What is the Difference between First to Invent and First Inventor to File?

The American Invents Act changed the why and the who of patent applications.  Along with dozens of other changes to the intellectual property platform, the major advance (or setback depending on who you ask) is the First Inventor to File (FITF) policy that was implemented on March 16th 2013. Ever since intellectual property laws came […]

Dr. Howard Schneider is facing a whole slew of accusations from almost 80 different pending civil lawsuits.  The 78 year old pediatric dentist is at the center of an “epidemic of dental abuse.”    One mother posted a picture on social media of her daughter’s mouth with her horrific story on May 21st of this year.  […]

Widerman Malek Managing Partner, Mark Malek, was awarded the 2015 Bernie Simpkins Entrepreneur of the Year Award by Space Coast Business. The awards ceremony was held on December 1, 2015 at the Melbourne Hilton Rialto.

Who’s suing for what?  What is pending against who?  Why are they filing where?  Thousands of intellectual property cases are making their way on dockets across the country each year.  It would almost make sense these days to have a separate division strictly for handling intellectual property issues in every business in corporate America. Intellectual […]

Widerman Malek, PL Showing Their Colors

It’s football season and every year the smack talk gets louder, so at the start of the season everyone dressed up in their favorite NFL or college team colors. Well except for Mr. Scott Widerman who showed up in a futball uniform, easy mistake.

  Throughout the time sine copyright laws have been in effect, there have been many cases claiming a violation of a copyright.  The first thing to understand about copyrights is that they are laws protecting the artistic creation of someone.  This would include books, paintings, photographs and songs, to name a few.  Sometimes the violation […]

Widerman Malek Crew At A Manatees Game

How do you beat the Florida heat?  Head to a Manatees Baseball game with friends and family!    Scott Widerman & Mark Malek Kelly Swartz Eric Hostetler & Mason Williams SURPRISE!

The Hype-Wipe trademark lawsuit

Companies and individuals who invent a product or brand are understandably protective of their invention. To see how far a company will go to protect its brand name is evident in a trademark lawsuit from June of 2014.  It involves an innovative 12 year old and a dirty cell phone screen. While most 12 year […]

Widerman Malek Holds Annual Ice Cream Social

As is always the case every year right before school starts, the Melbourne Law Firm of Widerman Malek hosted an ice cream social for the kids of the Florida based law firm as a little party just before school gets back in session.  The ice cream social is a great way for all the Widerman […]

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