Here at Cloudigy, we enjoy chocolate trademark stories. So we wanted to share a heartwarming story about several recent chocolate trademark litigations in Europe. Swiss chocolate maker Lindt cares a lot about chocolate bunnies that are wrapped in gold foil and sport red neck ribbons. After all, these bunnies come from an old chocolate-making tradition. [...]
Copyright is a set of exclusive rights granted to the author or the creator of an original work. Those rights include the right to copy, distribute, and adapt the protected work. There have been debates raging in Congress, on the Internet, on social media, and across the world about the proper scope of copyright protection—debates [...]
Big Changes Under the AIA This month, some major changes to the U.S. patent laws will go into effect. These provisions enacted in the America Invents Act (AIA) change the U.S. patent system from a “first-to-invent” system (unique among IP systems) to a “first-inventor-to-file” system. All patent applications filed on or after March 16, 2013, [...]
Chances are, at some point, your company may purchase, develop, or customize software that it will use to run the business or support clients. For example, the software could relate to business and accounting management functions including human resources, customer, or supply chain management and monitoring. Many large companies such as Microsoft Corp., SAP America, [...]
Looking Back at 2012 As we head into December each year, I always feel introspective. What has our firm accomplished this year? What can we do better next year? Has Cloudigy Law made a positive impact on our community, the lives of our team members, our friends, and our clients? This is when we look [...]
On Sunday, December 9, 2012, EmeraldPlanet’s Inside Scoop Sunday aired a panel of IP experts discussing IP issues, specific to “green” companies. This program was simulcast to over 500 stations around the U.S. and overseas via the Internet and C-SPAN. A panel of experts, including Cloudigy Law’s own Antigone Peyton, covered IP issues encountered by [...]
I wanted to take this opportunity to share a teachable moment from the world of trademark law. Apple hit a big hitch in its effort to control and protect its brand in Mexico because it was late to the trademark party. A Mexican telecom company registered “iFone”—a trademark that the Mexican court determined is confusing [...]
On Thursday, November 8th, over 30 business executives, CEOs, and marketing and business development professionals joined us for “Rock Your Brand,” a half-day strategic branding conference focused on changing the way companies think about growing, protecting, and promoting their business. I joined Melanie Spring (@sisarina), founder of Sisarina, a strategic marketing agency, and Carrie Fox [...]
Branding is Your Business A half-day experience that will change the way you think about growing, protecting, and promoting your business. Join us for an unforgettable strategic brand education event! DATE: Thursday, November 8, 2012 LOCATION: 901 Restaurant 901 Ninth Street, NW Washington, DC 20001 SCHEDULE: 1pm-5pm (Introductory Discussion & 3 Interactive Workshops) [...]
In this podcast, Antigone Peyton and Matt Levy discuss the Federal Circuit’s recent decision in the Akamai and McKesson cases. The court was supposed to be deciding what the rule should be when different parties perform the steps of a patented method. That’s not what happened, though, and the court was closely divided about the [...]
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