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September 2, 2019
(September 2, 2019) For the second time this year, Richard C. Balough has authored a book chapter for the American Bar Association. The new chapter is included in the ABA’s The Law of Artificial Intelligence and Smart Machines. The chapter discusses whether a work created by artificial intelligence may be patented or copyrightable in the United States. […]
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May 14, 2018
(May 14, 2018) For the second time in its three-year history, the National Institute of the Internet of Things (IoT) welcomed Richard C. Balough as a panelist. The annual two-day institute in Washington, D.C. is sponsored by the American Bar Association’s Section of Science & Technology Law. Mr. Balough participated in a panel discussion of […]
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April 22, 2018
(March 17, 2018) The news media has reached out to Balough Law Offices for comments regarding three recent developments in the law. Cheryl Dancey Balough was interviewed by the Cook County Record regarding whether embedded content in social media violate copyright law. For our story on the case, click here. Richard C. Balough was interviewed […]
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December 8, 2016
(November 28, 2016) Richard C. Balough again is one of the contributing authors to the Illinois Institute for Continuing Legal Education’s (IICLE) publication Intellectual Property Law 2017 Edition. Mr. Balough wrote the chapter on Ownership and Transfer of Copyrights. The guidebook was first published in 2005 and has been revised several times. Mr. Balough has […]
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December 8, 2016
(November 15, 2016) The question of how aspiring chefs can use trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets to protect their valuable recipes and presentations was the focus of a presentation by Balough Law Offices, LLC to the Chicago Bar Assn.’s Creative Arts and Food Law Committees. Cheryl Dancey Balough explained that while recipes themselves are not […]
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October 11, 2016
(October 11, 2016) The intellectual property issues associated with autonomous vehicles provides a timely case study to assist business lawyers in advising their clients on use of the Internet of Things (IoT). In a presentation entitled “Autonomous Vehicles A Stalking Horse for Intellectual Property Rights in the Internet of Things,” Richard C. Balough explained how […]
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February 15, 2016
(February 15, 2016) Richard C. Balough spoke at the Internet of Things (IoT) 2016 National Institute in Washington, D.C. The panel will discuss “IoT Intellectual Property Rights: How to Avoid Getting It Wrong.” Mr. Balough spoke on “Autonomous Vehicles Offer a Ride into the Internet of Things.” The two-day institute is designed to offer attendees an […]
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August 30, 2015
(August 30, 2015) Recent headlines raise the specter of hackers taking over today’s new cars. To help attorneys know what to tell their clients about this new development, Richard C. Balough will chair a panel on steering around the legal potholes of autonomous vehicles at the American Bar Association’s Business Law Section annual meeting in […]
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June 24, 2015
The general commercial use of drones still is illegal in the United States, but there are exceptions and proposed rules by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will approve some commercial use. Because there are no clear answers, what should an attorney say? The legal issues surrounding unmanned aircraft systems is the subject of an article […]
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June 23, 2015
Richard C. Balough was one of the participants in a panel discussion on “Online Privacy & Data Security Soup to Nuts: A Primer and Update on Important Developments for the Business Lawyer.” The four-member panel shared an overview of the most important U.S. federal privacy and data security laws and regulations, the development of similar […]
