13 Dec 2024
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) is a tribunal within the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that adjudicates disputes related to federal trademark registration
11 Dec 2024
A non-provisional patent application and a provisional patent application are both essential steps in the patent process, but they serve distinct purposes and have different legal implications. Below is an explanation of the differences between these two types of patent applications
10 Apr 2017
Intellectual property law is notoriously complicated, so it’s no wonder that the defining issues can be confusing. Intellectual property, in general, refers to ownership of goods that are intangible or that can’t be held – creations of the mind – and are, therefore, harder to protect. Once you understand the basic distinctions between copyrights,...
23 Feb 2017
Intellectual property – or IP – is a very complicated area of law. New ideas are typically protected in the form of patents, trade secrets, trademarks, and copyrights. While U.S. law allows for individuals to file patent applications themselves, it is advisable to retain the services of an experienced intellectual property and patent attorney. Our...
17 Sep 2014
Copyright Registration for Websites The first thing that comes to mind for many people when discussing the Copyright issues of websites are cases such as Napster and Grokster, where the website owner was found to have infringed on the Copyrights of others.[1] These cases, and many others like them, have made it clear that website...
9 Sep 2014
What Is a Copyright? What does it mean to copyright something? We always see the copyright symbol © on the second page of a book, on the bottom of websites, and in the bottom right hand portion of paintings and lithographs, such as Chuck Jones’ famous 1994 work of art with Daffy Duck and Porky...
25 Aug 2014
Inter Partes Review The America Invent Act (AIA) brought new changes to the way the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducts review of patents challenged by third parties. Some of these changes include new rules to institute an inter partes review of a patent with a new standards for showing of sufficient grounds...
15 Aug 2014
On August 15, 2014, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, in I/P Engine, Inc. v. AOL, Inc. et al, reversed a lower court’s decision granting I/P Engine, Inc. an award for over $30 million in damages against Google, AOL, and Target for patent infringement. The Appeals Court’s reversal was based on...
12 Aug 2014
Entrepreneurs and independent inventors benefit from doing their own research and learning about the patent process before seeking guidance from a patent attorney. While a patent attorney should always be consulted prior to filing a patent application, there are several steps that can be taken by individuals before investing in the often expensive procurement process...
8 Aug 2014
In Amdocs Ltd. v. Openet Telecom, Inc. (Fed. Cir. 2014) the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently reversed the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia in a case between competitors in the so called data mediation software industry. The case involves Amdocs Israel Limited (Amdocs), which sued Openet Telecom,...
29 Jan 2014
As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, more and more commercials reference the “Big Game” in attempt to boost sales by indirect association with the hugely popular finale to the American football season. Watch enough television leading up to the Super Bowl and you might begin think that the only products sold in all of the United...
20 Jan 2014
Last year, the Supreme Court handed down a decision in a trademark case that in essence had nothing to do with trademarks. The original battle at the lower court was over a line of shoes and trademark owned by Nike called Air Force 1s, which another company, Already, claimed was an invalid trademark. Already designs...