Category: Intellectual Property

NY Court Adopts Federal Standard for Destruction of E-Mails

Post author By Oscar Michelen
Post date February 1, 2012
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For the first time in a NY state court case, an Appellate Division court has adopted the standard set forth in 2003 in Zubulake v. UBS Warburg LLC, which set forth guidelines when a party can be punished for the destruction of emails. The NY case, Voom HD Holdings v. EchoStar Satellite LLC, involved a […]

Tags business litigation, e-discovery, emails, ESI, Federal Litigation, intellectual property, Litigation, preservation of evidence, Voom v. Echo Star, Zubulake

Battle over a Banana as the Velvet Underground Sues over Iconic Album Cover

Post author By Oscar Michelen
Post date January 13, 2012
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The record that launched 10,000 rock bands is at the heart of a new lawsuit filed Wednesday by legendary rock band the Velvet Underground.The band, which emerged from the late ’60s avant garde New York scene, released their debut album “The Velvet Underground and Nico” in 1967 (the greatest year in rock history, BTW). The […]

Tags Andy Warhol, banana, business litigation, Copyright, copyright infringement, cover, Federal Litigation, intellectual property, Nico, trademark, Velvet Underground, Warhol Foundation

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Solo Farmer Fights Monsanto and Wins Over Patented Seeds

Post author By Oscar Michelen
Post date December 28, 2011
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Monsanto is one of the largest conglomerates in the world. For years, they have been trying to corner the world’s food production by patenting genetically-altered seeds. If a farmer wants to grow Monsanto’s crops, they have to actually license the seeds and renew that license every year. But these are seeds that grow into crops […]