SFIPLA

Creativity starts in left brain, then draws inspiration from unrelated concepts in right brain.–Greenberg @sfipla – at San Francisco, CA

Prof Greenberg presenting for @sfipla on law, comics and creativity. The law affects the creative process. – at San Francisco, CA

Transformativeness may be the copyright doctrine that swallows the creator’s derivative rights. – Prof Greenberg @sfipla – at San Francisco, CA

Fan art for comics – derivative works and transformative doctrines under copyright apply. – Prof Greenberg @sfipla – at San Francisco, CA

CBLDF–Comic Book Legal Defense Fund– protects creators, sellers and readers of comics from obscenity & other claims. Greenberg @sfipla – at San Francisco, CA

Comics & parody – 1971 publication of Air Pirate Funnies – Disney “sued them into the stone age” on copyright – Prof Greenberg @sfipla – at San Francisco, CA

Watterson stopped drawing Calvin & Hobbes because the syndicates messed with his comics.– Prof Greenberg @sfipla – at San Francisco, CA

The contracts for Charles Schulz’s Peanuts comic allowed rearranging blocks – led Schulz to use much white space.– Prof Greenberg @sfipla – at San Francisco, CA

Lee: Negotiating "search and destroy" of #tradesecrets in settlement requires expert help. @sfipla @Discovia – at San Francisco, CA

Crain and Lee: Apologies often key to settling #tradesecret claims. @sfipla @Discovia – at San Francisco, CA

Crain: In #tradesecret case, new personal email for accused employee can show quarantine. @sfipla @Discovia – at San Francisco, CA

Crain: Establish trust with the court in a #tradesecret case by setting up quarantine on info from the new hire. @sfipla @Discovia – at San Francisco, CA

Crain: New employer faced with #tradesecret claims involving new employee must quarantine info from the new hire. @sfipla @Discovia – at San Francisco, CA

Litigation holds are critical in employee mobility #tradesecret litigation. @sfipla monthly meeting – at San Francisco, CA

Lee and Crain: many employees do not understand what might be considered a trade secret they can't take to new employer. @sfipla – at San Francisco, CA

Lee: Potential problems enforcing indemnity clause in new employee's contract requiring indemnification in trade secret case. @SFIPLA – at San Francisco, CA

Jiyun Lee of Folger Levin & Andy Crain of Discovia - trade secret protection with departing employees. @SFIPLA – at San Francisco, CA

My blog and photos on today's patent law event. @sfipla @acslaw lnkd.in/bUtygMn