David Abrams and Dennis Crouch have published a comparative study on the switch from a first-to-invent system to a first-to-file system in Canada and applied the analysis to the potential change to the US patent system by the America Invents…
Patently-O did a brief post yesterday on a selected group of patent applications to see how the applications have proceeded through the PTO. Of the applications filed in February 2006, 57% have matured into a patent, 28% are abandoned, and…
Did you love The Hangover and are you desperately waiting for The Hangover: Part II to come out in a few weeks? Well, a tattoo artist is trying to stymie your anticipation by preventing its release! In The Hangover: Part…
A few weeks ago, I argued that the term “trademark bully” should be carefully applied and not overused. The tendency is to inflate every act of trademark patrolling as bullying. Of course, the term didn’t arise without reason – there…
Yes, the event you have been waiting for is fast approaching. The 2011 National Trademark Expo will be held on Friday, October 14th and Saturday, October 15th. The expo is designed to educate the public about trademarks, their value and…
The Patent Office has announced a fast-track patenting process for those who can afford it. Capitalism and market forces fair well in Alexandria where an applicant can now pay a premium of $4,000 to have the application expedited and processed…
The term “trademark bully” is a hot one these days, showing up in blogs and getting its own Chilling Effects-esque website. Perhaps its use parallels the media’s coverage of what seems to be increasingly more child-bullying examples. A trademark bully…
After a few weeks of respite, patent infringement lawsuits pick up in Arizona. Two complaints were filed recently. The first complaint was filed by Foxwise Products, LLC, an Arizona company manufacturing horse-related products. The company alleged that a number of…
Harry Wesley Coover, inventor of Super Glue, passed away on the night of March 26th. Dr. Coover was a massive patent figure as the applicant or holder of 460 patents throughout his life. His most famous, of course, defined him…
Last week, DuetsBlog squawked about Aflac’s recent firing of Gilbert Gottfried as the voice of the Aflac Duck after he comments he made about the Japan crisis. The characteristic quack of the Aflac Duck is a registered trademark of Aflac,…