The Snitch in Your Pocket: Is it Legal for the Government to Track Personal Cell Phones without a Warrant?

March 4th, 2010 By: Emily Shroder

By Emily S., William & Mary Class of 2011

While the country was in an uproar about government wiretapping during the Bush administration, another type of government access to personal information was being largely overlooked.  On February 19, 2010 NEWSWEEK ran a story revealing that federal prosecutors have been seeking telecommunications companies’ internal data showing the [...]

May 25-27 IRS Tax Exempt Workshop in DC

March 4th, 2010 By: Bambi Walters

Are you an exempt organization administrator, active volunteer or a student considering a career in the nonprofit sector? This spring, for the first time, the IRS will offer its popular workshop for Small and Mid-Sized Organizations in cooperation with two academic institutions, Seton Hall University (South Orange, NJ- March 11), and West Virginia University (Morgantown, WV-April 16).
Each one-day workshop, presented by experienced [...]

What Individual Inventors Should Know

March 4th, 2010 By: Lisa Velez

Are you an ambitious inventor and filed a patent application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)?  If you are such an ambitious inventor, there are things you may not know that can help you get a patent.
A “pro se” application is filed by the inventor representing himself or herself without a registered [...]

First Five Steps for Inventor Entrepreneurs (Inventrapreneurs)

February 28th, 2010 By: Bambi Walters

The term “inventrapreneur” (for purposes of this blog) means an inventor entrepreneur.  While one might think that an inventor implies an entrepreneur or vice versa, they are not the same.  An inventrapreneur is an inventor who actively screens ideas and does his/her homework on business feasibility.  Below are what I refer to as the “First [...]

Federal Courts Crackdown on Generic Trademarks

February 17th, 2010 By: Bambi Walters

Author:  Emily W., William & Mary Intern
In 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) made two important rulings regarding generic trademarks.  In November, the CAFC rejected an attempt to trademark Mattress.com.  A few months before, a similar ruling was made saying that Hotels.com cannot be trademarked.  The hotel booking website argued [...]