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Intellectual Property Thomson Reuters: Wearable technology: Brand Implications and Strategies

Rod Berman’s white paper, “Wearable technology: Brand Implications and Strategies” was published by Thomson Reuters in July 2015. An excerpt follows: Wristbands that record and analyze your physical activity. Gloves that help manufacturing workers work smarter. Glasses that put a world of information and communication in your line of sight. These are just a few examples of the “wearable […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Prosecution and Transaction Group Intellectual Property Law and Wearable Technologies

Wearable technology has moved far beyond eyeglasses, hearing aids, wristwatches and pacemakers. Now that significant computing power can be packed into devices small enough to be worn comfortably on – or in – the body, numerous sectors are developing “wearables” for a wide variety of purposes. Google Glass® has been used to facilitate surgery, allowing […]

Intellectual Property Daily Journal: Eyeing the Intellectual Property of Wearable Tech

Rod Berman’s article, co-authored by Alexandra Jia, “Eyeing the Intellectual Property of Wearable Tech,” was published by the Daily Journal. Wearable technology such as Google® Glass (a wearable eyepiece computer that features an LCD screen display and voice activated technology), is proliferating and is impacting a wide range of industries. In this article, Rod Berman […]

Intellectual Property and Patent Litigation Group Supreme Court Ruling Maintains Tight Invalidity Standards in i4i L.P. Patent Infringement Case

Supreme Court Ruling Maintains Tight Invalidity Standards in i4i L.P. Patent Infringement Case What this means for you Earlier this month, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision in Microsoft Corp. v. i4i L.P., 589 F.3d 1246 (Fed. Cir. 2009), upholding a Federal Circuit Court of Appeals decision affirming an award of close to $300 […]

Intellectual Property and Labor & Employment Employee Relations Law Journal: Recent Federal Third Circuit Case Sheds Light on Possible Enforceable Non-Competes in California: Lessons from Bimbo Bakeries v. Botticella

Recent Federal Third Circuit Case Sheds Light on Possible Enforceable Non-Competes in California: Lessons from Bimbo Bakeries v. Botticella By Rod S. Berman and Barbra A. Arnold Reprinted with permission from the Employee Relations Law Journal, Aspen Publishers. To view this article as a pdf, click here. Notwithstanding everything known about how courts cannot prevent […]

Intellectual Property les Nouvelles: IRS Ordered To Help Trademark Licensor Reduce Tax Liability

IRS Ordered To Help Trademark Licensor Reduce Tax Liability This article, written by Rod S. Berman, was originally published in les Nouvelles, the journal of Licensing Executives Society International, and is reprinted here with their permission. To download a PDF of this article, click here. Companies regularly enter into trademark licenses to obtain the right […]

Intellectual Property Daily Journal: The Inherency of the Patent Right to Have Made

Rod Berman and Berney Gans’s article, “The Inherency of the Patent Right to Have Made”, discussing a Federal Circuit ruling on patent licensing, was published by the Daily Journal. To read the full article, click here.

Intellectual Property JMBM Focus: Preserve and reserve your trademark on Facebook

We have been informed that beginning on Saturday, June 13, 2009, the social networking site Facebook, Inc. will begin allowing users to create personalized URLs for their Facebook pages that incorporate the user’s username, e.g., facebook.com/USERNAME. Facebook has created a form that owners of registered trademarks can use to "reserve" their trademarks on Facebook and […]

Intellectual Property, Litigation and Professional Liability Defense Andrews’ Professional Liability Litigation Reporter: Removal Of Non-Diversity-Based Malpractice Claims To Federal Court — A New Approach?

Removal Of Non-Diversity-Based Malpractice Claims To Federal Court — A New Approach? By Amy Lerner Hill and Rod Berman According to attorneys Amy Lerner Hill and Rod Berman of Jeffer Mangels Butler & Marmaro, patent-related malpractice claims are being placed into federal courts with increasing frequency. The authors discuss the roots of this trend and […]

Intellectual Property JMBM IP Update: Recent Changes to Singapore Patent Law is Complicated, Frustrating

Recent changes to Singapore patent law have created what some have called the “most complicated patent timelines of any country in the world.” However, in addition to the amended calendar, substantive requirements have also been introduced which put tremendous onus on the applicant to ensure that the patent is valid and all procedural requirements are […]