by Francisco Ferreiro | Jan 5, 2009 | Uncategorized
For years now the federal judiciary has made documents filed in federal court litigation available through a search platform known as PACER (Public Access to Court Electronic Records.) While the documents available through PACER are in the public...
by Francisco Ferreiro | Mar 25, 2009 | Copyright
Anyone who has happened upon Amazon.com over the past several months has undoubtedly noticed Amazon’s painstaking efforts to market its new Kindle 2 device to readers-at-large. The Kindle – a hardware device about the size and weight of an average book...
by Francisco Ferreiro | Aug 22, 2011 | Internet
Several months ago, Amazon unveiled its “Cloud Drive” – a web application which permits users with Amazon accounts to upload up to five gigabytes of music, free of charge, to Amazon’s server. Along with providing storage, the service also allows users to access,...
by Francisco Ferreiro | Feb 16, 2011 | Internet
By this point, you may have already heard of the “Google Art Project”: Google’s latest effort to increase universal access to the world’s information. The project, which was launched on February 1st, allows internet users to remotely access works of...
by Francisco Ferreiro | Jan 4, 2010 | Trademark
To attain legal status as a trademark, a term must be deemed to be “distinctive” as used in connection with the goods and/or services being offered. However, the degree of distinctiveness – and, therefore, the strength of a mark – can range from...