by evansfox | Jun 6, 2013
You’ve heard it before: “We make the best!” Be it barbecue sauce or brownies, it seems like everyone claims to have a unique and special food recipe. But can the culinary geniuses who came up with those recipes obtain a patent and exclude others from making, using, or...
by evansfox | May 8, 2013
Ideas for a television series or a movie are rather difficult to protect under conventional trade secret law. The law does not allow someone to own an idea. You can own a way to carrying out an idea (patent) or a way to express the idea (copyright), but you can’t...
by evansfox | Apr 27, 2013
Software and mobile device applications are a booming business. If you discover an unmet need, or a niche that has not yet been exploited, you can launch a lucrative business. Software development is a fairly expensive endeavor and you will want to protect your...
by evansfox | Apr 26, 2013
Beats manufactures distinctive headphone products in which it claims trade dress and design patent protection. The protection afforded under patent and trademark law can be broad, especially when used in combination. In a lawsuit against Yamaha on a variety of...
by evansfox | Apr 25, 2013
Yummie Tummie owns 7 design patents on its popular body shapewear. Yummie Tummie accused Spanx of patent infringement after seeing look-alike versions by the competitor. After receiving a cease and desist letter, Spanx filed a declaratory judgment action in federal...
by evansfox | Apr 22, 2013
A New York federal district court case highlights the importance of having a unified patent strategy, and coordination between the marketing department and the legal department. This case involved alleged infringement of U.S. Design Patent D596,802, entitled “Foot...
