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 […]
The Core of Samsung v. Apple
It was the first design patent case heard by the Supreme Court of the United States in more than 100 years and the trial of the century for anyone with a stake in the technology industry. A unanimous decision in favor of Samsung was heralded by the company as a victory for all those who […]
CRISPR and Patent Interference
The intellectual property rights surrounding the genome editing tool CRISPR-Cas9 has caused more commotion in the legal world than one might expect from a scientific patent. The technology is being hailed as the scientific discovery of the century, but with a patent interference case before the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), its fate is […]
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 […]
Spotlight: Brandon Adams Lands the Cover of Inventors Digest
We first met with Brandon Adams in 2012, during the preparation and filing of his first patent and trademark applications. This young man’s exceptional ambition to innovate has continued to grow over the past few years, and has now been recognized on the cover of the July 2015 edition of Inventors Digest. The magazine tells of his entrepreneurial journey. Brandon’s first patent-protected invention, the Arctic […]
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 […]
