Experience and Expertise: Should I Use General Practice to Protect My IP? Or an IP Law Firm?
There’s no question. You know you need to get a patent, trademark, or copyright for your latest work. But what most people don’t know can indeed hurt them. For example, pursuing a relationship with an attorney that’s not an IP lawyer. So you do your research and you’ve found a handful of attorneys that you’re […]
Self Service: Can I file a Trademark Myself?
Can I file a trademark myself? Sure, you could. But just because you can doesn’t mean you should. If you’re in the business of inventing and creating, it’s tempting to cut corners to save a buck or two. But you’ve spent countless hours with getting your brand, business, or both to this point. Why wouldn’t […]
USPTO AIR Makes Setting Up an Examiner’s Interview Easier
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) introduced the USPTO Automated Interview Request (AIR) Form or USPTO AIR last week. The new online form allows applicants to simply fill in a handful of fields to identify themselves and their application, as well as propose a time for the Examiner’s Interview along with how they would like the interview to […]
Patent Rights and Death
One question that arises for inventors is what will happen to their issued patent rights after their death. Determining who holds the rights to an issued patent after the inventor’s death depends on the actions taken, or not taken, during the inventor’s life. Assignment Commonly, an inventor will assign their rights in their patented invention at […]
Where is the Nation’s Most Innovative County Located? Iowa, of course.
CNBC reports data from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarding Guthrie County, Iowa, most innovative county based on the number of patents filed per capita. See the full article here.
Drake University Law School Recognized as Top 25 IP Schools
As Drake Law School graduates, the attorneys at Zarley Law are pleased to congratulate the Intellectual Property Law program at Drake for being rated as one of the top 25 in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. “For the past seven years, the Drake Intellectual Property Law Center has been recognized annually among the top 25 IP programs in the […]
