Blog Posts in January, 2012
Posted on Jan 31, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
Rude Music, Inc. filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois yesterday claiming that presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich, Newt 2012, Inc. and the American ...
Continue reading "Hot Off The Presses: Newt Gingrich Is Sued For Copyright Infringement Over Playing Of "Eye Of The Tiger" Song Recording" »
Posted on Jan 30, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
One of the most frequently asked questions directed to intellectual property attorneys is: what are the legal marking requirements for patents, trademarks and copyrights? In this post, we will provide ...
Continue reading "Don't Forget About Intellectual Property Markings" »
Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
Even with our own clients, whom we caution against blind use of checklist composed agreements or "boilerplate" form agreements, we are not always immediately successful in getting them to ...
Continue reading "The Unfortunate Phases Often Followed In Developing A Licensing Agreement" »
Posted on Jan 24, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
Electronic Arts, developers of a variety of hugely successful and popular video games including The Sims and Madden NFL , filed a federal action in the Northern District of California on January 6, ...
Continue reading "Video Game Developer Claims First Amendment Right To Use Trademarks In Video Games" »
Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
Everyone generally understands the need to "cover all the bases" in a license agreement. Unfortunately, it has been our experience that very few people actually accomplish this goal. When ...
Continue reading "License Agreement Boilerplate Provisions Can Get You Into Hot Water" »
Posted on Jan 16, 2012 By Grimes & Battersby
Welcome to the Grimes & Battersby blog! The mission of our blog is to present thought provoking, timely analysis and discussion of news, trends and emerging issues related to intellectual property ...
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