A former Texas high school student has dismissed a lawsuit he had filed against his school district and certain administrators. In the federal action, he asserted his copyright in photos he took in the course of his education at Flower Mound High School....
Month: July 2018
When can there be copyright protection for street art?
At our law firm, we help people protect intellectual property rights in their creative works using copyright law. Commonly copyright-protected types of works include music, art, software and books and others. A developing area of copyright law is the extent to which...
Someone’s got your domain name – now what?
The right domain name can make a huge difference, but when it's already registered, what are the options? You could search for an extension such as .biz or .net, but if your name is that good, chances are someone has already registered all the obvious extensions.Even...
Is former dog-food bag maker barking up right tree?
We have discussed trade secrets in some of our recent posts. A federal lawsuit alleging misappropriation of trade secrets involving the manufacturing processes of Costco dog food bags has been filed in the U.S. District Court in the Western District of Missouri,...
An introduction to trade secrets
A trade secret is any information that provides the trade secret holder with economic value or a competitive advantage precisely because it is not readily known or ascertainable by the general public. Unlike patents, trademarks, and copyrights, trade secrets are not...