Change to Consulting Practice

Dear All,

After six years of founding Technology Law Group and leading the TLG team, I am ready to embark on a new endeavor.

After a brief sabbatical and beginning March 1, 2009, I will offer consulting services for executives and attorneys on intellectual property strategy, commercialization, and strategic intelligence matters and on international law matters.

Although I have wrapped up the firm, my clients may expect the same TLG brand of advanced intellectual property strategy and penetrating strategic intelligence for intellectual property transactions and litigation, and the same knowledgeable support on international legal matters.


My contact information remains 208.939.4472 and eloza@TechnologyLawGroup.com.

Thank you,
Emile Loza, MBA, JD, CLP

Idaho Laws Protect Intellectual Property

We were recently asked what Idaho laws protect intellectual property rights. Here's a summary of some Idaho statutes and common law protecting your valuable intellectual assets.

Note that IP protection is often a matter of federal law. You may find links to resources about some of the relevant federal IP laws at this Tech-Lawyer blog post. Domain names, an important adjunct to trademarks as indicia of brand, are protected under the federal anti-cybersquatting statute, under World Trade Organization regimes, and otherwise.

For reference in using the summary below, you may find a table of contents for and links to Idaho statutes may be found here.

Some of the Idaho statutes protecting IP include the Communications Security Act (I.C. § 18-6701 et seq.), the Computer Crime Act (I.C. §§ 2201-02) (new statute providing felony prosecution), and many of the statutes found in Title 48 dealing with Monopolies and Trade Practices.

As to Title 48, some of the applicable statutes include Idaho’s Trademark Act (I.C. § 48-501, et seq.), portions of Idaho’s Consumer Protection Act (see particularly I.C. § 48-603), and Idaho’s Trade Secrets Act (I.C. § 48-801, et seq.).

In 2008, Idaho increased IP and related competitive protections regarding former employees and key independent contractors and enacted I.C. § 44-2701, et seq. covering Agreements and Covenants Protecting Legitimate Business Interests.

Further, if parties cooperate in the theft or misappropriation of IP rights or related information, then claims under racketeering and conspiracy statutes may also be available. See, e.g., I.C. § 18-7805.

In addition to statutory protections, common law protects against breaches of the duty of loyalty by directors and offices and against infringement of unregistered trademarks, for example.

For more information, please contact me at:

Emile Loza, JD, MBA, CLP
Managing Partner & Founder
E. eloza@TechnologyLawGroup.com
P. 208.939.4472
LinkedIn. http://www.linkedin.com/pub/dir/emile/loza

Loza Featured as IWJ's Spotlight Woman

I am honored to be featured as the Idaho Women's Journal's Spotlight Woman in its December 2008-January 2009 issue. See the cover and read the article at Pages 8-9.

In conjunction with this feature, I also spoke at IWJ's "6 Degrees of Collaboration" business networking event in Boise, Idaho on December 10th.

Spotlight Woman is a regular feature of the Idaho Women's Journal. The column highlights "woman who deserves a spotlight, that unique person who demonstrates a level of discipline, service, courage, or creativity that encourages us to higher aspirations."

If you are a woman entrepreneur or like doing business with one, please contact us at Technology Law Group at 208.939.4472 or info@technologylawgroup.com.

BBC's Global Business - Entrepreneurship Interviews

The BBC's Peter Day has a terrific program called "Global Business," and I am an avid online listener.

Check out Mr. Day's interview on entrepreneurship with Carl Schram of the Kaufman Foundation and founder of the World Enterpreneurship Award. Here's the link.

This episode of Global Business focuses on innovation, the new economy, and Global Entrepreneurship Week.

Technology Law Group can help power the commercialization of your entrepreneurial venture.

To find out how, please contact us at 208.939.4472 or info@TechnologyLawGroup.com.

Global Entrepreneurship Week Activities at Boise State University

Boise State will participate in Global Entrepreneurship Week with a series of seminars for students and the business community Nov. 18-20.

The College of Business and Economics, the Idaho Small Business Development Center and the Entrepreneurship Center have developed the seminars that will be held from 3:15-4:30 p.m. each day in Room 404 of the Interactive Learning Center on the Boise State campus.

All sessions are free, but seating is limited to the first 40 people to register at www.IdahoSBDC.org. Parking is available in the Brady Parking Garage. For a map of both locations, see the Idaho SBDC link above.

The seminar schedule is as follows:

Nov. 18 - Young Entrepreneurs will provide background on their businesses and the challenges they face. Young entrepreneurs are the driving force behind much of the innovative products and services we see today.

Ryan Woodings - MetaGeek

Becky Louge - The Dental R.A.T.

J. Glerum - Valitics / Check A Biz

Nov. 19 - Hispanic entrepreneurs are a growing part of Idaho's entrepreneurial community. Three successful entrepreneurs will share their experiences.

Enrique Camarillo, Molly Maid

Emile Loza, Technology Law Group PLLC

Nov. 20 - Angel investors will provide a picture of equity investing, taking into account the banking crisis and its impact on equity investing.

Kevin Learned, Boise Angel Alliance

Dave Light - PakSense

Dozens of countries are participating in Global Entrepreneurship Week activities Nov. 17-21.

The initiative aims to inspire young people to embrace innovation, imagination and creativity and to turn their ideas into reality. See http://www.unleashingideas.org for more information.

For questions about Boise State's entrepreneurship week activities, contact Katie Sewell at 426-3838 or ksewell@boisestate.edu, or Kent Neupert at ext. 426-2397 or kneupert@boisestate.edu.