Category Archives: Copyright

21st. Century Patent Practice

Being a parent of three sometimes means you have to take your work on the road as you chauffeur them to activities. Let me tell you about one such da...

Awe, Man! Don’t Take Away The Cool Stuff!

AWE, MAN! DON’T TAKE AWAY THE COOL STUFF! Those cool new car features that allow integrated on board car cameras and multi-purpose navigation device...

CHOP Confusion

Rutgers University applied to register “Chop” for various merchandise after its first bowl game. The winning season’s mantra was “just keep ch...

AWE, MAN! DON’T TAKE AWAY THE COOL STUFF!

Those cool new car features that allow integrated on board car cameras and multi-purpose navigation devices might be short lived.  The music industry...

Calling all Inventors!

$2,000,000 and $1,000,000 prizes from NIH for inventor of a wearable device with a biosensor to track alcohol consumption in real time. Short version ...

Trademarks are Secret Weapon of Celebrities

Celebrities are getting trademark savvy by registering marks before others get the idea to capitalize on popular phrases and lyrics by putting them on...

New Balance v. Karl Lagerfeld

New Balance sells popular sneakers with a large “N” as part of the sneaker “saddle” design.  Karl Lagerfeld introduced a sneaker design with ...