Laura A. Rogal Intellectual Property Law Blog

According to Alexa.com, the industry standard for tracking website usage, seven of the top twenty websites in the United States are social media sites.  These sites include Facebook (the third most trafficked website in the U.S.), MySpace (#5) and Twitter (#13).  It's not just frivolous visits to these sites that is up, however.  A recent survey of nearly 3,000 North American professionals by Business.com revealed that there is a shifting... Read More

What expectation of privacy do you have in your cell phones and other personal communication devices?

Dr. Martin Cooper never could have imagined the possibilities when he made the first call from a cell phone in April 1973[1].  Now, no matter where you go it seems you can find someone using a cell phone (or its progeny, the “smartphone”). ... Read More