INSIGHT: Clarifying Brexit’s affect on European IP Rights
I’ll leave my personal position on the Brexit vote for other arenas. This post will stick to discussing how the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union could affect your intellectual proper ...
deadmau5 and Disney Settle Trademark Dispute Over Mouse Ears
News sources are reporting that Disney's long running challenge to the use of 'mouse ears' by deadmau5, a world famous electronic music DJ, has been settled. The dispute started when deadmau5 applied ...
Profiting from Fair Use
My office has recently fielded a flood of questions about Fair Use across a range of contexts - using a recording of a documentary subject using software on her computer; posting thumbnails on a websi ...
NEWS: IMPORTANT CHANGES FOR US DESIGN PATENTS
Important changes are coming for US design patents. These changes will be a great boon to US applicants, making it possible to use a single application to simultaneously seek protection of their desi ...
NEWS: USPTO find “Redskins” disparaging, cancels trademark registration
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the USPTO today issued a split decision finding that the football team name "Redskins" is disparaging of Native Americans. Among the many reasons that a ...
SEMINAR : Intellectual Property – A Small Business Primer
On Thursday, August 22, I'll be doing a presentation on intellectual property issues that small businesses are likely to encounter. Small businesses put a lot of effort into developing their identity ...