by Michael Lisi | Oct 1, 2017 | Copyright, Digital Rights Management (DRM), DMCA, IP Legislation, Patents
The “Promoting Automotive Repair, Trade, and Sales Act of 2017 or the PARTS Act” H.R. 1879 sponsored by Rep. Darrell E. Issa (R-CA) (introduced 4/26/17) would make it not an act of infringement of a design patent to (1) make, test, or offer to sell within, or import...
by bridgeipadmin | Jul 27, 2016 | Copyright
The U.S. Supreme Court issued its second decision on June 16, 2016 in the dispute between Thai student Supap Kirtsaeng and publisher John Wiley & Sons. . . In its first decision in 2012, the Court held that the “first sale doctrine” under U.S. copyright law made...