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This 4-part series begins with a seminar on identifying intellectual property in a small business.  The first step in developing a strong intellectual property portfolio is to look at what you have and find the best way to protect it.  This seminar will cover each basic area of intellectual property beginning with the earliest stage [...]

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By Janina Malone
Research and Development generally occurs in areas in which there is a demand or where demand can be created.  Pharmaceutical development has traditionally followed this axiom with pharmaceutical companies pursuing development of drugs to treat common conditions such as high cholesterol, pulmonary embolism, arthritis, gastric reflux, hypertension and allergies.  Cholesterol lowering statins alone [...]

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By Spencer Trowbridge, Swider Medeiros Haver LLP
 1.0  INTRODUCTION
 Online sales of music will likely surpass physical sales in the next few years, if not much sooner.  There are a variety of royalties that may be associated with online music distribution.  Online music distribution involves multiple rights, and the type(s) (and amount) of royalties that are typically [...]

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Metrics for intellectual property issuance and litigation in Oregon and Washington for the year ending 2009.  2009 Pacific Northwest Intellectual Property Metrics.

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This Targeted or Targeting January 21, 2010 Oregon State Bar Presentation was presented for the Oregon State Bar Computer and Internet Law Section Luncheon.

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Form for CLE Luncheon

Computer & Internet Law Section 

 
Dear Computer & Internet Law, Business Law and Intellectual Property Section members;
 
Computer & Internet Law Section
Luncheon CLE – Thursday, January 21, 2010, 12 – 1 p.m.
Targeting or Targeted: Mapping the Technology Landmines
 
Luncheon CLEs at Kell’s are back.  After an end-of-the-year hiatus, the Computer and Internet Law Section is pleased to be [...]

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By Martin Medeiros
 
The United States of America established a government to “form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity.”[1] So, where in the Constitution of the United States do we fit in “public [...]

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By Spencer Trowbridge, Swider Medeiros Haver LLP
The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York recently granted summary judgment in favor of Verizon on the question of whether Verizon was liable for public performance fees for ringtones. [1]  ASCAP, one of the primary performing rights organizations in the United States, had opposed Verizon [...]

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Swider Medeiros Haver LLP
1420 American Bank Building
621 SW Morrison Street
Portland, Oregon 97205
Voice: 503-226-8122                                                Contact: Martin F. Medeiros
Fax: 503-295-2737                                                   mmedeiros@smhllaw.com
 
January 30, 2009                                                                      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
PATENTS CREATED AND ISSUED TO WASHINGTONIANS INCREASES WHILE PATENT STATISTICS AGAIN DECLINE [...]

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Vanessa Yazicigil*
Sue or settle?  Uncertainty can make such decisions daunting, but “game theory” can aid by quantifying the risk and return.  Game theory mathematically models strategic situations such as decisions to settle law suits and labor union negotiations.   Using assumptions and approximations, game theory attempts to predict the behavior of two or more negotiators, making [...]

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