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The SAD Scheme as an Institutional Failure

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

[These are my rough-draft talk notes from a recent workshop of trademark law professors.] The SAD Scheme involves a trademark owner suing dozens/hundreds of defendants using a sealed complaint, getting an ex parte TRO, and then having the online marketplaces freeze the defendants’ accounts and money.

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What to know about obtaining a patent

Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog

If you create a new electronic device in your Texas workshop, it may be possible to patent it. How to determine if a creation qualifies for a patent As a general rule, a patent is granted to creations that are useful, novel and not obvious.

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What to know about obtaining a patent

Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog

If you create a new electronic device in your Texas workshop, it may be possible to patent it. How to determine if a creation qualifies for a patent As a general rule, a patent is granted to creations that are useful, novel and not obvious.

Patent 40