7
Mar
2022
Pre-1870 Trademarks as Design Patents
Federal registration was established for trademarks, by statute, in 1870. I’ve written about this a few times, most recently in the upcoming... Read More
24
Nov
2021
A Theory of Different Types of Publication
One thing that’s frequently been commented on over the years has been the different types of publication under the 1909 Copyright Act... Read More
26
Oct
2021
More Case Files From New England!
All, it’s been a while since I’ve posted, yet again, but I got some exciting news from a project that’s been ongoing... Read More
13
Apr
2021
The Map, the Man, and the Lawsuits: How a Divorce Case Helped Make Copyright Law
Ownership of a physical object does not include the copyright for the work embodied in that object – be it a master... Read More
21
Nov
2020
I Got The First GRTX Registration!
Well, at least I think I did. The US Copyright Office this year finalized rules for Group Registration for Short Online Literary... Read More
10
Nov
2020
Counting Copyright Registrations 1870-1909
This past spring/summer, my article (coauthored with Richard Schwinn, Ph.D) entitled “An Empirical Study of 225 Years of Copyright Registrations” was published.... Read More