1. Weide & Miller, ltd http://weidemiller.com/
2. Morishita Law Firm, L.L.C. http://www.morishitalawfirm.com/
3. McDonald Carano Wilson LLP http://www.mcdonaldcarano.com/index.html
4. Watson Rounds http://www.watsonrounds.com/
5. Law Offices of Philip A. Kantor, P.C. http://thekantorlawfirm.com/
6. Parsons Behle & Latimer http://www.parsonsbehlelaw.com/PracticeAreas/Intellectual-Property-Litigation.asp
7. Odunze & Kang LLP http://www.aok-law.com/
8. Weiss & Moy, P.C. http://www.weissiplaw.com/
9. Hankin Patent Law http://www.hankinpatentlaw.com/
10. Howard & Howard http://www.howardandhoward.com/
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Week 7 EOC: Intellectual Property Questions?
1. What is the first step someone should take if or when they find someone else using their intellectual property without permission?
2. What is the best way(s) to protect your intellectual property?
3. What is the best way to protect my intellectual property when working under contract for someone?
4. What is some common legal issues while doing freelance work?
5. Do all states deal with intellectual property the same? How do they differ?
6. Do you know the rough percentage of cases that are found in favor of the original creator concerning intellectual property?
7. Doe intellectual properties stay the same in digital vs. printed form?
8. When is it necessary to trademark an Intellectual property?
9. At what point of change to an intellectual property does that intellectual property become your own?
10. What is a typical time frame of intellectual property case to be settled?
2. What is the best way(s) to protect your intellectual property?
3. What is the best way to protect my intellectual property when working under contract for someone?
4. What is some common legal issues while doing freelance work?
5. Do all states deal with intellectual property the same? How do they differ?
6. Do you know the rough percentage of cases that are found in favor of the original creator concerning intellectual property?
7. Doe intellectual properties stay the same in digital vs. printed form?
8. When is it necessary to trademark an Intellectual property?
9. At what point of change to an intellectual property does that intellectual property become your own?
10. What is a typical time frame of intellectual property case to be settled?
Thursday, November 11, 2010
Week 6 EOC : Illicit
What do you think of when you think of the black market? What kind of people do you associate when you think of the black market? The black market has changed drastically over the years and in today’s marketplace the trade of illegal goods ranges from drugs and firearms to merchandise like purses, sunglasses and computer or automotive parts. Some of the goods being illegally traded are nothing more than knock offs of the real items made in back shops and warehouses. Many of these places are man powered by people who could be considered modern day slaves. Many people buy these goods on the streets of major cities never giving a second thought to the networks of criminals behind the movement of these goods. Have you ever bought a knock off watch or a pair of sunglasses with a logo of an expensive brand for a cheap price from a peddler on the street? Did you ever stop to think that you could be in a way funding mass organized crime? The war on this type of criminal activity is reaching astounding levels. The scary thing about it is that governments around the world are losing the battle, with only a few victories in-between. These networks of criminals have reached out to more than you would think corrupting individuals in power and in high places. Sometimes even corrupting those who have been elected to enforce the laws and crack down on this type of activity. If this sounds like the plot of a Hollywood block buster it’s not it is real everyday life happening around the globe on a daily basis. National Geographic put a special together on this very subject and if you get the opportunity to watch it I think it would be as eye opening for you as it was for me. To think that some of the items many people need to function on a daily basis like medical drugs are being made in back rooms and shops made with any combination of chemicals to look like the real thing and then being packaged and sold is a very scary thing.
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Week 5 EOC: Lawyers Looking For Fame
In today’s world many people are out for fame and fortune, included in this bunch of individuals are the lawyers who are taking cases that they think will land them some face time in front of the nine justices of the Supreme Court. Many of these new breed of lawyers are finding cases that they think will give them the chance of a lifetime. Some might ask why it is a bad thing to want to present a case in front of the Supreme Court. To that I would say it isn’t a bad thing if done for the right reasons. However this was a statement in a New York Times article on this subject “There’s one and only one reason they’re interested,” Barry A. Schwartz, a criminal defense lawyer in Denver, said of many of the dozen or so lawyers who called him after he had won an appeals court decision on an issue that was likely to reach the Supreme Court. “It’s not because they love your client or believe in the legal principle your case presents. They want to get the case into the Supreme Court.” (http://www.nytimes.com/2010/10/10/us/10lawyers.html?_r=1)
Barry may be on to something with more and more lawyers wanting to try cases in the Supreme Court hoping to bring in bigger clients to their firms. In fact, in another article I found relating to this subject “David Mills, 33, was on the partner track at Jones Day but decided to set up a solo practice focused on federal appeals cases. Only two years into operating The Mills Law Office, he's about to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.” (http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/10/young_cleveland_lawyer_to_argu.html) Looking over the article you can make your own opinions as to whether David took on the case for the right or wrong reasons. You have to wonder though was it because he believed in her case or was it because he believed that her case could get him in front of the Supreme Court justices to argue on her behalf? Which in the end it did just that.
At the Stanford law school one can partake in a clinic designed for the purpose of getting one’s self ready to be one of these so called elite lawyers. “Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic—the first of its kind at any law school—gives students the opportunity to explore a realm few lawyers experience in their careers: the Supreme Court of the United State.” (http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/clinics/supremecourtlitigation/) This just goes to show you where the practice of law may be headed if you and a student looking for fortune and fame. I do not think that all those who want to argue before the supreme court do it solely for the purpose of money of fame, but after looking through a few articles it seems that there are a few that want to do it for that sole purpose whether they admit to it or not.
Barry may be on to something with more and more lawyers wanting to try cases in the Supreme Court hoping to bring in bigger clients to their firms. In fact, in another article I found relating to this subject “David Mills, 33, was on the partner track at Jones Day but decided to set up a solo practice focused on federal appeals cases. Only two years into operating The Mills Law Office, he's about to argue a case before the U.S. Supreme Court.” (http://www.cleveland.com/business/index.ssf/2010/10/young_cleveland_lawyer_to_argu.html) Looking over the article you can make your own opinions as to whether David took on the case for the right or wrong reasons. You have to wonder though was it because he believed in her case or was it because he believed that her case could get him in front of the Supreme Court justices to argue on her behalf? Which in the end it did just that.
At the Stanford law school one can partake in a clinic designed for the purpose of getting one’s self ready to be one of these so called elite lawyers. “Stanford’s Supreme Court Litigation Clinic—the first of its kind at any law school—gives students the opportunity to explore a realm few lawyers experience in their careers: the Supreme Court of the United State.” (http://www.law.stanford.edu/program/clinics/supremecourtlitigation/) This just goes to show you where the practice of law may be headed if you and a student looking for fortune and fame. I do not think that all those who want to argue before the supreme court do it solely for the purpose of money of fame, but after looking through a few articles it seems that there are a few that want to do it for that sole purpose whether they admit to it or not.
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