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PROTECTING A FOREIGN TRADEMARK IN THE U.S. (ESPECIALLY IF IT’S BIG COLA . . . C-O-L-A, COLA)

Is it possible in the United States to protect a trademark that is not used directly and not registered in the States? The short answer...

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Obtaining a Patent on a Simple Invention, from the Perspective of a Patent Attorney and an Inventor

Liane: In my experience as a patent attorney, there are few tasks more difficult than convincing a U.S. patent examiner to allow an...

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Head Protection?

Being a fan of hockey after playing my entire life and coaching for the past decade along with being a patent attorney, I recently began...

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ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST

Queen frontman Freddie Mercury famously belted out the line “and another one gone, and another one gone” in the song “Another One Bites...

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The Expanded Collaborative Search Pilot

Recently, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) expanded the Collaborative Search Pilot (CSP) program between the USPTO,...

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Patent Practitioner Tip: Correcting an Application Data Sheet

Scenario: A continuation application was filed with the USPTO under 35 USC §120, along with an application data sheet (“ADS”). In the...

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Many of One or Many of Many?

The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently interpreted claim language of “a plurality of A, B and C” in SIMO...

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Filing U.S. Trademark Applications For Similar Marks Owned By Related Companies And Unity of Control

Fact scenario: Company A has a U.S. trademark registration on the mark CRABAPPLE. Company B, which is related to Company A, files a U.S....

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Do I need a patent?

To begin to answer this question, you should familiarize yourself with what a patent is, who can get one, and if you decide that you need...

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