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  • About the IP Address Blog

    The IP Address blog publishes Canadian intellectual property and technology law news and commentary. The IP Address blog is written by Lorraine M. Fleck, a Toronto, Canada lawyer and trade-mark agent at Hoffer Adler LLP. For more information on Lorraine and her firm, please visit www.hofferadler.com and www.intelligentiplaw.com.

    Please note that the content on this blog is for informational purposes only and is not legal advice. Please see the Legal Notices section of this blog for more details.

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IP Address Blog Updates for January 19, 2012

How Apple keeps its secrets | The secrets Apple keeps http://bit.ly/wkEHV7 Apple-Samsung war rages on with new German lawsuits over 10 phones bit.ly/A3VAUh Amid patent fight, RIM sues California lawyer for defamation bit.ly/w05t6W Europe | Against the grain? The General Court pronounces on status of “Basmati” bit.ly/wDta7B via @Ipkat Zappos, Amazon hit by lawsuit after … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for January 17, 2012

HuffPo’s Twitter account hacked http://cnet.co/wlNfAf SOPA Update | U.S. online piracy bill headed for major makeover reut.rs/xgASO2 Hackers threaten to release Symantec source code Jan 17 cnet.co/uzxOOP Defenses Against Hackers Are Like the ‘Maginot Line,’ NSA Chief Says on.wsj.com/x7VOOQ Shopping site Zappos hit by hacker natpo.st/wwNR71 2012 Data Security Trends: A Look At The Risks … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for January 16, 2012

The intersection between licensing & tax | http://natpo.st/zRqVyb Nevada State Bar Investigating Copyright-Troll Righthaven bit.ly/y2v9Gs Phishers are posing as Facebook security on chat cnet.co/zlG9TZ You can invest in stocks, bonds, real estate and now . . . lawsuits bit.ly/Aio6Ra Argument for grocery stores? | Study finds that grocery store sales of wine are associated with … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for January 12, 2012

Dutch Court Orders Block on Pirate Bay Website http://nyti.ms/xjkS7m More on Cegelia v. Facebook | Facebook Claimant Fined $5,000 for Failing to Produce E-Mail Accounts bloom.bg/x3uJw5 Web-Name Expansion Program May Spur Lawsuits, Internet Overseer’s CEO Says bloom.bg/yAxrUe Licensing slip up: Velvet Underground sues over Andy Warhol banana bit.ly/zbL4VP Stratfor Relaunches Web Site in Wake of … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for January 11, 2012

Post-CES warning: Counterfeit tablets and Kindles abound http://bit.ly/wX0Zo0 Canada | Force firms to disclose data breaches, report urges natpo.st/zMCMyU Bethesda Settles With Interplay, Takes Back Fallout Online Rights bit.ly/yxikBV Who are you really following on Twitter? bit.ly/woIFuO New Fight Breaks Out Over Digital Rights to Old Books on.wsj.com/zO9Ojr Banks Unite to Battle Online Theft on.wsj.com/wE6J10 … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for January 10, 2012

Top German cop uses spyware on daughter, gets hacked in retaliation http://bit.ly/yKw32y Mystery Buyer Wins Auction for Copyright Troll’s Domain bit.ly/wpTxpf IP news on Microsoft, Yahoo, Corbis, Yves St. Laurent, Elisa bloom.bg/wYNf3e Cheque scams now targeting intellectual property lawyers http://bit.ly/xiGWAd

IP Address Blog Updates for January 9, 2012

Chinese authors sue Apple for copyright infringement: report http://reut.rs/xKclz3 Facebook Says Privacy Advocates Should Applaud Timeline, EPIC FTC Probe Unnecessary tcrn.ch/yxh0vY Infographic: How To Keep Yourself Safe From Facebook Cybercrimes bit.ly/xAA4Vc Marketing, data & privacy | Big Data is watching you bit.ly/xBxwRr French court frowns on Google autocomplete, issues $65,000 fine bit.ly/woY1TV EMI sues MP3 … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for January 6, 2012

Creepy Steve Jobs Doll Nixed by Apple Lawyers http://bit.ly/zbhUFf Sir James Dyson: China Stalls IP Reform at Its Own Peril bit.ly/Ad10Gt Hackers Threaten to Post Source Code for Symantec Product nyti.ms/zTthIt Ottawa prepares to launch anti-spam centre natpo.st/xUSjgT One Man’s Fight With Google Over a Security Warning nyti.ms/zER3Up Digital music service Grooveshark sued by EMI … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for January 5, 2012

A virus for cyberdefense? Japan has something cooking http://cnet.co/wGErG0 The Case of the Unfortunate Underscore: How Twitter Verified the Fake Wendi Over the Real Wendi dthin.gs/ywqwHj Apple reportedly putting DMCA squeeze on App Store pirates bit.ly/wEgePv File-Sharing Recognized as Official Religion in Sweden bit.ly/wOALhl Apple wins patent for iOS list editing cnet.co/xJDNz2 Judge Not Convinced … Read more

IP Address Blog Updates for January 4, 2012

Google’s acquisition of IBM patents may aid its Oracle case http://cnet.co/w3zYQ7 Survey on who is more susceptible to online scams cnet.co/zJqhCC Three New Ways to Protect Your Identity in 2012 onforb.es/zPHOij Microsoft sues UK retailer for selling fake Windows CDs reut.rs/zFnNmr Spam Finds New Target on.wsj.com/zXjqN4 Twitter fooled by Fake Wendi Deng bit.ly/zZxlxu AT&T to … Read more

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