Articles
October 22, 2018
Obtaining trademark rights is only half the battle – once you have established trademark rights either through use of the mark in commerce or through state or federal registration, you will immediately need to begin policing the use of your […]
October 18, 2018
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) estimates that the average patent application is completed in two and a half years. Some patent applications directed to complex inventions, like software and other computer implemented inventions, take even longer to […]
October 16, 2018
The Supreme Court’s 2014 ruling in the case of Alice Corp. v. CLS International caused the software developers’ world to rethink how they develop products and how those products can be patented. The case involved Alice Corporation, a software company that […]
October 12, 2018
Have you ever heard the expression, “you have got to spend money to make money?” It is often a necessity in entrepreneurship to invest in yourself in order to get others to invest in you and your business. But how […]
October 9, 2018
One of the most important trademark rights is the exclusive right to use a given trademark in commerce to identify to consumers the source of a particular good or service, or a class of goods or services. Unauthorized use of […]
October 3, 2018
Did you know that even if you hold a certificate of registration for a trademark, you still could potentially face the risk of losing your trademark protection status? The age-old expression “use it, or lose it” is applicable in the world […]
October 1, 2018
Sometimes in business, the best way to garner and preserve a competitive advantage is by keeping valuable information to one’s self. Just about any valuable business information can be legally protected as a trade secret. Trade secret protection is useful […]
September 18, 2018
Trademarks are one of the primary ways for a medical device company to convey their brand to patients, medical professionals and healthcare systems. Since trademarks are a distinctive way for consumers to identify your company and its products, it is […]
September 14, 2018
Sometimes your only legal option for dealing with trademark infringers is to seek help from the court system. Business owners often need to resort to the courts in trademark infringement cases when the infringer is uncooperative, combative, or is a […]