AR Troll’s Patent Gets Re-Examined
(c) flickr user terriko In the comedy classic Dumb & Dumber, a woman tells Jim Carrey’s character that his chances with her are “one in a milion.” Undaunted, he responds, “so you’re saying there’s...
View ArticleWhat Marketing Professionals Need to Know About Augmented Reality Law
Thursday night I was privileged to be part of a panel–together with Brian Mullins of daqri, Brian Bos of Mindshare, and Marty Wetherall of Fallon–presenting on augmented reality to the AdCraft Club of...
View ArticleJudge Scales Back Jury’s Award in First AR Patent Infringement Verdict
Back in July 2012, I reported on what appeared to be the first augmented reality patent infringement lawsuit: Tomita v. Nintendo. That case has since gone to trial, with some interesting results....
View ArticleIP in an Augmented Reality (Podcast)
Earlier this month I presented to the Michigan Intellectual Property Lawyer’s Association on “IP in an Augmented Reality.” This speech is similar to ones I’ve given to IP groups elsewhere in the...
View ArticleAugmented Reality Patents Are Skyrocketing
In October and December 2011, I wrote about the extensive number of AR-related patent applications already on file. ”If you’re serious about succeeding with your AR business plan–and especially if you...
View ArticleIP in an Augmented Reality
My latest article, “IP in an Augmented Reality,” was just published in the Jan/Feb 2014 issue of Landslide, the magazine of the American Bar Association’s IP Section. It summarizes how copyright,...
View ArticleProactively Protecting Your IP Across the Globe
I’m writing from the Mid-Winter Institute of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA). As a lawyer who does a lot of trademark enforcement work, one theme that I’ve noticed from...
View ArticleField Agent – a Crowdsourced IP Enforcement Tool
Every once in awhile, you stumble across something that makes you say, “how did I not realize this existed?” or “I wish I would’ve found this years ago!” Field Agent made me say both of those things....
View ArticleWhy Software Startups Need to Register Their Copyrights Now
When it comes to building an IP portfolio, patents aren’t the only–or even necessarily the most important–ingredient. flickr/Irish Typepad I am consistently surprised by the number of software startups...
View ArticleCould Apple Be Ready to Announce iGlasses?
Imagine it: at tomorrow’s “special event” in Cupertino tomorrow, Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stage and–after announcing the iPhone 6 and the breathlessly awaited iWatch–turns to the audience and says:...
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