COVID-19 Will Spawn a Slew of New Patent Filings
March 26, 2020 Currently, we are inundated with information about COVID-19, which is short for coronavirus disease 2019. Coronaviruses are relatively large spherical viruses having projections extending Read…
Granting of Waivers by The United States Patent and Trademark Office for Abandoned or Canceled Patent and Trademark Applications
March 26, 2020 The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) considers the effects of the Coronavirus outbreak to be an “extraordinary situation.” As such, the USPTO Read…
Claiming Color as Part of a Trademark
September 19, 2019 A trademark is a symbol used in commerce to identify a source of goods and services. This symbol often takes the form of a logo, word(s), Read…
Beware of the Copyright Troll!!!
April 20, 2018 For the last five years many people have received letters alleging they infringed another party’s copyrights. The story for these people is almost always the Read…
Is My Software Patentable?
March 3, 2017 Is my software patentable? Maybe!!! Does it solve a problem rooted in computer technology? Does it improve the performance or functioning of a computer? Does Read…
Return of Textbook Case Allows Supreme Court to Clarify Standards in Awarding Attorney's Fees in Copyright Cases
October 14, 2016 In June, the Supreme Court once again issued a ruling involving textbook giant John Wiley & Sons, Inc. (“Wiley”) and Supap Kirtsaeng (“Kirtsaeng”) a student Read…
Patent Pirates Beware: Enhanced Damages after Halo
August 18, 2016 In June 2016, the Supreme Court decided Halo Electronics, Inc. v. Pulse Electronics, Inc. and fired a broadside attack at persons who purposefully infringe upon a valid Read…
Senator Grassley's PATENT Act Aims at Curbing Abusive Patent Litigation
June 4, 2015 Abusive patent litigation costs American consumers and businesses billions of dollars each year. The RPX Corp., a provider of patent risk management services, estimates that Read…
Trade Secrets and Patents
November 12, 2014 The marketplace is full of inventions. The Coca-Cola Company, for example, invented a “new” soft drink in the 1880s which allowed it to dominate the Read…
Software Patents, Abstract Ideas, and Alice Corp.
August 31, 2014 Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a Read…
The United States Patent System - The Change is Coming! - Part III
September 4, 2012 As mentioned in my previous articles, the America Invents Act (AIA) will move the United States Patent System from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file Read…
The United States Patent System - The Change is Coming! - Part II
June 6, 2012 As outlined in my previous article, the America Invents Act (AIA) will move the United States patent system from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file Read…
The United States Patent System - The Change is Coming! - Part I
May 24, 2012 Historically, the United States patent system has been a first-to-invent system. That is, in a competition between two inventors seeking a patent on the same Read…
