Category Archives: Services

First four draft chapters of The Means of Innovation now on SSRN

Posted on November 26, 2018 by Sean O'Connor

With all the moves and changes over the past year+, this blog has gotten very stale. Not sure anyone will even be checking in, but I hope to revive it.   The first four draft chapters of The Means of … Continue reading →

Categories: Art, Commerce, Commercialization, Creativity, Entrepreneurship, Goods/Artifacts, Innovation, Law, Methods, Science, Services, Technology, Uncategorized

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Digital First Sale at Asia-Pacific IP Forum

Posted on October 24, 2014 by Sean O'Connor

Recently I spoke on digital first sale at the 2014 Asia-Pacific IP Forum, an annual event that rotates amongst the partner law schools including UW, Seoul National University, East China University, and others. The event was hosted in Seoul Korea … Continue reading →

Categories: Art, Commerce, Commercialization, Creativity, Electrical & Digital Arts, Fine Arts, Goods/Artifacts, Information Technology, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Services, Technology Entrepreneurship

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USPTO Cancellation of Redskins trademark does not mean the end of the mark/name

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Sean O'Connor

The media is treating the TTAB’s cancellation of 6 of the Redskins’ trademarks as if this is the end of the name/mark (pending appeal). http://nyti.ms/1l2Wela But, as the TTAB itself points out, federal registration is not the totality of trademark … Continue reading →

Categories: Commerce, Goods/Artifacts, Intellectual Property, Law, Services

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Corbis’ new “GreenLight” stock/commercial music licensing service

Posted on March 27, 2012 by Sean O'Connor

I just found out about an intriguing new service in the digital music space. Called “GreenLight Music” it has just launched in beta. A good friend of mine tipped me off as he is leaving his law firm to be … Continue reading →

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The “performance” aspect of professional practice

Posted on February 3, 2012 by Sean O'Connor

Another interesting article in NY Times today. This time focusing on how some doctors are realizing that they are “performing” when providing their services: What Doctors Can Learn From Musicians Even more intriguing from my perspective is the following statement … Continue reading →

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