Michael F Snyder

November 08, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

This article reviews the television show "Shark Tank" on a weekly basis, with a focus on the intellectual property (IP) embodied by the products or business ideas each contestant pitches on that show. As always, keep in mind the following types of IP protection:

By Michael F. Snyder

10 minute read

October 31, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

This article reviews the television show "Shark Tank" on a weekly basis, with a focus on the intellectual property (IP) embodied by the products or business ideas each contestant pitches on that show. As always, keep in mind the following types of IP protection:

By Michael F. Snyder

9 minute read

October 25, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

This article reviews the television show "Shark Tank" on a weekly basis, with a focus on the intellectual property (IP) embodied by the products or business ideas each contestant pitches on that show.

By Michael F. Snyder

9 minute read

October 17, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

This article reviews the television show "Shark Tank" on a weekly basis, with a focus on the intellectual property (IP) embodied by the products or business ideas each contestant pitches on that show.

By Michael F. Snyder

11 minute read

October 10, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

This article reviews the television show "Shark Tank" on a weekly basis, with a focus on the intellectual property (IP) embodied by the products or business ideas each contestant pitches on that show.

By Michael F. Snyder

11 minute read

October 03, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

This article reviews the television show "Shark Tank" on a weekly basis, with a focus on the intellectual property (IP) embodied by the products or business ideas each contestant pitches on that show.

By Michael F. Snyder

10 minute read

September 26, 2016 | The Legal Intelligencer

This article reviews the television show "Shark Tank" on a weekly basis, with a focus on the intellectual property embodied by the products or business ideas each contestant pitches on that episode. As each contestant believes that they have created, at least in part, something new, a question that often arises on the show relates to how well they have protected themselves from competition. The "sharks" (the panel of business and investment experts), as potential investors, want to ensure that their investment will be protected.

By Michael F. Snyder

12 minute read

September 02, 2009 | The Legal Intelligencer

The "Star Wars" franchise has earned about two-thirds of its estimated $20 billion on merchandising. George Lucas' franchise, now the gold standard in terms of movie merchandising, has come a long way from the days when the rights to a "Star Wars" Halloween costume were sold for $500, just days before the release of the film. For summer blockbusters, the success of the movie's merchandising campaign can be more financially significant than critical acclaim.

By Michael F. Snyder And Joseph P. Gushue

10 minute read

October 31, 2001 | Law.com

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit's holding in Festo Corp. v. Shoketsu Kinzoku Kogyou Kabushiki Co. Ltd.severely limited the application of the doctrine of equivalents, a vehicle for finding that a product infringes a patent. Practitioners might be able to circumvent these restrictions by properly drafting and prosecuting means-plus-function claims pursuant to 35 U.S.C. '112(6).

By Gregory J. Lavorgna and Michael F. Snyder

9 minute read

February 06, 2008 | The Legal Intelligencer

In another chapter of the ongoing "Sweetener Wars," which started in 2005, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals weighed in with a decision the day before Christmas 2007.

By Anthony S. Volpe and Michael F. Snyder

10 minute read