Basics of Patents, Trademarks, Copyrights and Trade Secrets
Every business in the United States owns some form of intellectual property, often times without being aware that this ownership exists. Businesses should take proactive steps, a few of which are listed below, to create, maintain and profit from their intellectual property. Otherwise, they risk compromising and not being able to fully benefit from their [...]
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A Design Patent That Cannot Be Infringed
Under the Federal Circuit’s decision in Lawman Armor Corp. v. Winner International LLC, 77 USPQ2d 2017 (Fed. Cir. 2006), the Federal Circuit affirmed the district court’s holding that Winner (Defendant) did not infringe U.S. Patent No. Des. 357,621 because various patents that Winner cited collectively but not individually disclosed each of Lawman’s (Plaintiff) points of [...]
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Deadline to Submit Comments on the Proposed Patent Rule Changes is May 3, 2006
The deadline to submit comments regarding the proposed patent rule changes is May 3, 2006. The changes relate to claiming practices and continuation practice which may limit the scope of your patent. These proposed changes have real life impact on patents and how businesses will procure and use patents in the future. The proposed rule [...]
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Useful Website Regarding Patents, Trademarks and Copyrights
Inventors, small businesses and in-house counsel may find a plethora of information on the internet regarding intellectual property. Below are a list of a trusted governmental websites that provide free information regarding patents, trademarks and copyrights. For patents, the first stop should be www.uspto.gov, the website of the governmental administrative body (United States Patent and [...]
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