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© 2011 Frederic M. Douglas.   All Rights Reserved. When responding to interrogatories propounded in federal litigation, take care to comply with federal rules, local rules, and good practices.  Another concern should always be responding well to further your position.  Responses should be served ...

A songwriting agreement often provides for a share of royalties that may vary depending on the category of use.  These categories include foreign rights, movie rights, mechanical licenses, public performances, synchronization licenses, print rights, and other categories.  Most agreements between ...

© 2011 Frederic M. Douglas.   All Rights Reserved. Samples have been used in recorded music for a long time.  For example, the Beatles' 1967 “I Am The Walrus” recording used a BBC radio program in its mix.  Unfortunately, most people are clueless about copyright law and sampling.  Errors are c...

© 2011 Frederic M. Douglas.   All Rights Reserved. People often want to form a band or other musical group to get gigs, record music, and basically, make money in exchanging for plunking on instruments and looking cool.  However, you need to make sure that the problems do not cause the money to b...

© F. M. Douglas 2010.   All Rights Reserved. “Trade Name” is also called a “Fictitious Business Name (FBN)” or “Doing Business As (DBA)” A “trade name” is a name an owner uses to identify his/her business while a “trademark” is used to identify a good or service a business provides. Another disti...

Litigation is expensive. Lawyers and experts usually charge by the hour. Seeing as time is money and travel consumes both time and money, a great deal of mock trial preparation costs can be lessened by cutting excess time and travel. To understand what parts to cut, let's look first at traditiona...

© Frederic M. Douglas 2010.  All Rights Reserved. Patent litigation is discovery-intensive.  However, the maximum number of interrogatories propounded is twenty-five unless you get court approval.  So ask efficiently.  Each case is different; there is no routine case.  In that direction, an accus...

 Recently several private parties have sued on behalf of the U.S. government against patent owners for “false marking.”  They are asserting that the patent owners put a patent number on products that are not covered by the patent.  These suits may be lucrative because the maximum damages are $500...

Where Should You FIle Your Patent Suit? – http://bit.ly/hGxS96 Prof. Lemley of Stanford studied over 21,000 patent suits since 2000 and determined which locations are likely to be beneficial to defendants, plaintiffs, and going to trial.

Copyright Office Wants Input On Copyrights For Pre-1972 Music Recordings – http://bit.ly/91xaOL

Copyright 2010 Frederic M. Douglas.  All Rights Reserved. 1. When you get your stroke of genius and come up with an idea, WRITE IT DOWN! You need to create a record of invention before going any further. You should list: (a) A full and complete description of your idea; (b) The date (very importa...

https://www.avvo.com/assets/badges-v2.js Lawyer Frederic Douglas | Featured Attorney Litigation Patent Infringement Litigation throughout the U.S. (plaintiff and defendant). Prosecution and preparation of provisional, utility and PCT patent applications in the biomedical, electronic, chemic...

Prosecution and preparation of provisional, utility and PCT patent applications in the biomedical, electronic, chemical, energy, desalination, aviation,electrophotograpy, business methods, telecommunications, database, and mechanical fields for concerns ranging in size from startup companies to F...

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Check out this law firm copying my research article – http://bit.ly/d7L22g (My work http://bit.ly/9N1BOW).

© Frederic M. Douglas 2010.  All Rights Reserved.  (A) Review Jury Instructions and Prepare a Proof Rubric        Determine what the plaintiff needs to prove and what the defendant would like to prove.  Prepare a list of documents and testimony needed to support your case and refute the plaintiff...

© Frederic M. Douglas 2010.  All Rights Reserved.  (A) Review Jury Instructions and Prepare a Proof Rubric        Determine what you need to prove and what the defendant needs to prove.  Prepare a list of documents and testimony needed to support your case and refute the defendant's case.  From t...

© Frederic M. Douglas, January 14, 2002.  All Rights Reserved.  Patent Validity: Offers to Sell an Invention  Q. When does an offer to sell bar patenting an invention?  A.  When a commercial offer of sale is madc.  General Discussion              If a patented invention is sold, or even offered f...

Patent Experimental Use © 1998 Frederic M. Douglas.  All Rights Reserved.  INTRODUCTION       Imagine that you are a car mechanic. You notice that engine coolant frequently corrodes a part of the motors. As a mechanic, you have to replace this part once a year. To address this problem, you design...

© Frederic M. Douglas – June 22, 2001.  All Rights Reserved.  Litigation of Chemical Composition Patents              U.S. law forbids making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing patented chemicals.  Ever since the first U.S. patent (1790 patent granted for manufacturing potash), chem...

© Frederic M. Douglas, December 20, 2001.  All Rights Reserved.  Consequences of Co-Ownership (Joint Ownership) of U.S. Patents Q.  What are the consequences of co-ownership of U.S. patents?  A. Co-ownership has some disadvantages, which may be modified by properly drafted agreements between the ...

My Article Must Be Good, As “Jury Consultant Blog” Lifted It But “Forgot” to Copy My Name – http://bit.ly/blJge0

Copyright 2000-2010.  Frederic M. Douglas.  All Rights Reserved. Determining whether a patent is infringed should entail the same process that a court would use.  Generally, a court would make findings on validity, infringement, and enforceability.  Below is a list of nineteen specific defenses t...

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