In January 2016, U.S. federal prosecutors (Department of Justice-DOJ) in Pennsylvania indicted five people for allegedly stealing trade secrets from UK pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKlineContinue Reading
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the FBI just posted a 3 minute video that covers a fewContinue Reading
Dear IP Probe Blog Readers: It’s nearly the end of the year – and what another year it’s been. JustContinue Reading
It intrigued me to read the section titled, “Threat Hunting” in the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Alert, “RansomwareContinue Reading
On November 22, 2021, the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued a notice titled, “Reminder for Critical InfrastructureContinue Reading
Dear IP Probe Readers: Recently, I had the privilege of being interviewed by the Washington, D.C. based Copyright Alliance. CreatorContinue Reading
Dear IP Probe Subscribers, Recently I published a book titled, “The World of Intellectual Property (IP) Protection and Investigations —Continue Reading
On October 28, 2021, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York indicted a Minnesota man forContinue Reading
Last month the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that an engineer in Georgia pled guilty to conspiracy to stealContinue Reading
There’s a subplot to my previous post, “Arsenal Employed by Chinese State IP Thieves Have no Moral Limits,” about theContinue Reading
Historically, state-sponsored IP thieves have used legitimate-looking domains and email addresses to trick victims into opening an email and linkContinue Reading
In July, I published a post titled, “PI License May be Required to Investigate Digital Copyright Infringement – If EvidenceContinue Reading
A few days ago I came across an article published in the August issue of a Dublin, Ireland, magazine calledContinue Reading
Dear Subscriber: Just a brief note to let you know that I have changed the blog’s name from “IP PI”Continue Reading
In a recent article in the July 24, 2021, edition of The Economist, titled, “Chinese cyber-attacks—Ctrl-alt-denounce—After failing to dissuade cyber-attacks,Continue Reading
You See, But What Do You Observe? How Observation and Inference Skills Can Aid Investigations & Analytic Work by: ChristinaContinue Reading
A recent Torrent Freak article titled, “Rightscorps Tracks Alleged Pirates Without a Private Investigators License, RCN Argues”, raises a veryContinue Reading
So, we—as IP protection and investigation professionals—swim in the polluted waters of criminals that counterfeit clothing, jewelry, toys, car brakes,Continue Reading
If you are learning about ransomware attacks in bits-and-pieces over the last few months, yesterday’s PBS article titled, “Why ransomwareContinue Reading
The attached article titled, “Why a trucking company called a lawyer minutes after a ransomware attack,” published in Freight WavesContinue Reading
Three years ago, I published a post titled, “What is 28 USC 1782? And Why Should IP Professionals Care.” InContinue Reading
In view of the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) successful seizure of most of the cryptocurrency paid ($2.3 million) toContinue Reading
As I mentioned in an earlier post, in March of this year, the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) published aContinue Reading
Dear IP Probe – Blog Reader: I hope this message finds you and yours healthy and safe. With your permission,Continue Reading
In view of the recent ransomware attack of Colonial Pipeline in the United States, it is a good time toContinue Reading
In September 2019, I published a post under the same title. The post highlighted the strategy used by attorneys retainedContinue Reading
Dear IP PI Blog Readers: I just want to take a moment to acknowledge this special day, April 26, 2021Continue Reading
The following post provides the link to an interactive article written by Ezra Marcus and published yesterday in the NewContinue Reading
Last month the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) published a seventy-page, comprehensive report titled, “Taking the Profit Out of IntellectualContinue Reading
In this month’s Brand Protection Professional (BPP) issue, a case study titled, “Combating Counterfeit Medical Devices,” details the backstory ofContinue Reading