Google has become a well known name in the world of IP lawsuits. Just before Google got a chance to settle the huge lawsuit over ‘book scanning’, it was faced…
Category: Infringement
Patent Royalties – a royal pain?
In the Supreme Court decision in Quanta Computer, Inc. v. LG Electronics, Inc,[1] the Court unanimously agreed to uphold the doctrine of patent exhaustion. The application of this doctrine is…
Top U.S. court scales back patent royalties
A recent landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court in Quanta v. LG Electronics has effectively restricted patent-holders’ ability to claim infringement for subsequent uses of licensed products. This…
Liberal Party of Canada and Green Shift Inc.: Principles Take a Back Seat to the Almighty Dollar
Update July 7, 2009: Barry Stork’s post “Liberal Party of Canada and Green Shift Inc.: Principles Take a Back Seat to the Almighty Dollar” won the Gowlings LLP Best Blog…
“Green Shift”: A source of marketplace confusion?
“Green Shift” has become a familiar term in the Canadian media over the past few months. Plugging these words into Google draws up numerous hits, with the leading ones referring…
Copyright Law in Iraq: All Bark, No Bite
On January 28th, 2008, the Iraqi Ministry of Culture and the IZDIHAR Project co-hosted Iraq’s first Iraqi Copyright Awareness Conference. While it was awarded minimal media coverage, the rare congregation…