This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Perspective

Dec. 12, 2014

Eyeing the intellectual property of wearable tech

Intellectual property strategies for wearables encompass approaching the devices from all sides: considering IP inside and outside for each component, method step, functionality, appearance and content. By Rod S. Berman and Alexandra Jia


By Rod S. Berman and Alexandra Jia


The 21st century has brought a new term to consumers and cadres of manufacturers and lawyers: wearable technology. But technology that is worn has been around for a long time - consider wristwatches and eyeglasses.


Today's wearables take many forms. One example is Google Glass, an Internet-connected wearable eyepiece that includes a screen to visualize images and voice activated technology. Glass has recently been ...

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up