by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
The Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 (“TRA ’97”) mandated that the amount that individuals can pass to their heirs free of the federal estate and gift tax be increased over a nine year period. At the time TRA ’97 passed, the applicable exemption...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
The “Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act” was signed into law October 27, 1998 by President Clinton to increase the term of copyright protection and to create exemptions for music licensing. Significantly, the new legislation adds 20 years to most...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
On July 1, 1997, President Clinton instructed the Secretary of Commerce to prepare to privatize the operation of the Internet. This hand-over (which is currently in progress) will be a major change in the behind-the-scenes operation of the Internet and could...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
When you attempt to enforce your patent, how do you deal with an indirect attack upon the patent’s validity based upon unsupported evidence in the form of testimony of friends, relatives or business associates of the infringer? Two recent decisions of the...
by Wiggin and Dana LLP | Sep 15, 2019
A record 151,024 U.S. Patents issued in 1998. This was 33% more than the 113,720 that issued in 1997. Several reasons have been cited for this huge increase in U.S. Patents: Intellectual property, particularly patents, is becoming more important to both the bottom...
