by Kaustubh Nadkarni | Nov 26, 2014 | Uncategorized
Thanksgiving traditions are deeply rooted in American culture. Ever since Abraham Lincoln first mandated Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863, Americans have been rejoicing this popular national holiday on every fourth Thursday of November. Accordingly,...
by Kaustubh Nadkarni | Jan 29, 2015 | Uncategorized
Hormel Foods Corporation (“Hormel”) has been sued by Unitherm Food Systems, Inc. (“Unitherm”) for misappropriating trade secrets relating to the method of pre-cooking sliced bacon. The suit has been filed in a Minnesota Federal Court in front of the...
by Kaustubh Nadkarni | Sep 17, 2014 | Copyright
An entertaining case emerged at the United States Copyright Office recently in regards to a “selfie” taken by a crested black macaque in Indonesia in 2011. British wildlife photographer David J. Slater was on a mission to Indonesia to raise awareness on...
by Kaustubh Nadkarni | Jan 30, 2015 | Copyright
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has declared that copyrighted materials are crucial to the Patent System and should not be threatened as copyright infringement. These remarks come in at an opportune time as the USPTO sought to intervene in a...
by Kaustubh Nadkarni | Nov 4, 2014 | Trademark
The ALS Association’s “ice bucket challenge” gained tremendous popularity via the social media. Friends, family members, acquaintances and sometimes even strangers challenged each other on social media such as Facebook, by recording an act of drenching...