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Intellectual Property Law: Just Because You Paid For That Custom Software Does Not Mean You Own It.
Companies sometimes pay large sums of money to independent contractors to create a custom software program and mistakenly assume that they own the result. Many companies have valuable intellectual property developed within their business, one of which is rights in copyrighted materials. Copyrights do not involve just novels and artwork; they can include software programs,…
Read MoreThe Law and LinkedIn®: Vying Over a Former Employee’s Account
Who controls a LinkedIn® account is the subject of an ongoing federal case filed by a company’s former president whose account was taken over by the company after she was fired. Round one of the fight just went to the employer. Linda Eagle was the president of Edcomm, a banking education company in Pennsylvania, until…
Read More2013 Empowering Businesses to Succeed Seminar Series
Bowie & Jensen invites business owners and aspiring business owners to participate in its Empowering Businesses to Succeed Seminar Series, scheduled to begin on January 25, 2013. The first seminar, entitled “Top Employment Law Considerations for 2013” will be presented by J. Nicole Windsor. On February 15, Michael D. Oliver will be presenting “The America…
Read MoreLegalEase Newsletter Q1 January 2013
In case you missed our LegalEase e-newsletter from the first quarter, here is a link to the edition. http://conta.cc/17AZKMa
Read MoreBowie & Jensen's Information Technology Law Practice Recognized in U.S. News – Best Law Firms Rankings
Towson, MD: U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers have released the 2013 “Best Law Firms” rankings, providing a comprehensive view of the U.S. legal profession that is unprecedented both in the range of firms represented and in the range of qualitative and quantitative data used to develop the rankings. The third edition of these…
Read MoreClient Spotlight – Michael Ryan – SouthRiver Technologies
In this installment of the Bowie & Jensen Client Spotlight, we visit with Michael Ryan, president of South River Technologies. Michael has an incredible CV – he has worked at SafeNet, he started his own company (KnoWare), he invented the very first integrated-into-windows-explorer remote drive technology, he worked at several other startups (including Xdrive) and…
Read MoreCarolyn Mech Joins Bowie & Jensen's Litigation and Labor and Employment Law Department
Towson, MD: Bowie & Jensen, a premier business law firm, is pleased to announce that Carolyn Mech has joined the firm as an associate in the litigation and labor and employment departments. “Carolyn is a strong litigator and we are delighted to welcome her to the firm,” said Matt Hjortsberg, Managing Partner of the firm.…
Read MoreThe Unfortunately Shrinking IDOT
The availability of one popular feature of securing business loans — the indemnity deed of trust, commonly known as an “IDOT” – was significantly limited by the Maryland legislature over the summer. Under the new law, the IDOT security structure, by which real property is provided as collateral to secure a loan, with recordation of…
Read MoreFederal Appeals Court Clarifies Deadline for Challenging the List of Inventors Identified on a Patent
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, which is the appellate court that has the final say on all patent issues, recently resolved a dispute among courts about how long a person has to assert an inventorship challenge to an issued U.S. patent. Patents must list all persons who were responsible for conceiving the…
Read MoreFold me once shame on me – asserting a future intent to enforce a patent if issued is not wrongful
In Continental Datalabel, Inc. v. Avery Denison Corp, 09 C 5980 (U.S. D. N.D. Ill 2012) the 7th Circuit considered numerous legal issues arising from a war between two companies that manufacture sticky labels. Despite the increasing use of electronic data storage, there still seems to be a high demand for labeling things. This apparently…
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