Blog posts in category Intellectual Property Law

Copyrighting a Banana? That’s Bananas!

Posted on 08/19/2019 at 11:59 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Intellectual Property Law

Tagged As: Applied Art, Banana, Banana Costume, copyright, copyright law, copyright protection, Creative Elements, Functional Elements, intellectual property, Kangaroo Manufacturing, Inc. , Rasta Imposta, scenes a faire, Silvertop Associates, Inc., Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands, Third Circuit Court of Appeals, U.S. Supreme Court, Useful Articles, Yagoozoon, Inc.

Copyrighting a Banana? That’s Bananas!

A recent decision from the Third Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that even though there is nothing original about a b...

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SEC: No Really, ICOs Are Securities

Posted on 01/11/2019 at 12:42 PM by John Lande

Categories: Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Cybersecurity Law, Intellectual Property Law, John Lande

Tagged As: cyber security, ICO, intellectual property, Iowa banking law, Iowa Commercial Litigation

SEC: No Really, ICOs Are Securities

A common trope is that technology is evolving too fast for the law to keep up. Companies like Uber, Tesla, and Coinbase...

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Intellectual property considerations for entrepreneurs

Posted on 11/01/2017 at 01:51 PM by Amy Plummer

Categories: Amy Plummer, Intellectual Property Law, Start-Up Group

Tagged As: copyright, how to apply for a patent, how to file a patent, how to obtain a patent, intellectual property, intellectual property search, intellectual property software, international trademark, invention patent, Iowa Intellectual Property Law, Iowa Start-Up Group, lawyer company, legal advice, local attorneys, patent, patent application, patent infringement attorney, patent lawyer, patent my idea, patent research, provisional patent, provisional patent application, registered trademark, start up capital, starting a business, startup attorney, startup companies, startup lawyer, trade secrets, trademark, trademark a name, trademark application, trademark infringement, trademark registration, what is an intellectual property lawyer

Intellectual property considerations for entrepreneurs

Do you write and create software for your start-up business? Have you developed a new and unique invention? Maybe you ho...

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Customs and Border Patrol - Another Arrow in Your Quiver for IP Protection

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Intellectual Property Law

Tagged As: copyright law, custom and border patrol, intellectual property rights, Iowa Intellectual Property Law, trademarks

Customs and Border Patrol - Another Arrow in Your Quiver for IP Protection

Today, international piracy and counterfeiting pose a real threat to a company's intellectual property (IP) assets....

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I have a registered trademark (or service mark) - Now what?

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Intellectual Property Law

Tagged As: Iowa Intellectual Property Law, trademark law, trademark licensing, trademark registration, USPTO

I have a registered trademark (or service mark) - Now what?

Once your mark registers with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), there are ongoing requirements to k...

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The universal peace symbol - unregistrable as a trademark

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:24 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Intellectual Property Law

Tagged As: Iowa Intellectual Property Law, peace symbol, trademark law, trademark protection, TTAB

The universal peace symbol - unregistrable as a trademark

In a recent decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), Craigslist, Inc. was unsuccessful in securing feder...

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Marketing On-Line to Children Just Got Stricter

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Intellectual Property Law

Tagged As: behavioral advertising, COPPA, FTC, parental consent, personal information, websites

Marketing On-Line to Children Just Got Stricter

The Children's Online Privacy Protection Act of 1998 (COPPA) sets out rules and regulations as to what information c...

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Curbing patent trolls

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Intellectual Property Law

Tagged As: false patent making lawsuits, Iowa Intellectual Property Law, patent trolls, SHIELD Act, Non-Practicing Entities

Curbing patent trolls

Curbing litigation brought by patent trolls has been a hot topic. Patent trolls or Non-Practicing Entities (NP...

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Cybersecurity Executive Order Signed By President

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Banking Law, Cybersecurity Law, Intellectual Property Law

Tagged As: cyber threats, cybersecurity, Executive Order, Homeland Security, Iowa banking law, Iowa cybersecurity law, Iowa Intellectual Property Law, President Obama

Cybersecurity Executive Order Signed By President

President Obama signed the long awaited Cybersecurity Executive Order on February 12, 2013 - Improving Critical Infrastr...

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Eighth Circuit upholds refund of severance pay

Posted on 03/07/2016 at 07:23 AM by The Newsroom

Categories: Intellectual Property Law, Posts, Employment & Labor Law

Tagged As: intellectual property, breach of contract, separation agreement

Eighth Circuit upholds refund of severance pay

Hallmark Cards, Inc. prevailed in a $735,000 action brought against a former employee for breaching a confidentiality an...

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