Up until recently, software patents accounted for about half of all patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). The U.S. Supreme Court has since made it more difficult to receive a software patent. However, the tide is shifting back in favor of inventors and patent owners. In fact, since the initial […]
35 USC §101 Rejections Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Alice v. CLS Bank in 2014 there has been a drastic increase in 35 USC §101 rejections. The decision emphasized that inventions “directed to an abstract idea” are not patentable. The U.S. Patent Office has used this decision to reject a majority of software utility […]
Many people believe that they understand certain words when in legal documents they could be used in another manner. Understanding legal definitions has been the downfall of several documents as many parties will sign them and believe that they understand entirely. With a licensing agreement, that could be a very costly mistake. Many who create […]
Intellectual property can be either owned by individuals or companies. While many companies and individuals keep their creations, many companies own such intellectual property with the general idea of selling it under legal terms. And there are times when an individual may prefer to sell the intellectual property rather than retain it for themselves. Types […]
Most little girls have a doll or two during their childhood. Some like the baby doll types and others like to play grown up with an older doll. The most famous of these older dolls is Barbie. Barbie has been around for generations and the name evokes images of long blond hair, blue eyes with […]
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 […]
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 […]
A copyright is an exclusive and legitimate right that is given to a creator or author to write, print, publish, film, record or perform any musical, literary, or artistic content or material. It also gives a person, party or entity legal ownership of any work they produce. A copyright is a federal law in the […]
The Canaveral Pen Women April Meeting 10 AM Saturday April 11, 2015 Suntree/Viera Library 902 Jordan Blass Drive Melbourne Speaker The Canaveral Pen Women Intellectual Property Attorney The Canaveral Pen Women is a branch of the Florida State Association of The National League of American Pen Women, Inc. (FSA/NLAPW), a nonprofit umbrella organization that provides […]
