Intellectual Property

Opposer's opposition to Applicant's registration of the mark MITHRIL for jewelry was sustained by the TTAB on the ground that Applicant lacked a bona fide intent to use the mark in commerce.

100+ Upcoming Social Media & Tech Events

Every week, Mashable puts together a calendar of upcoming social media and web events, parties and conferences. Would you like to have your conference or event listed here? If so, please contact us at least one month before your event…

Mass High Tech Names 2010 All-Stars of New England Innovation Economy

FRAMINGHAM, Mass. and BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mass High Tech today announced that Richard Scannell, co-founder and senior vice president of GlassHouse Technologies, is among the recipients of its 2010 All-Stars Awards.

The Rise of the Anti-Facebooks

Facebook is dominating social media in almost every country where it hasn't been banned, and the six-year old site shows no signs of slowing down. It's creeping across generations, replacing things like the phone book and introducing tools the masses had no idea they needed. It's also indoctrinating the world into adopting the Mark Zuckerberg Values of "openness," "sharing" and "living your ...

Centrify Automates Cloud Security for Enterprise Private and Public Clouds

VMWORLD -- Centrify Corporation, the leader in securing and auditing access to cross-platform systems and applications through Active Directory, announced enhancements to its Centrify Suite software to provide enterprises the ability to dynamically secure Linux-based cloud servers using their organization's established Active Directory infrastructure.

.xxx 'adult' domain names one step closer

ICM, the organisation that has been battling for six years to get a .xxx top level domain names accepted by ICANN is one step closer to achieving its goal: a draft proposal, its fourth, has been issued by ICANN for public comment. The document, along with a range of supporting material from ICM, will be available for a 30 day comment period on the ICANN web site until 23 September. In 2004, ICM ...

Spoilt for choice or spoilt by choice? Renata Salecl

Now that Australia has made its choice - sort of - The Philosopher's Zone looks as the very idea of choice. Much more than previous generations, we can pick and choose where we live, how many children we have or don't have, what type of bread we would like to eat and even what our gender will be. But the flipside is that that these choices don't always seem to fulfil us. This week we look at the ...

Safety Valve: Letters from readers

Harum has integrity: In the recent primary election, the sheriff’s race seemed to reek with injustice. I’ve known Mike Harum and his family for over 30 years. His honesty and integrity are beyond question. Now the voters are willing to throw him under the bus for a relatively unknown deputy. I worked as a deputy and detective under Sheriff Dick Nickell, under Sheriff Ray Gross, and for a short ...

Important Restrictions To Include In Your Affiliate Agreement

When working with affiliates, compliance begins with a well crafted and thought out agreement. Here are examples of restrictions that belong in an effective compliance strategy without putting a choke hold on your affiliates. This is not legal advice, and is intended as business advisement.

.CO Internet Announces Landrush Auctions for .CO Domain Names

MIAMI, Aug. 10 /PRNewswire/ -- .CO Internet S.A.S. (www.COinternet.co) announced that auctions will commence today for the more than 2,500 .CO domain applications that received multiple bids during the .CO "Landrush" phase. The auctions, which will take place over the course of the next four weeks, are only open to the individuals and entities that previously applied ...