Anthony S Volpe

April 19, 2024 | The Legal Intelligencer

Some view instituting an AI policy as a response to a fad that is more likely to be an issue for education institutes. Others see a new AI policy as one more thing to for HR to maintain and police. I submit that it is best to institute an AI policy now and get ahead of the problem.

By Anthony S. Volpe

7 minute read

March 23, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

When you begin to study the law of trade secrets, you are advised that trade secret protection requires that the secret cannot be publicly disclosed, and this requirement is contrary to the patent protection system that requires the owner to publicly disclose the invention.

By Anthony S. Volpe

9 minute read

February 23, 2022 | The Legal Intelligencer

The DTSA provides an important federal remedy as a complement to state trade secret laws, which have been amended in the majority of states to adopt the structure of the Uniform Trade Secrets Act (UTSA).

By Anthony S. Volpe

8 minute read

April 30, 2019 | The Legal Intelligencer

The ever-increasing speed at which information travels over social media and the expanding volume of information available on the internet has helped and hindered small and start-up enterprises.

By Anthony S. Volpe

9 minute read

December 28, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

It is common for the parties to a commercial transaction or relationship to conclude that their circumstance requires more than a nondisclosure agreement.

By Anthony S. Volpe and Joseph P. Mathew

9 minute read

October 30, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Prior to 2018, the last significant piece of copyright legislation addressing digital developments in music was the 1995 Digital Performance Right in Recordings Act (DPRA).

By Anthony S. Volpe and Savannah G. Merceus

6 minute read

September 05, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

By now the commercial world has universally recognized the value of trademarks in domestic and international business. Oftentimes a trademark may be more valuable than the actual products associated with it as the products may have become quite generic.

By Anthony S. Volpe and Anupma Sahay

7 minute read

May 01, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2014 landmark decision Alice v. CLS Bank International altered the course and viability of software patents in the United States and continues to cause uncertainty over the eligibility of software for patent protection.

By Anthony S. Volpe and Harry Vartanian

8 minute read

March 30, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

This article advocates for having in-house or retained counsel make periodic reviews of corporate employment agreements and for having counsel involved in any new hire where there is strong likelihood that the position will lead to the creation of IP.

By Michael F. Snyder and Anthony S. Volpe

10 minute read

February 27, 2018 | The Legal Intelligencer

Copyright protection is an often overlooked component of an intellectual property portfolio. However, it is important to consider pursuing copyright protection in order to provide a more robust intellectual property portfolio.

By Anthony S. Volpe and Thomas P. Gushue

8 minute read