Motorcyclists are among the most vulnerable motorist on the road. A motorcyclist who is involved in a collision with a four wheeled motor vehicle such as a car, pickup truck, etc., it at a severe disadvantage. Often times motorcycle accidents result in the death or disability of the motorcyclist. I ...

Braving the pigeons, thousands of photographers demonstrated in Trafalgar Square against the "stop and search" laws granted British police by a 2000 anti-terrorism law.  In December Guardian reporter Paul Lewis was stopped and searched while taking pictures of the Gherkin building in London and ...

Because I have previously discussed my views on the Customs and Border Protection proposal to interpret the valuation statute to do away with the so-called first sale rule, I probably should have mentioned that the International Trade Commission has published its congressionally mandated report on t ...

Because I have previously discussed my views on the Customs and Border Protection proposal to interpret the valuation statute to do away with the so-called first sale rule, I probably should have mentioned that the International Trade Commission has published its congressionally mandated report on t ...

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by Jason Fischer After getting the go-ahead from the Ninth Circuit earlier this year on her “That’s Hot!” trademark infringement case against Hallmark, hotel heiress Paris Hilton has apparently signed up (although unwillingly) for another intellectual property lesson.  This time, she’s going to ...

Following is STL’s perhaps first-ever guest post, by Larry Friedman, who is a partner in Barnes, Richardson & Colburn and blogs on customs and trade related matters at the Customs Law Blog. In fiscal 2009 (October 1, 2008 to Oct 1, 2009), U.S. Customs and Border Protection m ...

From rainy London... Wednesday whimsies for the last Wednesday of this year 2009.Celebrity watch blog TMZ today reports that shoes manufacturer Gwyneth Shoes last week filed a "trade mark and patent infringement" law suit against Paris Hilton over "a heart-shaped pad on the insole" of Ms Hilton's ne ...

Footwear importer Seaway sued Walgreens drug stores for selling those colorful plastic clogs, thereby infringing D529,263, D545,032, and D545,033. The district court booted the case in summary judgment because of anticipation by clog design patent D517,789, owned by Crocs. Seaway appealed, t ...

The New York Inspector General's Office has released its report (available here) on the trace evidence section of the New York State Crime lab and it's chilling. The New York State Police’s supervision of a crime laboratory was so poor that it overlooked evidence of pervasively shod ...