Welcome to a new year! I wish you all prosperity, health and happiness for 2012!
Before we begin our discussions of new developments in copyright, trademark and privacy law, I’d like to close out last year. Below is a listing of the topics discussed in this Blog during the past year. During the tail end of 2011, we had a number of legislative developments that were interesting to consider, and I imagine that trend will continue into the new year. We will also be covering recent court decisions impacting the world of intellectual property.
Articles (in Reverse Chronological Order) – Topic Labels
12/30/11 PROTECT IP Act May Move Toward Vote in January 2012 – Counterfeiting, Online piracy, Proposed legislation
12/29/11 Manager’s Amendment to SOPA Makes Big Changes – counterfeiting, Online piracy, Proposed legislation
12/28/11 Alternative to PROTECT IP Act and SOPA Proposed by Bipartisan, Bicameral Group – counterfeiting, Online piracy, Proposed legislation
12/6/11 ‘Tis the Season for . . . Anti-Counterfeiting Legislation? – COICA, counterfeiting, IPEC, Online piracy, Proposed legislation, trademarks
11/27/11 Stop Online Piracy Act Introduced to Combat Online Piracy and Counterfeiting – Part 2 of the Online Counterfeiting Topic – COICA, copyright, counterfeiting, IPEC, Online piracy, Proposed legislation, trademarks
11/11/11 PROTECT IP Act Introduced to Combat Online Piracy and Counterfeiting – Part 1 of the Online Counterfeiting Topic – COICA, copyright, counterfeiting, Online piracy, Proposed legislation, trademarks
10/31/11 Common Questions: When Should I Enforce My Trademark Rights? – Common Questions, trademarks
10/26/11 New Bill Introduced in the House to Combat Online Piracy – COICA, copyright, counterfeiting, Online piracy, trademarks
10/25/11 PSB&N Trademark Practice Group Launches New Web Site and Blog – Firm News
10/24/11 Common Questions: Can I Copyright My Idea? – Common Questions, copyright
9/30/11 Facebook Sued for Trademark Infringement of “TIMELINES” Mark – trademarks
9/28/11 Update – Unauthorized Sequel to Catcher in the Rye Permanently Enjoined, by Agreement – fictional characters
9/22/11 US Trade Representative Seeks Comments on 2011 Notorious Markets List – copyright, counterfeiting, IPEC, trademarks
9/15/11 Upcoming Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Google
– Google Book Project
9/1/11 Removal of Photographer’s “Gutter Credit” is Potentially Actionable Under DMCA – copyright, DMCA
8/24/11 First Sale Doctrine Not Available as Defense to Copyright Infringement, Where the Works were Foreign-Made – copyright
8/18/11 IP Enforcement Coordinator Seeks Public Comments about Counterfeiting – counterfeiting, government oversight, IPEC
8/4/11 Senate Judiciary Committee Issues Report on PROTECT IP Act – COICA, counterfeiting, Online piracy, Proposed legislation, trademarks
6/21/11 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing Tomorrow on IPEC Oversight – cybersecurity, Dept of Homeland Security, government oversight
6/6/11 Redaction Failures Continue in Electronic Court Filings, Study Shows – ECF System, privacy, redaction
5/26/11 Senate Judiciary Committee Marks Up S. 968 (PROTECT IP Act) – COICA, copyright, counterfeiting, Proposed legislation, trademarks
5/17/11 New Version of Online Counterfeiting and Infringement Bill Proposed – COICA, Online piracy, Proposed legislation, trademarks
5/6/11 Revised TTAB Manual of Procedure is Now Available – trademarks, TTAB
5/3/11 Department of Commerce Issued Report on Trademark Litigation Tactics – government oversight, trademark misuse, trademarks
4/25/11 Senate Hearing Scheduled on Mobile Privacy – cell phones, mobile devices, privacy
4/18/11 House Examines Online Infringement and Counterfeiting (2d Hearing) – COICA, copyright, counterfeiting, Proposed legislation, trademarks
3/25/11 District Court Rejects Proposed GoogleBooks Settlement – copyright, Google Book Project
3/22/11 House Judiciary Committee Holds Hearing on Online Infringement – COICA, copyright, counterfeiting, Proposed legislation, trademarks
3/17/11 White House Releases Recommendations for IP Enforcement – copyright, counterfeiting, IPEC, Proposed legislation, trademarks
3/9/11 Senate Judiciary Committee Considering New COICA Bill – COICA, copyright, counterfeiting, IPEC, Proposed legislation, trademarks
2/15/11 ABA Intellectual Property Law Section Weighs in on USPTO’s Trademark Misuse Study – Enacted legislation, government oversight, trademark misuse, trademarks
1/27/11 New Bill Seeks to Eliminate Social Security Numbers as Uniform Identifiers – privacy, Proposed legislation, social security numbers
I look forward to more cases and legislation in this area, and welcome your comments on these posts.