Misinformation abounds on the internet.  There is nothing new about that.  But it is especially true when it comes to copyright law. The real estate industry has gone to great lengths to educate its members on copyright to help them avoid infringement.  

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Examination of Patent Applications at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or PTO) takes too long.  That's the message from the USPTO’s own Performance and Accountability Report for Fiscal Year 2013.

Copyright infringement claims are challenging for an attorney to accept on contingency.  Proving damages for copyright infringement can be a daunting task.  That is one reason why the Copyright Act makes statutory damages available as an alternative to actual damages.

In the last part of this 4-part series, we look at some ways that you can protect your work and provide a sample licensing agreement for you to use which you can find here.

The Professional Real Estate Photographer’s Guide to Protecting Copyright In this third part of our four part article, we offer up some information about license agreements and other tips professional real estate photographers can use to protect their valuable work product from misuse and infringement.

In part 1, we gave you a little background on MLS rules.  In part 2, we'll look at some confusion surrounding what MLS can really copyright as well as a discussion on the real estate agent and their right to your work.

The Professional Real Estate Photographer’s Guide to Protecting Copyright Photographers are becoming increasingly concerned that Multiple Listing Services are overstepping their bounds and claiming ownership of their photographs. 

Court Awards $2.2M for Copyright Infringement Photographers who try to protect their intellectual property through copyrights can take heart with a $2.2 million jury award to a Haitian photographer in late November.

Law360 reports that Getty Images, Yankee Candle and Bed Bath & Beyond have been named defendants in a copyright infringement lawsuit filed by Schneider Rothman Intellectual Property Law Group.

The painting “Autumn Leaves” by respected Russian artist Alexei Butirskiy adorns Yankee Candles sold in its stores and at Bed Bath & Beyond. The original work depicts a line of trees whose leaves are turning bright orange and falling to the ground under a misty sky, an image well-suited to a scented candle called “November Rain.”

I have been using a GPS for years.  It has gotten to the point where I don’t really know my way around Miami.  I just put my destination into my iPhone and do what whatever it tells me. 

If you are an attorney, there is probably a good chance that you have seen apps in one of the App Stores that provide full text cases and statutes.

Schneider Rothman IP Law Group partner Joel B. Rothman was interviewed by Nutraceuticals World magazine in their July 6 issue. In the article, titled “Interview with Joel Rothman,” Mr.

Schneider Rothman IP Law Group partner Joel B. Rothman was a guest lecturer on April 12 at Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications masters degree program. 

I have an article published in this month's Nutritional Outlook that discusses our recent big win for energy drink maker Celsius in a class action filed against it in California state court.

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The AppsLawBlog and its attorneys at Arnstein & Lehr, LLP represent the company behind an exciting new iPad app soon to be released called Groovebug.  You can check out a video about the app below.

Editor's Note: This article is written by contributing writer Shafiel A. Karim Earlier this year, President Obama signed the Food Safety Modernization Act (FMSA), which amends various portions of the United States Code relating to FDA’s powers to detain and regulate domestic and imported food products.