Richard M. Assmus

Moving Beyond “.com”: Application Window for New Generic Top-Level Domain Names is Scheduled to Open January 12, 2012
Michael D. Adams,Richard M. Assmus, January 13, 2012
At its June 20, 2011, Board meeting in Singapore, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) set in motion sweeping Internet changes by approving a dramatic expansion of the number and availability of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). Since that time, ICANN’s decision...

The New U.S. Approach to Tackling the Problem of IT Theft which Impacts Businesses Around the Globe
Richard M. Assmus,Alan C. W. Chiu, January 4, 2012
Washington State and Louisiana now have specific laws making the use of stolen IT by a manufacturer an act of unfair competition, whether or not the manufactured products incorporate the stolen IT. These laws were passed in an effort to ensure a level-playing field for businesses in these states....

The Beginning of the End?—False Marking Claims Are Now Subject to the Heightened Pleading Requirements of Rule 9(b)
Richard M. Assmus,James R. Ferguson,Emily C. Melvin, March 18, 2011
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has held that plaintiffs must plead false marking claims with particularity under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 9(b), ending a disagreement among district courts as to the applicable pleading standard. In re BP Lubricants, Misc. No. 960 (Fed. Cir....