UDRP complaints can be filed for generic top-level domains (such as .com). They are cost-effective and faster than traditional judicial proceedings ...
Ten Reasons Not to Hire a Licensed Patent Professional to File your Patent Application
Here are the top 10 reasons business owners have for not hiring an attorney to assist in obtaining a patent for an invention. 10. “We ha...
Can Emoticons be Trademarked?
Yes, they can, provided they are used as a source-identifying image for the manufacturer or retailer. So what happens if the emoticon is commonly us...
TGI Fridays and Skinnygirl
TGI Fridays has partnered with Skinnygirl® Bare Naked vodka brand to offer a lineup of lower-calorie cocktails. The casual dining franchise’s new...
Ketel One v. Arcadia Dutchcraft
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....