The Licensing Journal articles from September 2006

The Licensing Journal archives from September 2006

Compliance with open source software licenses.
September 1, 2006... The Mixed Intellectual Property Environment for Software Development Virtually all companies that develop software are now working in a "mixed-IP environment." Software is created on ever increasing layers of previous work, mixing...

Antitrust aspects of settling intellectual property litigation.
September 1, 2006... Settlements resolving patent infringement suits by manufacturers of brand-name drugs against manufacturers of generic drugs have been the subject of government scrutiny and challenge, debate among commentators, and private litigation. Recent...

Sports licensing.
September 1, 2006... Trademarking "Dawg Pound" Professional sports supply us with a steady supply of fascinating trademark cases. In this publication, we have discussed issues involving the Redskins and the Ravens, for example, and the supply continues as...

Toy licensing. (part 4)
September 1, 2006... The Toy License Agreement This fourth installment on basic terms of the toy license agreement discusses the Indemnity Clause. Previous columns [The Licensing Journal, Vol. 26, No. 2, p.29; The Licensing Journal, Vol. 26, No. 3, p.23, The...

University licensing.
September 1, 2006... Provisional Applications: Valuable for Protecting an Early Filing Date, but Only if Enabling Twenty years ago, the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced the use of provisional applications under 35 U.S.C. [section] 111(b),...

The importance of using voice talent. (part 1)
September 1, 2006... Do you hear voices? Well, of course you do. Hopefully, they are generally attached to real people. Once a voice becomes familiar to us, it becomes a distinct identifier of a particular person and persona. The voice can easily become...