How to Conduct Intellectual Property Audits to Protect and Maximize the Value of Your Company’s IP

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Intellectual property – which include patents, copyrights, trade secrets and trademarks – is among your company’s most important and valuable assets. It defines your brand and gives you a competitive advantage in the marketplace. Whatever goods or services your company may offer, protecting your IP portfolio should be among your company’s most important business goals. …Read more

Trade Secret Misappropriation – Chinese Biotech Researcher Pleads Guilty

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The U.S. Department of Justice has secured another conviction against a Chinese national for trade secret misappropriation, which is part of a larger push to protect valuable intellectual property. Li Chen, a long time biotech researcher in a medical lab at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio, pled guilty to conspiracy to misappropriate …Read more

The Musical Works Modernization Act is Congress’ Latest Effort to Bring Peace to the Music Business

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The Hatch-Goodlatte Musical Works Modernization Act was signed into law on October 11, 2018. The Act is Congress’ attempt to bring some semblance of peace to the various factions within the music industry. These groups have been waging legal warfare against one another since the invention of music streaming technologies and the advent of its …Read more