While there are still several months left in 2014, the IP policy world is already looking to the new year and a new Congress. One issue that we see coming up again is digital First Sale. All of us, at one time or another, have bought something used. Whether it [...]

Before we get started, it seems necessary (given the subject) to ask for a moment of silence for the iPod classic. For many, this pocket-sized device was a stepping-stone to music devotion. Gone were the days of bulky Walkmen,portable cd players and tape/cd booklets. Instead of buying entire albums, people started buying songs for [...]

A third person has been diagnosed with Ebola in the United States and at least 125 patients are now being monitored for symptoms. President Obama has cancelled his travel plans to coordinate a national Ebola response strategy while airports across the country are beefing up security to prevent the spread of the virus.

After four years filled with studies (and a fair amount of non-academic activities) in the small town of Oxford, Ohio, I truly had no idea where I’d end up after graduation from Miami University.  But following a series of events (see above link), I became the App Association’s communications assistant, and am [...]

 1. Skip the abstract. Patent abstracts are hard to read--meandering at best, and deliberately vague at worst. The abstract has little legal significance beyond shedding light on the claims and often does not accurately capture the essential nature of the patent. 2. Think through the drawings. The drawings in a [...]