begin? When the victim discovers the infringement? Or when the violator began making money from the infringing act? In the 1980s, independent music producer Sherman Nealy and business partner Tony Butler, through Nealy’s label Music...
Ensuring Copyright Protection: Navigating Legal Challenges with TBillick Law
In a world where creative content is constantly produced and shared, ensuring the protection of your intellectual property is paramount. TBillick Law PLLC understands the intricacies of copyright law and is dedicated to helping creators navigate its complexities. This...
In House IP Counsel
In-House Counsel and IP Patent Protection Many companies, whether they specialize in intellectual property or only think about the occasional trademark or copyright seldom think in terms of leveraging their IP into part of the company’s income portfolio. Part of this...
Patent Infringement Royalties
Pursuit of Profits: Seeking Restitution in Patent Infringement Cases Thanks to recent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the rise of opportunists known as “patent assertion entities,” or more commonly, “patent trolls,” patent litigation has become less reliable...
FTC Final Rule re Non Competes
On April 23, 2024, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a final rule on noncompete agreements. The final rule, which goes into effect within 120 days (August 2024), is intended to promote competition and increase wages by banning noncompete agreements nationwide....
Irreparable Injury and Permanent Injunctions: Revisiting eBay v. MercExchange
Irreparable Injury and Permanent Injunctions: Revisiting eBay v. MercExchange Inventors used to toil in great secrecy to develop new ideas and bring them to market, hoping nobody had beaten them to the patent office. In the early days of the patent wars, inventors...
Challenges to Patenting AI-Generated Inventions
Challenges to Patenting AI-Generated Inventions With the recent improvements in Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has seen an increase in patent applications for AI-assisted inventions. [1]AI helps human inventors...
NYT sues Microsoft, OpenAI for copyright infringement
This post was originally published on www.kuow.org. Microsoft’s stock price and market cap increased by 50% in 2023, thanks largely to the company’s partnership with OpenAI and its big lead in artificial intelligence. But The New York Times says Microsoft is profiting...