Trademark Infringement?
You be the judge – trademark infringement?
Newton Running’s Use of Trademarks
I love me some Newton Running. I’ve worn through many of their shoes and have had some great experiences with their customer service. As a triathlete, I can’t recommend Newton enough. As a trademark lawyer, I feel just as strongly…
Patent Drafting and Prosecution Presentation at UAT
I am pleased to have been asked to give a presentation on technical writing, patent drafting, and patent prosecution at the University of Advancing Technology in Phoenix, Arizona on Thursday, July 12, 2012. I have made the presentation slides available…
Fourth of July Special – American Patents
Following the airing of an American gut-check in Aaron Sorkin’s The Newsroom, Slate published a list of American number ones. Patenting was on that list – the USPTO is the busiest patent office in the world. From WIPO stats, in…
Bolstering a Licensee’s Rights in Contract
When a trademark, patent, copyright, or other right is the subject of a nonexclusive license, we often think about what sort of restrictions the property right owner should place on the licensee. However, there may be very good reasons for…
Intellectual Property and the Arts Presentation at Art Institute of Phoenix
Here are the slides from my presentation at the Art Institute of Phoenix on May 29, 2012.
For the Layman: Who owns a Twitter Account?
Note: This blog has always been about informing the non-lawyer about legal issues ranging from very basic (see yesterday’s post) to more complex. Sometimes, though, I find myself wondering about things in a more than merely practical way. So in…
Patent Titles
Titles of patent applications can be puzzling. Some titles are simple, some complicated, some precise, others vague. The most important consideration is that a title be descriptive of the invention. There once was a segment of practitioners that would purposefully…
Art Institute of Phoenix Talk on Intellectual Property
I have been invited by the Art Institute of Phoenix to give a presentation on Tuesday the 29th regarding the intersection of intellectual property and the arts. Many of the students at the school study fashion, so the talk will…
AIRIA Nightclub has Trademark Problems
John Welch questions whether you would have appealed the recent rejection of Gila River’s application for AIRIA. Local Arizona tribe and gaming enterprise Gila River has a night club named Airia, but unfortunately, there is an Area nightclub in LA…