There is a trademark dispute between national brands Diageo NA and Arcadia Center involving vodka product packaging and claims of consumer confusion.�...
Accepting intellectual property as collateral: best practices to perfect security interests in patents, trademarks and copyright
In business transactions, company assets are often pledged to secure loans or other financing. In some transactions, the intellectual property is as...
Can Key Words be Trademark Infringement?
Google Adwords threw trademark owners into new territory, and not a welcome one for the most part. Website owners could now purchase key words from ...
Global Patent Filings Increase
A new WIPO report shows that in 2012 global patent filings increased at their strongest rate in nearly two decades. Industrial-design registration w...
New Year; New Patent Options
The New Year will bring us two new options for accelerating progress of patent applications in a variety of countries. The five largest patent offices...
House Passes Innovation Act
The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 3309 (the Innovation Act). This bill would make dramatic changes to patent enforcement and defense law....
Tracy Jong Law Firm listed in Rochester Business Journal
The Rochester Business Journal’s 2014 Book of Lists was released this week. We are proud to report that Tracy Jong Law Firm is in the top 10 Intel...
Global Patent Prosecution Highway
The Global Patent Prosecution Highway (GPPH) pilot program is a multilateral agreement between thirteen national Patent Offices that will provide pate...
Trade Dress or Design Patent? Why Not Both!?
Design patents are faster to acquire but they only have a 14 year lifespan for protection. Trade dress (distinctive, brand identifying appearance or...
A New Resource for Retailers Dealing with Patent Trolls
The Electronic Freedom Foundation has created the Trolling Effects project to help companies defend against patent trolls (or non-practicing entities ...