by Bruce Raymond | Sep 26, 2012 | Connecticut Blog, Copyright, Firm News
Computer programs are protected under the U.S. Copyright Act. The owner of the copyright holds the right to exclude others from copying their software, making works derivative of it, and from distributing or using it. To prove a claim of copyright infringement a... by Bruce Raymond | Sep 26, 2012 | Connecticut Blog, Domain Name Disputes, Firm News
Raymond Law Group LLC Tech Practice Group successfully recovered a valuable domain name from international hacker/thieves through a series of actions including ICANN arbitration. Boston Associate Steve Troiano was instrumental in the result. Please let us know if we... by Bruce Raymond | Sep 26, 2012 | Connecticut Blog, Firm News, Intellectual Property
Apple-loyal customers — from the northeastern reaches of Hartford, Connecticut, to the other far-flung corners of the U.S. — eagerly anticipated this past weekend as the iPhone 5 was finally launched. Given some reports that Apple sold somewhere in the... by Bruce Raymond | Sep 21, 2012 | Business Litigation, Connecticut Blog, Firm News
Intellectual property is such an important aspect in the business world. The innovative and original ideas of an organization can propel the company to new heights; or when improperly guarded by shoddy legal documentation (or no legal documentation at all), these... by Bruce Raymond | Sep 19, 2012 | Connecticut Blog, Court Decisions, Discovery, Firm News
A party files a request for production pursuant to Rule 34 seeking any profiles, messages (including status updates, wall comments, causes joined, groups joined, activity streams, blog entries) from social networking sites that reveal, refer or relate to any emotion,... by Bruce Raymond | Sep 14, 2012 | Business, Connecticut Blog, Firm News, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Whistleblowers & Qui Tam
A former UBS banker, Bradley Birkenfeld, has been awarded $104 Million by the IRS for his role as a whistleblower in an action by the IRS that ultimately has recovered $5 billion in unpaid taxes by Americans using UBS to hide money in Swiss bank accounts. A full... by Bruce Raymond | Sep 13, 2012 | Connecticut Blog, Contract Disputes, Firm News
There is supposed to be trust and a growing relationship between two companies when they enter into a mutually beneficial contract. However, that may not have been the case between Starbucks and a small snack company that quickly grew after landing a contract with the... by Bruce Raymond | Sep 6, 2012 | Connecticut Blog, Employment, Firm News, Intellectual Property, Trade Secrets
An issue that often arises is an employee, upon terminating his or her employment, attempting to solicit his former employer’s customers. An employee can plan to go into competition with his employer and may even take active steps to do so while still employed.... by Bruce Raymond | Sep 5, 2012 | Connecticut Blog, Entrepreneurs, Firm News
Chicken diapers — yes, they’re a real thing, and they’re part of what helped make a Monroe business run by husband-and-wife entrepreneurs one of the most successful small businesses in America. My Pet Chicken has positioned itself to take advantage... by Bruce Raymond | Sep 1, 2012 | Business Litigation, Connecticut Blog, Firm News
The success of thriving small businesses here in Connecticut often depends on the uniqueness of their ideas. Small and large business owners often ask themselves: ‘What can we offer that our competitors cannot?’ It is for this reason, among others, that...