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Which trademark or copyright symbol do I use?

Erik K Pelton

One of the most common questions I get is about which symbol to use. Here is a handy cheat sheet I made: ® – a.k.a “circle-R” – Registered trademark with the USPTO. TM – Unregistered mark, used with products and tangle items. SM – Unregistered service mark, used with services. © – Beginning of copyright notice (along with year of creating and author — see lower right corned of the above graphic for example); not necessarily registered with the Libr

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Is Commercial Agency Litigation in Colombia over?

Olartemoure Blog

Commercial agency contracts’ regulation in Colombia remains a challenge for both attorneys and clients. Colombian Commercial Code defines Commercial Agency as a contract by means of which an independent merchant takes on a mandate to exploit commercially or promote another’s merchant business in a particular branch, with stability, in a prefixed zone of the country’s territory, as representative or agent of a national or foreign manufacturer or distributor of one or more of its products.

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Who Owns Works Created by a Freelancer?

Art Law Journal

Steve Schlackman. As a general rule, when an artistic or literary work is created, the author is the one that holds the copyright. Nobody can copy, distribute, or display the work without the author’s permission. When a painting is sold, the buyer owns the painting itself, but does not have the right to use that image for […].

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Biosimilars 2020 Year in Review

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Introduction. The biosimilar pathway was designed to increase competition for biologics and reduce healthcare costs. Yet 2020 saw a slowdown in biosimilar activity with the lowest number of annual biosimilar approvals since 2016 and fewer product launches than 2019—as well as a decrease in district court litigation and post-grant proceedings. At the same time, market uptake of biosimilars in the United States continued to increase, suggesting that there is room for expansion of biosimilars in th

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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When Is the Right Time to Register a Trademark?

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video, When Is the Right Time to Register a Trademark? I was recently asked, “When is the best time to apply for trademark registration?” Of course, every situation is unique and if you have a particular trademark situation or question, you should consult an attorney. But it is pretty safe to say that it is always better to file sooner rather than later.

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Infographic | Colombia: Overview of the recent and upcoming changes in the Healthcare Landscape 2020-2021

Olartemoure Blog

Click to download the infographic. La entrada Infographic | Colombia: Overview of the recent and upcoming changes in the Healthcare Landscape 2020-2021 se publicó primero en OlarteMoure | Intellectual Property.

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Case study: Infringement potential analysis in a complex industry

IP Blog

Philipp E. Hammans and Alexander Gangnus, of Dennemeyer IP Consulting, discuss a recent case in which Dennemeyer's report helped a client gain robust insights into their relative competitive and technological position within the industry.

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A Trademark Guide to Super Bowl LV

Erik K Pelton

The Super Bowl is always exciting from a marketing and trademarks perspective. In this episode, Erik features some of the interesting brands, logos, and trademarks that will be on the field this weekend. The post A Trademark Guide to Super Bowl LV appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. The Super Bowl is always exciting from a marketing and trademarks perspective.

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3 Core Elements of Intellectual Property Strategy

IP.com

Intellectual property assets are more than just protection for valuable technology. Businesses with forward-thinking intellectual property strategies are also using IP to gain competitive advantages and drive new revenue opportunities. A holistic IP strategy can not only protect your business from an infringement lawsuit but allow you to leverage your IP assets for growth.

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SEO for Artists: A Primer for Drawing New Audiences

Art Law Journal

Every creative professional with an online presence should employ an SEO strategy to reach a broader audience. Here, we outline SEO for artists, and offer some tactical advice for getting your work discovered online. The post SEO for Artists: A Primer for Drawing New Audiences appeared first on Art Business Journal.

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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Out With The Old, In With The Gatsby Sequels: Trademark and Copyright News for the New Year

Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

Most of us were thrilled to see the calendar turn to 2021 on January 1, closing the chapter on what was an extremely challenging year around the globe. Now that we are a month into the new year, and the fireworks have faded and the noisemakers are packed away, we take a moment to highlight a few notable developments in the IP world that made a somewhat quieter entrance on the scene when the clock struck midnight.

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Can We Use Apes Clip in Surf Video?

Dear Rich IP Blog

Dear Rich: We are filming a travel series with a professional surfer highlighting important cultural and historic locations. One location is the beach where the ending for Planet of the Apes was filmed (the scene with the Statue of Liberty). We filmed the surfer re-enacting Charlton Heston beating the sand as was done in the original film. We'd like to use 20-30 seconds from Planet of the Apes.

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ITC Litigation: Introduction to Trade Secret Protection at the ITC

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

We have covered several introductory topics about 337 Investigations at the International Trade Commission (ITC) through the lens of its most common context [1] —as another forum for patent litigation. [2] Recall that in a patent-based 337 investigation at the ITC, a complainant must prove 1) that there is a product that has been imported, sold for importation, or sold in the United States after importation; 2) that the product is “infringing”, i.e. , falls within the claims of a valid and enfor

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Banksy, the radical artist, seeks trademark protection

Clancco

I bit flippant, I know. But see the post below. Here we have yet another guerrilla-style “artist” attempting to use intellectual property to safeguard his assets. How Che Guevara!

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Taste, Smell, Sound, Touch, and Sight - Appealing to All Five Senses with Non-Traditional Trademarks

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

Words and logo designs tend to steal the show when it comes to what many typically associate with the term “trademark”. What is often underrepresented is that trademarks can be used to interact with consumers beyond their two-dimensional, visual components. In June of 2019, the Canadian Trademarks Act was amended and now includes a slew of non-traditional trademarks, such as three-dimensional shapes, colours in abstract, moving images, modes of packaging goods, smells, tastes, sounds, positions,

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Fish & Richardson’s Power Docket Named to National Law Journal’s 2021 Legal Technology Trailblazers List

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Fish & Richardson announced today that the firm’s innovative Power Docket platform, a proprietary tool that significantly increases the efficiency and effectiveness of docket management, has been named as one of the National Law Journal ’s 2021 Legal Technology Trailblazers. Developed in-house in 2018 in response to clients’ needs, Fish’s Power Docket is a client-driven, live interface to help attorneys quickly sift through thousands of rows of docket management data to identify case matters

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Fish & Richardson Releases 2020 Post-Grant Report

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Fish & Richardson has released its annual Post-Grant Report for 2020, which takes a deep dive into the most important cases, trends, and developments that have shaped post-grant practice over the previous year and how they may affect practitioners going forward. From the report: Given the challenges of 2020 – a global pandemic, a deep economic recession, and a turbulent presidential election, among others – a slowdown in activity at the PTAB would not be unexpected.