When people ask me what I do, I often describe myself as an educator. I have held a broad range of conventional and non-conventional teaching positions throughout my life, from being a tank instructor at the Israeli Defense Forces to being an accounting TA during my business school days at UC Berkeley. Being an educator […]
Digital Intangibles: How NFTs Transform the World of Art and Sports Memorabilia
| Posted in Blog | No commentThe utilization of blockchain within the digital art environment is a new and rapidly growing application of the technology to enable ownership and authentication of intangible works of art. Historically, physical pieces of art could be bought, sold and authenticated based on the documentation that accompanies the work (known as provenance). The authentication process relies […]
Centripetal Networks v. Cisco Systems
| Posted in Blog | No commentThe 22-day bench trial in the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia concluded last week with a verdict in favor of Centripetal Networks for $1.9 billion in past damages and a running royalty of 10% for three years followed by a 5% royalty for an additional three years. The Centripetal Networks, Inc. v. […]
USPTO v. Booking.com: Acquired Distinctiveness of a Generic Domain
| Posted in Blog | No commentThe Supreme Court (“Court”) in USPTO v. Booking.com resolved a dispute about whether a generic name can become eligible for federal trademark registration though the addition of an internet-domain-name suffix such as “.com.” The USPTO rejected applications by travel-reservation website Booking.com seeking federal registration of marks including the term “Booking.com.” The USPTO concluded that “Booking.com” […]