Patent Peril
If you thought inventing something was hard, just wait till you try to protect the invention in markets across the globe.
Content: Article | Author: Rob Wherry | Source: Forbes | Subjects: International, Legal
Protecting Your Most Valuable Asset: Intellectual Property
Companies create intellectual property daily, and the ability to protect it directly affects its value. There are four main types of intellectual property to consider protecting:
– trademarks and service marks,
– copyrights,
– patents, and
– trade secrets.
This article discusses these as well as contractual protections that apply to employing IT staffers, consultants, and subcontractors.
Content: Article | Authors: Roger J. Braunfeld, Thomas O. Wells | Sources: Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP, IT Professional | Subject: Legal
BusinessLaw.gov
With a focus on providing legal and regulatory information for small businesses, this site gathers up hard-to-find research and resources into one useful package for time- and cash-strapped small business owners. Topics range from plain English guides to starting (or ending) a business and managing employees to specialized issues such as e-commerce and exporting.
The site also acts as a gateway to federal, state and local … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: BusinessLaw.gov | Subjects: Legal, Small Business
Lawrence Lessig
Intellectual property is a balance between monopolies granted by the state to create an incentive to produce and access, and fair use guaranteed by the balance the law creates to ensure that follow-on innovators and creators can take advantage of the innovations that have been produced. That’s the balance the law has traditionally struck.
…it’s not like every kind of property. There’s nothing that says … [ Read more ]
Content: Quotation | Source: Business 2.0 | Subject: Legal
The Tort Mess
It’s even worse than you think. Out-of-control lawsuits are shutting down medical practices, killing businesses and costing the economy $200 billion a year.
Content: Article | Author: Michael Freedman | Source: Forbes | Subjects: Economics, Legal
The Tort Mess
Product Safety Liability for Children
Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures
Good employee selection techniques were described in 1978 when the Uniform Guidelines on Employee Selection Procedures were published. The ‘Guidelines’ incorporate a single set of principles which are designed to assist employers, labor organizations, employment agencies, and licensing and certification boards to comply with requirements of Federal law prohibiting employment practices which discriminate on grounds of race, color, religion, sex, and national origin. They were … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: Department of Labor | Subjects: Human Resources, Legal
See you in Court
“To hear some people tell it, corporate liability for failed information security is the coming apocalypse. Several experts predict a flurry of personal injury lawsuits filed by customers whose personal information has been disclosed, corporate lawsuits based on damage caused by security breaches at business partners and class-action lawsuits filed on behalf of irate stockholders…experts say it’s only a matter of time before judges and … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Sarah D. Scalet | Source: CIO Magazine | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Legal
Why High-Tech Firms Can’t Afford to Ignore Patents
In many industries, firms eager to capture gains from their innovations are filing patent applications at an unprecedented rate. At the same time they are struggling to keep up with accelerating development cycles, shrinking lead times and changing legal interpretations. A recent Wharton conference on “Managing Knowledge Assets: Changing Rules and Emerging Strategies,” addressed some of these issues and asked the key question: What are … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Legal, Strategy
Hieros-Gamos
Site proclaims itself to be the #1 Legal Research Center. It certainly appears to offer a lot, including:
– Legal Employment Center
– Law Library & News Center
– Law Student Center
– Law Business Center
– Law Consumer Center
– Law Practice Center
Additionally, use the site to find attorneys, law firms, experts and consultants.
Content: Online Resource | Source: Hieros-Gamos | Subject: Legal | Industry: Law
Piracy Extends Beyond Software to Digital Content
The Internet’s Legal Conundrum
The Internet’s ability to span borders, destroy distance and unite the world’s computer networks into a seamless whole looks wonderfully elegant to engineers, but awfully messy to lawyers. Previously cut-and-dried questions of legal jurisdiction—such as what country a particular transaction took place in – have now become horribly murky. Buy something in a shop, and you are clearly bound by the laws of the country … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: The Economist | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Legal
Term Sheet for Equity Investment and Strategic Alliance
Understanding the Focus of Product Liability Prevention
Product liability prevention focus is more than just a hazards analysis and warning label effort, although they are part of the big picture. It is also more than just an “Engineering” concern, and instead involves the entire organization. The fact that it involves so many areas of management is why the focus needs to be incorporated into the existing Total Quality program. The Corporate Quality … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Author: Randall Goodden | Source: CEO Refresher | Subject: Legal
Poachers Are Out to Plunder Your Intellectual Property – Can You Do Anything?
As more companies outsource non-core activities and enter into alliances to extend their competitive reach, the risk that someone – a potential partner or vendor – could poach their intellectual property is increasing. While the risk of such theft is hardly new, it is rapidly becoming a serious problem in today’s post-industrial, information-driven society. Wharton’s Eric K. Clemons and Lorin M. Hitt have been studying … [ Read more ]
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subjects: Legal, Management
Sample contract for independent consultants
Europe’s Eye On Privacy
Europe’s tighter privacy laws present challenges and risks for U.S. companies.
Content: Article | Author: John Rendleman | Source: InformationWeek | Subjects: International – Europe, Legal
Copyright Clearance Center (CCC)
Copyright Clearance Center, Inc., the largest licenser of text reproduction rights in the world, was formed in 1978 to facilitate compliance with U.S. copyright law. CCC provides licensing systems for the reproduction and distribution of copyrighted materials in print and electronic formats throughout the world. The company currently manages rights relating to over 1.75 million works and represents more than 9,600 publishers and hundreds … [ Read more ]
Content: Online Resource | Source: Copyright Clearance Center | Subject: Legal | Industry: Publishing
Are Efforts to Extend Patent and Copyright Laws Good for Business or Good for Society?
When it comes to foreign trade, U.S. businesses are famous advocates for strong, consistently applied intellectual property rights. Drug companies worry about weak patent law in India and software companies complain about the Chinese approach to property law. But what about the application of intellectual property laws at home? Are many firms more concerned with securing competitive advantage than with ensuring impartial laws?
Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Wharton | Subject: Legal