By Tom Graves When choosing a trademark for your goods or services, you have many decisions to make: How can I capture the attention of my customers? How can I convey the quality of my products? How can I help consumers make a connection between my trademark and my business? These are all important considerations, but from a legal perspective, you should also be asking yourself the following: How likely is it that I will be able to register my trademark? Will another company be able to successfully challenge my trademark? Has anyone else already used the trademark? These legal
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Recent Developments in Computer and Internet Law and Technology
By Robert Swider By Marc Visnick In May 1999 at the Pacific Rim Computer Law Institute in Vancouver, B.C. we made a presentation concerning recent developments in Computer Law; among the topics we discussed were Spam, Jurisdictional Issues, Taxation of Internet Commerce, Recent Legislation, Licensing Issues, Copyright Infringement of Software, Business Method Patents and the Microsoft Antitrust litigation. There have been many changes in the ensuing dozen years – the consumer shift from desktop PCs to ever – more powerful smart phones and tablet computers; the rise of Google; the incredible explosion of social media sites such as Facebook
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