Erik K Pelton
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Episode 140: The simple answer is no. You don’t need a corporation or LLC to file but there are some considerations to be made as to whom actually owns the trademark. In this episode, Erik explains some critical items to consider in order to avoid trademark filing complications and even cancellation. The post Episode 140: Do I need a Corporation or a LLC to File a Trademark?
Sander Law
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Trademarks: Goods & Services Statement. When you apply for trademark registration, in addition to identifying your trademark, you need to specify the types of products and/or services you are selling in association with the trademark. Purpose. The Goods & Services statement defines the scope of protection for your trademark. That is, your trademark registration will provide protection for your mark for those products/services you identify in the application.
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Art Law Journal
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Steve Schlackman. Don't be at a disadvantage when negotiating against an experienced opposing party. Here a few things to consider to even the playing field.
Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Texas is among the states whose trade secret laws developed using the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as a model.?However, businesses sometimes overlook the protection of their own trade secrets. Here are five tips for keeping such essential information safe. 1. Identify trade secrets Identify the trade secrets within your company. Assess the likelihood of employees divulging or selling this information to outsiders or of competitors acquiring or duplicating your trade secrets. 2.
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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?
IP Blog
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Facing the threat of a patent lawsuit can quickly throw a company into uncomfortable and uncharted waters. Even if your legal team is confident that it can vindicate your legal rights, there is plenty of reasonable concern about how such allegations can significantly alter your prospects and the ability to conduct your business.
Greenspoon Marder LLP
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Featuring: Justin McNaughton, Partner and Sharon Urias, Partner With the passing of ballot initiatives in South Dakota, Mississippi, New Jersey, Montana, and Arizona, more than two-thirds of the states have now legalized cannabis in some form. Yet federal trademarks are still not allowed…kind of. We discuss cannabis trademark issues, best practices, and pitfalls.
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Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog
NOVEMBER 20, 2020
Texas is among the states whose trade secret laws developed using the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as a model.?However, businesses sometimes overlook the protection of their own trade secrets. Here are five tips for keeping such essential information safe. 1. Identify trade secrets Identify the trade secrets within your company. Assess the likelihood of employees divulging or selling this information to outsiders or of competitors acquiring or duplicating your trade secrets. 2.
IP Blog
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
Celebrities know the power of branding and the benefits it brings, but they also tend to be a bit quirky. They trademark some weird stuff and have even stranger reasons for doing so. However, being a superstar does not necessarily get them past the trademark office, which ultimately has the last word on an application. With that in mind, let us have a look at some of the bizarre things that famous people have tried to and sometimes succeeded in trademarking.
Dear Rich IP Blog
NOVEMBER 17, 2020
Dear Rich: We are an anti-human trafficking nonprofit creating a team-oriented fundraiser for educational purposes. Could "fair use" be applied if our fundraising teams name themselves after clearly trademarked team names like NBA teams or NCAA teams. We’d recommend against using the names of basketball teams for fundraising purposes. It’s possible that NCAA or NBA trademark owners would not know (or care) about your use of team trademarks.
Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Southern California Principal William Hunter was recognized as a 2020 Leader in Law by the San Diego Business Journal. Of the 100 finalists selected, the honorees represent 20 of San Diego’s top lawyers and in-house general counsel attorneys based on professional accomplishments and community involvement. Hunter, the patent group leader in Fish’s Southern California office, was selected, in part, for his 20+ years of experience across numerous industries including digital health, electrical and
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IP Whiteboard
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Most of us don’t think about our telephone numbers very often but these strings of digits can be incredibly important. You might not be able to recall your best friend’s phone number off the top of your head but thanks to a TV ad from the early 2000s you may remember the number for the Reading Writing Hotline (1300 655 506) or the number of the titular Jenny from Tommy Tutone’s 1981 hit tune (867-5309).
GDB Firm Blog
NOVEMBER 16, 2020
With Thanksgiving next week and the holiday season around the corner, large gatherings will need to be adjusted to comply with the most recent restrictions imposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, which are aimed at thwarting the recent rise in Coronavirus cases.
Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Fish & Richardson principal Whitney Reichel has been named to the 2020 list of the “Top Women of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (MLW). Each year, MLW singles out an elite group of legal leaders for this prestigious award. Reichel is an accomplished patent trial lawyer with over 15 years of experience representing some of the world’s largest companies in their highest-stakes IP litigation.
Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Fish Senior Principal Dorothy Whelan was recently featured by Minnesota Lawyer. The broad-ranging interview with Dorothy notes that her practice was reinvented by focusing on post-grant proceedings. Dorothy began specializing in those proceeding after the America Invents Act created the method of challenging patents before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in 2012.
Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts
NOVEMBER 18, 2020
Discovery in patent cases often requires parties to produce confidential technical, business, and financial information. To safeguard this sensitive information, courts issue protective orders limiting who can access it, under what conditions, and for what purpose. Many district courts have model protective orders that parties may use as a starting point for negotiating a stipulated protective order, such as the Northern District of California’s Model Protective Order and the Eastern District of
IP Whiteboard
NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Sex and the City fans will be very familiar with the infamous satin blue stiletto heels Mr Big proposed to Carrie Bradshaw with. The iconic moment was seared into pop culture history as Mr Big bent down on one knee and placed the cobalt blue shoe on Carrie’s foot like a life-transforming glass slipper – and just like that, the luxury shoe label MANOLO BLAHNIK became known for its coveted pieces of art for the feet, particularly the ‘ Hangisi ’ style.
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