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LexisNexis Copyright Law Center Staff LexisNexis® Intellectual Property Podcast - Fashion Design Protection
On this edition, news from LexisNexis Mealeys IP publications, plus, Henry Horbaczewski, Senior Vice President and General Counsel with Reed Elsevier Inc. on fashion design protection. Copyright©...
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LexisNexis Copyright Law Center Staff To Moniteur or Not to Monitor, That is eBay’s Question
There are two sides to every coin, and in light of recent judgments, it looks like eBay’s coin is coming up heads in Europe and tails in the United States. In France, a court recently ordered eBay...
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LexisNexis Copyright Law Center Staff Instructions for blogging on Fashion Design Protection
Welcome to the LexisNexis Copyright Law Center. If you are interested in blogging on Fashion Design Protection issues, new users must first create an account . During the registration process,...
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Certiorari Granted In Dispute Over Freelance Works In Electronic Databases
The U.S. Supreme Court on March 2 granted certiorari in a long-running case about the copyrights associated with freelance contributions to written publications that are subsequently reproduced in electronic...
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LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Daily Legal News Podcast: 2008 Year in Review Part I
The LexisNexis® Mealey's™ Daily Legal News Podcast was recently recognized by the ABA Journal  as being one of the top legal podcasts. Click below to listent to a summary of stories from...
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The Recent Independent Artist Movement and its Impact on Copyright Infringement Claims
The digital domain may not be the Wild West, but it certainly is the latest battlefield that will map out the music landscape for the next millennium. After years of copyright infringement litigation...
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Conferences in Chicago June 21 - 23: IP Business Congress – Chicago, Ill.
Sponsor: Intellectual Asset Management (IAM) Magazine   When:  Sunday, June 13, 2009 – Tuesday, June 15, 2009   Where: Four Seasons Hotel 120...
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LexisNexis Copyright Law Center Staff Free Webinar June 30-Patenting Green: Navigating the Intersection of Patents and Green Technology
June 30, 2009, 2:00 P.M. ET / 11:00 A.M. PT   Register Now >>   Panellists: Carl Horton , Chief IP Counsel, GE ...
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LexisNexis Copyright Law Center Staff VIEW NOW: The Authors Guild, AAP, Google Settlement - What Authors & Publishers Need to Know
The Authors Guild, AAP, Google Settlement - What Authors & Publishers Need to Know
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Fashion Design Protection
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Fashion Design Protection Update We are refashioning the site
In the past half year since we have been actively updating this section, as we waited to hear what was happening with the Design Piracy Protection Bill, designers and their lawyers have been...
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Fashion Design Protection Complaints Fashion Design Protection Complaints
Complaint filed in Diane Von Furstenberg Studio, L.P. v. Mango On-Line Inc et al, CASE #: 1:08-cv-06154-LAP, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Foley Square) ...
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Fashion Design Legislation ABA Resolutions on Fashion Design Legislation
These resolutions were debated at the ABA Annual Meeting in August 2008.   RESOLVED, that the Section of Intellectual Property Law, believing that there is sufficient need for...
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Fashion Design Legislation Analysis of The Design Piracy Prohibition Act (H.R. 2033/S. 1957)
The Design Piracy Prohibition Act H.R. 2033/S. 1957   There is a bill pending in Congress that would extend a form of copyright protection (as discussed below) to fashion...
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Fashion Design Legislation Economic Analysis of the Proposed CACP Anti-Counterfeiting and Piracy Initiative by LEGC, LLC
The U.S. government has substantial anti-counterfeiting and anti-piracy efforts in place. However, according to the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), these efforts could be significantly...
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