by Jennifer Fairbairn-Deal | Jul 27, 2023 | IP Watercooler, Trademarks
Scammers have become increasingly sophisticated. They have even educated themselves on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s filing system so that they can authoritatively call trademark customers and falsely claim to be from the USPTO calling about an issue with an...
by Scott Brient | May 25, 2023 | IP Watercooler, Trademarks
It has taken more than a year and you have gone through all the hoops to get your trademark registered. You receive a notice from an official-sounding entity requesting an additional fee, such as a “Publication Fee” to publish your trademark on a trademark register...
by Scott Brient | Jul 30, 2022 | IP Watercooler, Patents
Below are some recommended procedures to help corporate entities identify and protect new, potentially patentable inventions. 1. Make sure that your employees are under an obligation to assign, to your company, their rights in any inventions that they develop in the...
by Scott Brient | Jul 30, 2022 | IP Watercooler, Patents
Many of our clients – especially early stage startup companies – have a need to protect their new technology very quickly. Fortunately, the U.S. Patent Office and many other patent offices have implemented relatively new, very effective mechanisms for the speedy...
