October, 2009
Intellectual Property Round Table
Steve Kennedy Featured at Texas Lawyer's Intellectual Property Round Table
I would say that I agree with Professor Lemley's conclusion, but I don't agree with his analysis. I think the words "intellectual property" are a little bit stilted, maybe even arrogant. What we're really protecting are people's ideas. For example, a man or a woman's right to use their name and their right of publicity, that's also part of intellectual property. So that term really doesn't capture all of the elements that people practice in this area. In Europe, they don't use the phrase "intellectual property." My French clients call it "industrial property," because it's actually closer to the meaning that they intend for it to have because they're protecting all of the things that the industry produces. So 1 wouldn't agree with his analysis here, but I think the words "intellectual property" probably don't accurately describe everything an IP lawyer does.
October, 2008
Intellectual Property Roundtable
Steve Kennedy Featured at Texas Lawyer's Intellectual Property Round Table
The United States is a leader in protecting companies' ideas. However, there are still issues regarding "patent trolls," high litigation costs and poor patents. Whereas years ago the words "intellectual property" brought to mind just copyrights and patents, intellectual property issues now run the gamut. As technology evolves, so do the legal issues surrounding it.
Fall, 2007
The Largest Recorded Copyright Contempt Judgment and Its Effect on IP Law
MGE UPS Systems, Inc. v Titan Specialized Services, Inc. The Largest Recorded Copyright Contempt Judgment and Its Effect on IP Law
Stephen A. Kennedy and Zachary Groover
In today’s global market economy, copyright infringement is growing at an exponential rate. In the recent case of MGE UPS Systems, Inc. v. Titan Specialized Services, Inc., the court found that the defendant’s continued infringement and violation of a preliminary injunction aimed at stopping the infringement was worthy of the largest recorded contempt sanction in copyright history. The federal court entered a judgment that ultimately awarded the plaintiff nearly $27 million in fines.
Summer, 2007
American Bar Association Journal
Injunctions, Impoundment, Orders, and Contempt in Copyright Litigation
Stephen A. Kennedy and Zachary Groover
Copyright infringement of software, music files, and other media (television shows, movies, etc.) is growing exponentially. Enforcement of copyright infringement actions probably will expand, to some extent, to match the growth of such infringement. This article summarizes the current requirements for injunctions and impoundment orders and further explores the consequences of defying a court order enjoining infringement.
May, 2007
Intellectual Property Round Table
Steve Kennedy Featured at Texas Lawyer's Intellectual Property Round Table
By one estimate, U.S. intellectual property is worth more than 5 trillion dollars, larger than any other economy. Approximately 80 percent of the value, according to one estimate of Standard and Poor’s 500 Stock Index Companies, now comes from intangible assets. Intellectual property now comprises more than 50 percent of all total U.S. exports, so you might say that the state of intellectual property is robust, but obviously, there are concerns. Here to address those concerns and what new issues are developing in the area of IP Law are five top intellectual property attorneys.