Tag: Intellectual Property

• Business Transactions

  Silicon Bayou 101: Pivoting Your Business

  • July 8, 2014
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  Small Business and Technology on the Rise in Silicon Bayou As our Sunday nights are now void of Silicon Valley, we have time to reflect on some of the legal issues addressed in the second half of the season.  Has your business experienced any of these issues in Silicon Bayou? The Importance of Branding In […]

• Emerging Companies and Start-ups

  Silicon Bayou 101: Start-Up Lessons from a Tech Satire

  • May 5, 2014
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  Satire Highlights Key Issues for Start-Ups HBO recently aired its new series Silicon Valley a tech satire that follows Richard, an employee of Hooli, that develops a computer program that uses an algorithm to compress data at a faster rate. Although a satire, the first episodes have raised numerous questions regarding the legal risks and […]

• Business Litigation

  Patents To Face New Frontiers And Increased Federal Regulations

  • June 5, 2013
  • By Clay Allen

  Intellectual Property Exchange International The world’s first online exchange for patent rights is now online. Intellectual Property Exchange International (IPXI) allows owners of intellectual property rights to offer licensing through the exchange. The hope is to create greater price transparency and efficiency by opening up what has heretofore been limited to purely private negotiations and […]

• Business Litigation

  In Trademark Battle, the Struggle For The Red Soles Wages On

  • May 24, 2013
  • By Allen & Gooch
  

  On March 8, 2013, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit released the latest opinion in a harshly fought legal battle between Christian Louboutin (“Louboutin”), the French footwear designer, and Yves Saint-Laurent, a direct competitor.Christian Louboutin S.A. v. Yves Saint Laurent America Holding, Inc., 709 F.3d 140 (2d Cir. 2013). Christian Louboutin is […]