Samuel B. Strohbehn

@BondHunterBond Absolutely. Been playing a lot of overwatch. Send me an email when you have a weekend to grab dinner free.

@femfreq Deepest sympathies for the repulsive threats made against you. Keep up the polemics and pointing out lazy storytelling re: women.

New post re: early trademark clearance searches. strohbehn-ip.com/2014/07/21/the…. Picking the right mark early saves a world of trouble in the end.

Seventh Circuit shuts down attempt to extend copyright by claiming revelations in later works inform earlier works. docstoc.com/docs/171266156

@SDCBAIPLaw While the Redskins trademark decision is headline grabbing, there's still a potential appeal and common law trademark rights.

@SDCBAIPLaw Jerry Jones weighs in on Redskins trademark invalidation. washingtonpost.com/blogs/early-le…

FTC report calls for legislation to reform and regulate commercial big-data and enable individuals to control data. ftc.gov/system/files/d….

Decision by SC in Petrella v. MGM expected soon: can laches defense bar copyright claims that are timely under the statute of limitations?

Analysis of companion decisions at patentlyo.com/patent/2014/04…

Supreme Court changes standard of review for patent case attorney fees awards to abuse of discretion; eases threshold for awarding the same.

Aereo: Supreme Court wary of adverse unintended impacts on existing and forthcoming technologies however it rules. supremecourt.gov/oral_arguments…

Tarantino copyright suit thrown out: merely linking to content posted on sites owned by third party not actionable. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…

Prada sued in USCD for copyright infringement over handbag pattern. (Case 2:14-cv-02941). The Defendant Wears Prada (couldn't resist).

Fun read about a trademark dispute between Disney and an electronica 'mouse dancer' star over a mouse image. tmtperspectives.com/2014/04/02/a-t…

Congress sends letter urging revision of patent "utility" standard by Canadian courts. freepdfhosting.com/06e4637b68.pdf

"Reputation management" company sued for registering harassing domains to generate customers. Randazza v. Cox, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 49762

Excellent article about recovering a stolen domain name. mashable.com/2014/04/02/ram…

Dropbox reveals it scans users' shared links for copyright violations. arstechnica.com/tech-policy/20…. Lawyers should be very careful using dropbox.

UK is set to legalize ripping CD/DVD's to owner's devices "for private purposes such as format shifting or backup." gov.uk/government/new….

Ninth Circuit overturns lower court decision invalidating individual copyrights for photos submitted as collections. strohbehn-ip.com/2014/03/19/nin…