You click on an email. It looks like some sort of letterhead, maybe a law firm. You scroll down a little, in all caps and bold says “VIA PDF EMAIL AND US MAIL AS CERTIFIED LETTER.” You dismiss it, maybe glance at the RE: line, but you are busy. It may be junk or a […]

It can be important for CEOs and other business people to master intellectual property vocabulary. What really is the difference between data sovereignty, data rights, data protection, and data security? http://ow.ly/4n2Rw3

Here are a few strategies to defuse the situation: http://ow.ly/4mNg0s

Can paying attention to the cultural roots of behavior and communication patterns across the globe help us better prepare for a negotiation? http://ow.ly/10sqYs

CBS and Paramount have brought a copyright infringement suit against the creators of a Star Trek fan film, “Axanar.” One of their infringement claims involves use of the “Klingon” language, but can a language be copyrighted? Courts have yet to squarely resolve the issue. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/volokh-conspiracy/wp/2016/03/24/to-boldly-go-where-no-copyright-suit-has-gone-before/

Knowing each party’s interests and designing options that satisfy those interests can lead to a win-win outcome even when common goals are not present in a negotiation: http://bit.ly/1RgvgSZ

The decision safeguard your invention with a patent or trade secret protection depends on a number of factors: http://blog.legalsolutions.thomsonreuters.com/small-law-firms/the-patent-or-padlock-dilemma-factors-in-choosing-between-patent-and-trade-secret-protection/

Is compelling Apple to bypass its privacy technology unduly burdensome? http://www.bna.com/forcing-apple-bypass-n57982067672/

By Martin Medeiros In college we used to go to the Black Rooster Pub on 1919 L Street in D.C. because they sold Bass Ale, one of a few European style beers around before the microbrewery revolution. Little did I know that in a few years I would learn that the Bass Ale red triangle […]