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Learn how dependent claims play a crucial role in interpreting a broader independent claim.

“Doctor, what does ‘green’ mean to you? Environmental sustainability? Envy? Inexperience? How about a particular U.S. brand of medical examination glove??” PT Medisafe Technologies (Indonesia) would like you to answer “Yes!” to that last question, and as a supplier of examination gloves to the medical field, PT Medisafe claims a […]

There are many types of words and symbols that the USPTO is obliged to exclude from registration as trademarks, including those that are merely descriptive of the applicant’s goods and/or services and those that otherwise simply fail to indicate to consumers that the goods or services identified by the mark are associated with a particular source. Understood that way, it would seem audacious for anyone attempt to register the single most common word in the English language for their own exclusive use in connection with any specific product or service.

The sad story of Protégé Biomedical, LLC losing valuable trade secrets to a competitor provides a cautionary tale about being meticulous about getting NDAs signed and carefully reviewed to assure that when discussions begin, the parties at the table are the ones who are bound.

In Evolusion Concepts, Inc. v. Juggernaut Tactical, Inc*., the U.S. Federal Circuit Court of Appeals maneuvered through a thicket of patent claim construction cannons to overturn an off-target summary judgement ruling of ‘no infringement’ of the claims of U.S. Patent 8,756,845. The invention in the ‘845 Patent was a response […]

Learn what must be found in the prior art to make a claimed invention legally obvious and therefore not patent-worthy.

With this guidance, owners of collections of marks that share a common element, whether that element is a separate word in a mark or a formative part of a word in a mark, can find a new way to protect and strengthen their brands.

Learn how the TMA 2020 grants legitimate trademark owners stronger enforcement rights in courts & ensures deadwood vulnerability.

Here are four general strategies for effective brand protection that a brand manager should be putting to use in today’s business climate.

Learn with our IP Partner, Frederick Spaeth, how taking action against knockoffs, customer education, and brand expansion can help rebalance today’s protection strategies.