My next couple of posts are going to focus on the types of words that can and can’t be…
2000: Restructuring of the U.S.P.T.O. In 2000, there were substantial changes to the structure and administration of the Patent…
By: Mark R. Malek My last article provided a brief overview of the patent system. I also wrote another article about…
By: Mark R. Malek In my previous article, I indicated that a patent is important to protect the rights of…
In trademark law, marks are placed along a continuum of distinctiveness. If a mark is classified as not being…
By: Mark R. Malek Patent rights are derived from the U.S. Constitution. Many people mistakenly call patents rights a monopoly, but…
To prove copyright infringement, the plaintiff must show that it owns a valid copyright and must establish that the defendant…
By: Dan Pierron Claim drafting ain't easy. On top of having to concisely describe a quite-often complicated invention, there are all…
What is a company trademark? “A trademark is any name, symbol, figure, letter, word, or mark adopted and used by…