102 Articles found for subject: Legal

Corporations today deal with an incredible number of contractual relationships. However, copyright issues and the assignment of rights are often neglected when using outside firms to create graphic design work, advertising, or to handle web development. While many top level executives understand the value of the intellectual property and copyrightable material they may create – and they work furiously to protect it – these same … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Knowledge@Emory | Subject: Legal

If you’re blogging, or even thinking about it, this is a clearly-written, concise resource on understanding copyright issues.

Content: Article | Source: Smashing Magazine | Subject: Legal

Companies have everything to gain from forging a strong link between regulation and strategy. By shifting their approach to regulation from confrontation or passive compliance to a proactive and informed dialogue with external stakeholders, they can help construct more balanced regulatory frameworks and ensure a better outcome for the organization.

Content: Article | Authors: Denis Bugrov, Luis Enriquez, Scott C. Beardsley | Source: McKinsey Quarterly | Subjects: Legal, Strategy

While the Internet still retains some of the “wild wild west” feel, increasingly Internet activity, and particular blogging, is being shaped and governed by state and federal laws. For US bloggers in particular, blogging has become a veritable land mine of potential legal issues, and the situation isn’t helped by the fact that the law in this area is constantly in flux. In this article … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Source: Aviva Directory | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Legal

As IP has assumed greater strategic prominence in the boardroom, so has IP due diligence in funding and M&A activity. Part of managing diligence compliance is knowing what to expect. Cheaters ace the test by getting the questions in advance. In IP diligence, that’s not cheating – just common sense. Funders and acquirers usually focus on three primary areas. [Hat tip to Themanager.org]

Content: Article | Author: Steven J. Frank | Source: Goodwin Procter LLP | Subject: Legal

A policy of giving only basic employee references may lead to liability.

Editor’s Note: this is an older article (Spring 1999) so the status of some of the legal issues discussed has undoubtedly changed, but the concepts addressed are of long-lasting value…

Content: Article | Author: Linnea B. McCord | Source: Graziadio Business Report | Subjects: Human Resources, Legal

Roughly 30% of all companies, including big names like Wal*Mart and General Motors, subject their applicants and employees to some sort of personality test. Judicial decisions, however, illustrate the risks employers assume by using and relying on such tests for employment decisions. This article surveys the use of personality tests historically, their purported benefits to employers, and the potential liability associated with the tests. [BNET … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Author: Kathryn Davis | Source: Morrison & Foerster LLP | Subjects: Human Resources, Legal

Joe Hadzima offers a look at the basics of patents.

Content: Article | Author: Joseph G. Hadzima Jr. | Source: Boston Business Journal | Subject: Legal

I have often had entrepreneurs tell me with great confidence that they either do or do not want to set up their venture as a Subchapter S corporation. Equally often when I ask them why they want to take that course of action I find they don’t really understand what is involved.

Content: Article | Author: Joseph G. Hadzima Jr. | Source: Boston Business Journal | Subjects: Entrepreneurship, Legal

Firing an employee can be painful, emotional and, if done incorrectly, costly. Following some basic procedures and acting as a corporate humanitarian rather than a corporate assassin can help you avoid the agony of a legal battle.

Content: Article | Author: Carol Orsag Madigan | Source: Business Finance Magazine | Subjects: Human Resources, Legal

A thorough due diligence involves examining not only the financial information of a company, but also the company’s key assets. For the vast majority of enterprises, this means a review of the intellectual property assets of the target company.

Content: Article | Authors: Jacqueline Klosek, Mary J. Hildebrand | Source: Goodwin Procter LLP | Subject: Legal

Abstract: This Article addresses a curious gap in the theory of intellectual property. One of the central dogmas in both the legal and economic literatures is that patents, copyrights and trademarks constitute separate forms of protection, each serving different purposes and designed to operate independently of the others. By challenging this dogma, however, this Article shows that certain combinations of intellectual property protection give … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Authors: Gideon Parchomovsky, Peter Siegelman | Source: Social Science Research Network (SSRN) | Subject: Legal

Lawrence Lessig covers “Fair Use” and Google’s interpretation of it in their Book Search project. (~30 minute video)

Content: Article | Author: Lawrence Lessig | Subject: Legal

This article discusses various business and procedural considerations relating to going private and provides an overview of some of the techniques that can be used to take a company private.

Content: Article | Author: Cristy Lomenzo Parker | Source: Rutan & Tucker LLP | Subjects: Finance, Legal

Some employers are afraid of handbooks. They believe that setting down rules and regulations in writing will somehow lead them into court. In fact, this may be true for some employers. An employer who does not want to act consistently, or who intends to act fairly but has ill-trained staff, may be better off without an employee handbook. This article suggest that there is no … [ Read more ]

Content: Article | Sources: All Business Network, HRnext.com | Subjects: Human Resources, Legal

Learn critical IP strategies from Silicon Valley attorneys Michele Liu and Dennis Fernandez.

Content: Article | Authors: Dennis Fernandez, Michele Liu | Source: USF | Subjects: Innovation, Legal

Privacy law compliance is hard enough stateside. But when you’re a global corporation trying to comply with a multitude of nations’ laws, you’ve got a real headache.

Content: Article | Author: Larry Ponemon | Source: Darwin Magazine | Subjects: IT / Technology / E-Business, Legal

When it comes to attorneys, even the smartest business owners screw up. It doesn’t have to be that way — if you follow Inc.’s plan for managing your lawyer

Content: Article | Author: Mark Obbie | Source: Inc. Magazine | Subject: Legal

The decision in Victor’s Little Secret v. Victoria’s Secret requires that the holder of the trademark prove that a competitor’s similar trademark causes actual dilution in order to obtain an injunction against its use. However, significant questions remain.

Content: Article | Authors: Carol Docan, Leonard Rymsza, Linnea B. McCord | Source: Graziadio Business Report | Subject: Legal

There’s more at stake in protecting and selling your IP than you may think.

Content: Article | Author: Erik Sherman | Source: Chief Executive | Subjects: Legal, Miscellaneous