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• Uncertainty About Perfection Of Security Interest in a Copyright Or--Better Safe Than Sorry ( May 2000 )
  Sylvia M. Baker of Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

  This article reviews the World Aerotechnology Corporation v. Silicon Valley Bank decision whereby the Northern District of California recently held that a creditor should file a financing statement as required by the California's UCC code in order to protect his or her interest.

• Protection of Fictional Characters ( November 1998 )
  Lloyd L. Rich of The Law Office of Lloyd L. Rich

  This article focuses on the protection available for a "fictional" or "literary" character who is first represented by a "word portrait" and then possibly at some later date by a graphic representation.

• The Public Domain and the Impact of New Legislation--Advantages of Copyright Registration ( January 1999 )
  Lloyd L. Rich of The Law Office of Lloyd L. Rich

  When a creative work has been registered with the Copyright Office, it entitles the owner of the copyright to 1) immediately proceed with a copyright infringement lawsuit if such an infringement occurs 2) receive "statutory damages" and "legal costs and attorneys? fees from a copyright infringer 3) prove conclusively the ownership and originality of the registered work.

• Protecting Intellectual Property Abroad ( October 1999 )
  Margaret M. Gatti of Gatti & Associates

  Intellectual property is afforded a wide range of protection mechanisms in the United States, including patents, tr.

• Courtroom Conflicts Abound Over Copyrights, Trade Secrets and Patents ( August 1999 )
  Thomas D. Macblain of Gallagher & Kennedy, P.A.

  The importance and diversity of issues (and even the fun) of intellectual property law are exemplified in a number .

• Current Copyright Issues ( July 1999 )
  Whitham, Curtis & Christofferson & Cook, P.C.

  A copyright protects only original works of "authorship" included in the following seven categories .

• Questions and Answers ( July 1999 )
  

  First, you want to be sure that the person placing the ad owns the copyright on the advertisement.

• Copyright Overview ( June 1999 )
  Intellectual Property Law Group

  Copyright protects "original works of authorship" that are fixed in a tangible form of expression.

• Supreme Court will Analyze Reach of Copyright Owner's Importation Right -- The Return of the Native Product ( June 1999 )
  Elliott C. Alderman of The Alderman Law Office

  At the moment of creation and fixation of its work, a domestic copyright owner has exclusive worldwide rights to it.

• System Operator Liability: What Have We Learned? ( April 1997 )
  Cooley Godward Kronish LLP

  This article focuses on some of the conclusions reached and issues remaining with respect to systems operators liability for the statements and actions of third parties.