by evansfox | Dec 19, 2013
The Electronic Freedom Foundation has created the Trolling Effects project to help companies defend against patent trolls (or non-practicing entities if you want to be politically correct). The Trolling Effects website houses a database of troll demand letters so...
by evansfox | Dec 13, 2013
What You Should Do If You Receive a Settlement Demand Letter for Alleged Copyright Infringement by your Website……… First – Do Not Ignore The Letter! If you have received a Settlement Demand Letter, the first step is to determine if there is in fact...
by evansfox | Dec 12, 2013
The United States Patent Office announced that the After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFCP2.0), which had been scheduled to expire on December 14, 2013, has been extended through September 30, 2014. The program is designed to expedite prosecution of patent...
by evansfox | Dec 10, 2013
Many companies have standard patent assignment agreements that assign employee inventions to the employer. But what if the inventor is married? Or, what if the inventor marries during his or her employment and the invention is created during the marriage? The...
by evansfox | Nov 28, 2013
A New York City entrepreneur loves New York, fine coffee and his coffee shop Everyman Espresso. He also loves tattoos, adorning one on his fingers “I [coffee cup image] NY.” The tattoo was so expressive of his personal passion, he began using the tattoo images as a...
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...
