Author: Jeremy T. Elman

Jeremy T. Elman is a trial lawyer who has appeared in over 75 IP matters for Fortune 500 companies and other high-profile technology companies, nearly a third as lead counsel.  He regularly writes about cutting-edge legal issues in the industry, especially in the software space.  Jeremy has been named as one of the Top 20 Cyber / AI Lawyers by the Daily Journal and the Most Effective Lawyer in IP by the Daily Business Review.  Jeremy practices in the areas of patent litigation, trade secret litigation, trademark litigation, copyright litigation, and other technology disputes.

Real News Update:  White House Issues Memo Aimed at Online Fakes

Counterfeiting is a large problem for consumer product companies.  However, U.S. counterfeiting laws are difficult to enforce against many companies because they operate outside the United States, or the manufacturer of the products is unknown.  Historically, many U.S. companies have not had effective enforcement mechanisms…

Copyrights and Costs: A Tale of Two Statutes

On January 14, 2019, the Supreme Court is set to hear oral argument in the copyright dispute Oracle USA Inc. v. Rimini Street, Inc.  The Court will provide guidance on the proper definition of “full costs” under the Copyright Act.  While this may not be the juiciest…

How Technology Made A Copyright Law Obsolete

Did you know that there are likely billions of unprotected IP works in nearly every consumer electronic sitting on your desk or held in your hand? Today, it seems like every electronics device maker is announcing there are something like seven billion transistors on a…