Today, the U.S. Supreme Court announced that it will take on the issue of whether a copyright registration or a copyright application is required before bringing a copyright infringement suit. Currently, depending on the location of your copyright lawsuit, some courts require a copyright registration. Other Courts simply require that you have filed a copyright application Read more about Copyright Application vs. Copyright Registration[…]
Searching for Patents can Save Thousands of Dollars. Recently the U.S. reached its 10 millionth patent. Internationally, there are more than 1 million patent applications filed each year but only about 50-70% of them result in a patent. A conservative estimate for preparing and filing each application is around $10,000. This means that the odds Read more about Searching for Patents Can Save Money[…]
Trademark law protects your business against confusion, which can be created by Forward Confusion, Reverse Confusion, Passing Off and Reverse Passing Off. If this occurs, a trademark infringement lawsuit may be necessary to protect your business. Trademark Rights Trademark law functions as a type of unfair competition law and protects businesses against competitors stealing customers or Read more about Trademark Actions – Reverse Passing Off[…]
The 10th Million Patent was issued on June 20, 2018 to Joseph Marron for a “Coherent LADAR Using Intra-Pixel Quadrature Detection,” which relates to lasers. This milestone in U.S. patent history truly shows that we are standing on shoulders of those who have come before us. According to the USPTO, the 10th Million Patent shows that Read more about 10M Patent – Standing on Shoulders of Greatness[…]
Intellectual property (IP) generally refers to the legal rights associated with patents and trademarks, copyrights and trade secrets. In some cases, intellectual property rights are the most valuable assets a business or organization will ever own. Unfortunately, many attorneys are unfamiliar with how these intellectual property rights work and how they need to be protected. Read more about Protecting Patents and Trademarks are Good Business[…]