On January 15th, Samsung trademarked the name “Galaxy Card”. But for what? Some are speculating that Samsung is looking to get into the Mobile Payment game, much like Google and other enterprising technologists have done. Innovating in other areas and trying to be more competitive with Google and Apple, Samsung has recently released a “wearable” […]
Corporate dress codes are coming under scrutiny by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) for religious discrimination. In August of 2012, former Disney employee, Imane Boudlal sued Disney after being told she could not wear her hijab to work and just recently a Kentucky Fried Chicken former employee sued the franchise that dismissed her […]
Family restaurant recipes are often kept secrets to protect their livelihood and fend off competition, but it is rare for restaurants or individuals to claim patents for their food recipes. Why is that? The reason is it is simply too hard to prove a recipe is new and never invented before. I mean how many […]
Husband and wife team of TruTV’s television show “Storage Hunters”, Scott and Chrissy Tassone, are suing TruTV for breach of contract and defamation after being unceremoniously dropped from the show. The couple filed their case with the California Superior Court on October 8th stating “the defamatory and harassing actions were made in an attempt to […]
Family Dollar is in legal trouble yet again. Fourteen former and current Family Dollar managers have filed a lawsuit against the company, claiming they were forced to work overtime without pay. The company already fighting a reopened lawsuit filed by female managers claiming they were paid less than their male peers is once again under […]
Smartphone word games popularity has exploded but is it because of their similarity to already existing word board games? The Mattel toymaker would argue this is indeed the case. They filed a lawsuit against Zynga for using a brand name too closely resembling their own. They argue that Zynga’s “Scramble with Friends” online word game […]
Most professional sports are rather strict when it comes to purposeful injury committed by one player towards another, hockey is historically not one of these sports. Kicking, hitting, and fighting among players is not uncommon, along with overenthusiastic fans getting into scuffles. While penalties, fines, and suspensions have increased over the years, player violence is […]
Just last week a British court ruled against the trademark of one of the world’s most popular chocolate brands, Cadbury (originally Cadbury’s). Established in 1824 as a grocer’s shop in Birmingham, England by John Cadbury, it was not always all about the chocolate. The business expanded many times over the years but found itself struggling. […]
The Effect Of Listing An Improper Inventor On A Patent Application
An inventor is someone that has had some sort of input into a claim that is listed in a patent application. If an improper inventor is listed on a patent application, then the patent that may eventually issue may be invalidated. This is also the case when not all of the inventors are listed on the patent application.
