By: Rebecca Rubin Walking in downtown Boston after retrieving your morning coffee, you probably glance at your phone two or three times and review your latest Facebook notification. Notifications are all well and good when you expect them, but what if you were walking around in the mall and every single store floods you with… Read More Beacon Sheds Light on Virtual Coupons and Privacy Woes
By: Jessica Gonzalez In 2012, The Dark Knight Rises was released, producing mass Batman hysteria across the country. The infamous Catwoman, also known as Selina Kyle, had her eye on a particular piece of software the characters referred to as “clean slate.” The program could erase Kyle’s criminal history from every computer database in the… Read More Can a fictional product infringe on a ‘real world’ trademark?
By: Andrew Glenny Medical professionals are occasionally confronted with barriers to ideal treatment for patients caused by patents. These cases are usually caused by inability to use certain prescriptions or methods due to a patent that claims them. This problem is usually alleviated with the licensing of that product to be distributed in hospitals. One… Read More Gene Patents in Canada
By: Samantha Keefe Earlier this week Apple unveiled its new app “Apple Pay.” With just a tap of the thumb, some iPhone users are now able to pay for many in-store purchases using their smart phones. With just a simple download of the iOS 8.1 software, those who have the new iPhone 6 or iPhone… Read More Apple Pay: Triumph or Fluke?
POSTED BY Olivia Vache As our community fears a rampant spread of Ebola, plane sabotage, and global climate change, the U.S. Appeals Court has decided that the next new terror in the American market is grains. I am not one to say that obesity isn’t a problem in the U.S., however this is not what the… Read More Grain-Dust, the next lethal weapon
By: Linda Vo Over the past few years, technological advancements have allowed people to streamline just about every aspect of their lives in one convenient place: their smartphones. Two weeks ago, Apple Pay was launched, enabling consumers to now securely store their credit card information on the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus devices… Read More CurrentC’s Data Breach Results in Major Setback for the Apple Pay Rival
By: Joseph Rinaldi The advancement of technology has enabled the enforcement of traffic laws in ways that were not envisioned or possible when many of these laws were created. One example of this phenomenon involves the enforcement of traffic laws through the use of automated cameras placed at intersections in numerous cities across the United… Read More Importance of Keeping Human Agents Involved in Red-Light Camera Usage Posted by Joseph Rinaldi
By: Briana Polan Trademark protection has afforded producers the ability to provide source-identifying marks in order to reduce customer search costs in the marketplace. In many cases, a company will seek trade dress protection, a companion of trademark, which protects packaging or appearance of products. As with any law, various industries tend to benefit… Read More Hope for Fashion? Converse Attacks “Knock-Offs” in Trademark Infringement Case
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