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Do I really need a patent search?
Many clients come to me stoked about a new product they’ve created. Their enthusiasm is contagious, I must admit, and this is truly the best part of my practice. They’ve never seen it anywhere. They’ve done a search on Google and, perhaps the U.S. Patent &...
You Get(ty) what you pay for
Or what you don’t pay for. We all have seen the copyright notices on movies, books and photographs, and we know not to copy them without permission. But what about when there is no notice? How many of us surf the internet, Google something, and see all the pretty...
P(R)esident T(R)ump
You may have heard that President Trump has just applied to trademark "KEEP AMERICA GREAT." In fact, he has applied for two trademarks in this phrase. You may not know that Trump already has two registered trademarks for "MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN, dating back to...
Paul McCartney sues Sony to GET BACK Copyrights
In other IP news, Sir Paul McCartney yesterday sued Sony/ATV Music Publishing to reclaim ownership of his songs. In court papers filed at the U.S. District Court (S.D.N.Y.) in Manhattan, McCartney seeks a declaratory judgment from the court that copyright in "Love Me...
Three Stripes and You’re Out! (of a Trademark)
Adidas successfully opposes Etonic's application for a trademark for athletic shoes. Trademark Trial and Appeals Board ruled that Etonic's stylized E (left) looks too much like Adidas' famous three stripes. Three stripes on shoes since 1952, national...
Have your coffee and wear it too?
The law office comes out of hibernation with news of an invention that will warm your inside as well as out--Coffee yarn! Cheng-Chun Huang of Taiwan discovered a way to infuse yarn with coffee grounds. The yarn can be knit or woven into fabric. Garments made from this...
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