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Google v. American Blind: Trademark Infringement Litigation In The Search Engine World
A showdown is looming with huge ramifications on the advertising revenues and practices of Internet search engines. Litigation has commenced in two courts, on opposite ends of the country, between Google, Inc. and American Blind & Wallpaper Factory, Inc., triggered by Google's AdWords program....
Read MoreExtraction Of Public Domain Data From Proprietary Database Is Not Infringement
In a case that emphasizes the difficulty of protecting proprietary databases, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided in Assessment Technologies of WI, Inc. v. WIREdata, Inc. that the extraction of public domain information from a computer database software program that is...
Read MoreWeathering A U.S. Customs Focused Assessment
When a company is notified by the U.S. Customs Service that it will be the subject of a Focused Assessment, management needs to take the notice seriously and act swiftly. A Focused Assessment is not a random request for information. Customs is targeting the company, and significant penalties are a...
Read MoreNational Security Issues In Cross-Border Mergers, Acquisitions, And Joint Ventures
In today's security-conscious environment, U.S. companies and their potential foreign partner or corporate parent must understand and address U.S. national security requirements early in their discussions involving potential cross-border mergers, acquisitions, or joint ventures. This is...
Read MoreNew England And Boston - Law Firms Holland & Knight's Boston Office: Espousing The Value Of Pro Bono Service
Editor: Mr. Smeallie, would you give our readers something of your background and experience? Smeallie: I am a graduate of Yale College and the University of Virginia Law School, and am now a partner in the Boston office of Holland & Knight. I was previously a partner at Sherburne, Powers...
Read MoreMajor CWA Discharge Permitting Case Argued In U.S. Supreme Court
On Jan. 14, 2004, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of South Florida Water Management District v. Miccosukee Tribe of Indians. In 2002, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court ruling that found in favor of the Miccosukee tribe. The Supreme Court appeal...
Read MorePro Bono - Law Firms Holland & Knight's Community Services Team: Fighting To Save Lives Update!
Editor: Can you provide our readers with something of your background and experience?Kendall: I became a member of the bar in 1979. After several years of private practice in Washington, DC, I became a staff attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union in Atlanta in a capital punishment...
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