The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) just issued a warning to be on the alert for “fraudulent emails that appear to originate from the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) domain,...more
The answer, maybe, but it depends on the facts in each case.
Merely because a company has its outside legal counsel directly retain a third party service provider for an incident response, i.e., digital forensics, does not...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is increasing many of the patent and trademark fees effective October 2, 2020. On average, the fees are increasing by 5 – 10 percent. Below is a summary of the larger...more
As a follow up to our cyber security alert from last week, preparing to protect against an event like the recent “WannaCry” global ransomware attack can include a range of IT, business operations and legal steps....more
This article is the fourth in a multi-part series on the critical need for businesses to extract total value from their IP assets by developing and applying a comprehensive, consistent and cost and time efficient IP...more
This article is the third entry in a multi-part series on the critical need for businesses to extract total value from their IP assets by developing and applying a comprehensive, consistent and efficient IP strategy. Read...more
This article is the first entry in a multi-part series on the critical need for businesses to extract total value from their IP assets by developing and applying a comprehensive, consistent and efficient IP strategy.
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Part 1 of this blog discussed the advantages of a proactive and integrated IP protection strategy. Here, in Part 2, we address the benefits and weaknesses of the various IP protections and provide one example of a cohesive...more
In today’s world of rapidly changing products, as well as what seems to be an ever increasing number of ways to produce counterfeit and/or infringing products, manufacturers need to be proactive in preventing and stopping...more