Amanda Ciccatelli

January 23, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Screenwriters Stephanie Counts and Shari Gold have accused the hot show New Girl" of stealing ideas from their pilot script. They are suing the show's creator Elizabeth Meriwether, William Morris Endeavor Entertainment LLC, executive-producer Peter Chernin, executive-producer Jacob Kasdan and Twenty-First Century Fox, Inc. for plagiarism, claiming that "New Girl"...

By Amanda Ciccatelli

5 minute read

January 22, 2014 | Inside Counsel

This week Intellectual Ventures is set to face Google Inc.'s Motorola Mobility unit in the first trial that the multibillion-dollar patent-buying firm has undertaken.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

4 minute read

January 21, 2014 | Inside Counsel

The threat of regulatory change has outranked cybercrime as the biggest risk to the financial services industry, according to a recent survey.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

4 minute read

January 17, 2014 | Inside Counsel

One of the most well-known patent trolls in the United States and some would say the most innovative MPHJ Technology has recently filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Federal Trade Commission, claiming that the agencys interference with its business are in violation of its constitutional rights.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

4 minute read

January 15, 2014 | Inside Counsel

A recent settlement with notorious patent troll MPHJ Technology Licensing is requiring the company to repay all money received from organizations in New York.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

6 minute read

January 14, 2014 | Inside Counsel

With the expansion of the cloud space, the move by leaders to focus on cloud for future company growth, and the shortfall of reform activity to restrict patent abuse, these trolls are making their next move: to cloud computing.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

8 minute read

January 10, 2014 | Inside Counsel

Although known for their innovative and creative use of technology in all aspects of their operation, several casinos have recently become caught up in legal battles over patented technology.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

7 minute read

January 09, 2014 | Inside Counsel

On January 2nd, Afinia filed its response to the Stratasys lawsuit, making a demand for a jury trial citing a number of issues.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

7 minute read

January 08, 2014 | Inside Counsel

As the legal fight over the NSA's collection of phone records continues to move through the court system, some justices are saying they should be wary about taking on major questions of technology and privacy.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

6 minute read

January 07, 2014 | Inside Counsel

A new year means a new beginning for many entrepreneurs. Since many new businesses are founded at the beginning of the year, it is a perfect time for new businesses as well as existing ones to get a few tips on intellectual property.

By Amanda Ciccatelli

4 minute read