Intellectual Property

Enhanced Duty of Candor Before the PTO

A provision in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure arguably broadens the duty to provide information that is material to […]

Sculptor Of Las Vegas Statue Sues The Post Office

The Statue of Liberty Stamp issued by the post office in 2011 has been extraordinarily popular. About 4 billion have […]

Smile: Apple Patents Facial Recognition Technology

Apple was granted a patent that may make it possible to unlock or control features on the iPhone by way […]

Spike In Gun Patents In A Surging Firearms Industry

Gun-related patents are at a 35-year high, with manufacturers looking to build more accurate, easier-to-use weapons. Demand for guns has […]

Harry Potter Shop Settles With Warner Brothers

Whimsic Alley, the LA shop that sells Harry Potter merchandise, can stay open after settling a lawsuit brought against it […]

Judge Bars Movie Studios From Calling Websites ‘Pirates’

A Miami judge banned Hollywood studios from calling a website or its founders “pirates” and “thieves,” in a lawsuit that […]

Notorious Rebels Hell’s Angels Picking Fights, In The Courtroom

Recognized world-wide as symbols of a violent, individualistic American counter-culture, biker gang the Hell’s Angels has now come to see […]

Understanding the Trademark Clearinghouse

The Internet is undergoing a significant makeover with the rollout of hundreds of new generic Top Level Domains (gTLDs). They […]

Thin Line Between Patent Litigation and R&D

Advanced technology companies today are essentially choosing to appropriate other companies’ technology rather than doing their own R&D, according to […]

Auburn Football Coach Seeks Trademark For “Hurry Up No Huddle”

The Auburn head football coach has filed a trademark application over the phrase “Hurry Up No Huddle,” his signature style […]

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