7th Circuit Favors British Firm in Dispute Over French Press Coffee Makers

The 7th Circuit, in ruling in favor of a British manufacturer of French press coffee makers, served up extensive dicta about how U.S. courts should interpret foreign law. The 7th Circuit chief judge authored the opinion in Bodum USA Inc. v. La Cafetière Inc. and two other prominent judges weighed in with concurring opinions on the interpretation of foreign contracts. The panel affirmed a ...

Intellectual Property

Furniture retailers confront copyright, trademark, and other intellectual property (IP) issues on a daily basis. These arise internally when creating and protecting catalogues, websites, advertisements, and trademarks.

Gambling and the Law: Trial in Gibraltar or jail in Ohio

"If we read Ohio law as controlling the contract in question, the parties probably are guilty of a crime under Ohio law, the contract is void, and both parties could be extradited and prosecuted together in an Ohio criminal court."

Symantec: Most hacking victims blame themselves

Just under two-thirds of all Internet users have been hit by some sort of cybercrime, and while most of them are angry about it, a surprisingly large percentage feel guilt too, according to a survey commissioned by Symantec. In a cybercrime survey of just... Symantec - Computer crime - Crime - Organizations - Victims

Bayer's Cipro Patent Case , Schutt, Sharron Angle: Intellectual Property

A U.S. appeals court refused to reconsider whether a patent settlement reached by Bayer AG over the anthrax treatment Cipro was appropriate, a setback in the government’s efforts to curb such deals.