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• 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.

• Protection of Graphic Characters ( May 1998 )
  Lloyd L. Rich of The Law Office of Lloyd L. Rich

  This article examines the scope of legal protection afforded to graphic characters under intellectual property and unfair competition law.

• The Public Domain and the Impact of New Legislation ( December 1998 )
  Lloyd L. Rich of The Law Office of Lloyd L. Rich

  This article examines the ramifications of the Sony Bono Copyright Term Extension Act and GATT on works in the public domain.

• 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.

• Copyright Law and the Internet: Selected Statutes and Cases ( January 1999 )
  Thelen Reid Brown Raysman & Steiner LLP

  This article provides an overview of the copyright laws that apply to the inernet including the No Electronic Theft Act, The Digital Millennium Copyright Act and the Collection of Information Antipiracy Act.

• 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.

• What's mine is mine: Impact of Copyright Law on Ownership of Design Professionals' Plans ( July 1999 )
  Malcolm B. Jacobson of Powell, Trachtman, Logan, Carrle & Lombardo P.C.

  ”First, it seems odd, bordering on obtuse, for an architect to retain counsel wholly inexperienced in copyright mat.