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Please note that we will be taking a temporary hiatus from writing the Intellections newsletter to allow Antoinette Tease to serve on the Business Method Patents (BMP) working group of the Patent Law Reform Task Force of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL). The BMP working group will be developing ABA-IPL Section policy on the patentability of business methods and software with the ultimate goal of preparing a white paper for presentation to Congress.

May 2007
Patent Law Reform: What It May Mean for Inventors

April 2007
Doing Business With Foreign Nationals—The Deemed Export Rule

March 2007
Microsoft-Novell Deal Raises Implications for Patent Licenses Based on Open Source Applications

February 2007
Montana's Senator Baucus Supports Allocating Resources for Increased Intellectual Property Protection

January 2007
Supreme Court Clears the Way for Licensees to Challenge Patents

December 2006
Patent License Agreement Term Sheet Questionnaire

November 2006
Open Source Code Survives Antitrust Challenge

October 2006
The Confidentiality of Your Federal Copyright Submission

September 2006
Computer Programs and Copyright

August 2006
IP Win for Baseball Fans

July 2006
Is a “Storyline” Patent a Figment of the Imagination?

June 2006
Recent Decision Signals Trend in Montana Case Law That Could be Disadvantageous for Montana’s New Economy

May 2006
Sorting Out the Rules on Patent Markings

April 2006
The Benefits of a Federal Trademark Registration

March 2006
IP Guidance for the General Practitioner - Part III

February 2006
IP Guidance for the General Practitioner - Part II

January 2006
IP Guidance for the General Practitioner - Part I

December 2005
The Saga of the Last Best Place

November 2005
Congress Rallies Behind IP Owners and Passes Tough New Laws Designed to Stop Counterfeiters

October 2005
Montana Adopts Security Breach Notification Law

September 2005
The Importance of Copyright Registrations in Protecting your Copyrightable Works

August 2005
The Test for and Implications of Joint Authorship in a Copyrightable Work

July 2005
Covenants Not to Compete May Not Have the Bite You Think They Do

June 2005
Consider the Implications of Foreign Laws Before Sending a Cease and Desist Letter

May 2005
Negotiating the Landmine of Software Development Agreements

April 2005
Technology Reaches “Brave New World” Proportions—The Human Body as Broadband Connection

March 2005
Metatags—An Insidious Form of Trademark Infringement

February 2005
The Uncertain Fate of Software and Business Method Patents in Europe

January 2005
Certification Marks Are Different Than Trademarks But Enjoy the Same Benefits of Federal Registration

December 2004
Independent Contractors and Employees: A Trap for the Unwary

November 2004
First Convicted Spammers Face Jail Time and Criminal Fines

October 2004
Sun vs. Kodak Suit Underscores the Value of Software Patents and Heightens the Need for New Post-Grant Review Procedures

September 2004
Patent Term Extensions for Drug Products: How Do They Work?

August 2004
U.S. Patent Laws Provide Some Protection for U.S. Patent Holders Abroad

July 2004
Software Companies Cannot Rely on Traditional Commercial Liability Policies for Coverage in the Event of Software Failures

June 2004
Canadian Supreme Court Upholds Monsanto Patent on Herbicide-Resistance Gene and Extends Patent Protection to Plants Containing the Gene

May 2004
The Potential for Shareholder Liability Under the U.S. Copyright Act

April 2004
Events That Trigger the One-Year Grace Period Under U.S. Patent Law

March 2004
The Cross-Border Controversy Over the Patentability of Living Organisms

February 2004
The Truth in Domain Names Act: Criminal Punishment for Pornographic Cybersquatters

January 2004
The Visual Artists Rights Act: Beyond Copyright Law

December 2003
Design Protection for Boat Hulls: A New Form of Intellectual Property Protection

November 2003
Madrid Protocol: International Protection for Trademarks Is Now Available in the U.S.