Sep 29, 2016 | Intellectual Property law, News
To download the article, “First Amendment v. Limits on Trademarks: On to the Supreme Court” click here In 2015, the Federal Circuit held that “the disparagement provision of [trademark law is] unconstitutional…. We recognize that invalidating...
Sep 22, 2016 | Intellectual Property law, News
Download the PDF here Original US Government works are not subject to copyright. The law is about as clear as it can be: Copyright protection under this title is not available for any work of the United States Government, but the United States Government is not...
Sep 20, 2016 | Intellectual Property law, News
By: Gary S. Shuster To download the article, “THE AMERICA INVENTS ACT TURNS FIVE — WHAT INVENTORS NEED TO KNOW” click here The America Invents Act (“AIA”) turned five years old last week. At the time of its adoption, independent inventors were...
Sep 12, 2016 | Intellectual Property law, News
To download the PDF click here Inventors are commonly the target of scams, so much so that the USPTO has issued specific guidance, invention promotion companies are subject to mandatory disclosure requirements, and Congress has passed a law prohibiting “Improper...
