TECHNOLOGY, ANALOGY AND THE COMMON LAW
“The common law is a growing tree,” a 19th Century Pennsylvania judge wrote. “Its principles must be continually adapted to new facts, and the changing conditions of modern life.”[1] Technology has been a frequent changer of modern life. The New York Court of Appeals recently had to reconcile technology and the common law in Flo […]
Three New Partners Join Culhane Meadows’ Expanding Dallas Office
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Hope Heyman – (212) 366-5033 publicrelations@culhane.law Sheila Gray, Matthew Harper, and Scott Sample Join Rapidly-Expanding, Cloud-Based Law Firm “Disrupting” Conventional Law Firm Business Model DALLAS, TX (April 24, 2017) — Underscoring its commitment to serving its Texas clients, Culhane Meadows, one of the fastest-growing, cloud-based national law firms has added three new […]
Culhane Meadows Expands in NYC with Addition of Four New Partners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: Hope Heyman – (212) 366-5033 publicrelations@culhane.law Christopher Giles, Mishell Kneeland, David Leffler, and Jorge Salva Join Rapidly-Expanding, Cloud-Based Law Firm “Disrupting” Conventional Law Firm Business Model
Dallas IP Partner Matt Harper to Speak at SMU Colloquia Series
Matt Harper, a partner in our Dallas office, has been invited to speak at the Southern Methodist University Colloquia series on April 26 at 5:00 p.m. Matt will be talking to graduate-level computer science and engineering students about intellectual property law and the considerations a young professional must take into consideration as they enter the […]
Paula Krasny Opines in Crain’s Chicago Business on Anderson TM Dispute
Our Chicago partner, Paula Jill Krasny, was interviewed by Crain’s Chicago Business Journal concerning the evolving international trademark dispute over the Arthur Anderson accounting brand. Here is an excerpt of the article: There are multiple issues to analyze when considering who owns a given trademark, said Paula Krasny, an intellectual property partner in the Chicago […]
Establishing Global Software Product Distribution Networks
Your company (Company) has established a successful U.S. software product licensing and distribution network, and you are now considering expanding that network internationally. What steps need to be taken? Will the licensing and product support efforts be direct efforts (directly between the Company and the end user) or via third party resellers located in the […]
Ransomware: An Increased Cybersecurity Threat For Businesses
In its recently released Ransomware: An Increased Cybersecurity Threat For Businesses, the Online Trust Alliance reported that cybercriminals are increasingly targeting businesses with ransomware realizing the value of the data they hold hostage. Ransomware is malicious software that encrypts files and demands a ransom payment, usually in Bitcoin (a form of digital currency that is created and […]
New Year’s Resolution – Record Retention Policy
I spent some time over the holidays cleaning out my parent’s personal record files. I found tax returns and investment reports dating back to the 1990’s. I found legal documents related to sales of real estate from 1984. And I found lots of miscellaneous warranties, instruction booklets, quarterly account reports, and bank statements from several […]
Trademark Nominative Fair Use in an Emoji World
This article explores the history of trademark nominative fair use and the recent case filed by In-N-Out Burgers against Door Dash. It looks at whether there is potential for a shift in traditional thinking about what is allowable under fair use in light of changes in our culture and how we use apps and visual […]
Indemnification in a Multi-Supplier Environment
End user customers of a software vendor typically request that the solution vendor contractually agree to a defense and indemnification obligation for claims brought by a third party alleging infringement of that third party’s intellectual property rights relating to software provided by the solution vendor. Because such a defense and indemnification obligation may be subject to a […]
Ninth Circuit: “Fair Use ” Doctrine Must be Weighed Before DMCA Take-Down
You’ve just posted a too-cute video of your 13-month-old son bopping to a song (“Let’s Go Crazy” by Prince, as he then was) on YouTube. It gets a couple of hundred views and then YouTube pulls it down– because Universal Music, in charge of playing copyright cop for the song, filed a takedown notification under […]
Dremluk, Jacoby and Meadows named as 2015 NYC Super Lawyers
NEW YORK, Sept. 24, 2015 — Culhane Meadows PLLC is pleased to announce that three of the firm’s partners – Robert W. Dremluk, David Jacoby and James E. Meadows – have been named to the prestigious 2015 list of Super Lawyers in the New York Metro area by Super Lawyers Magazine. All three of the […]