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Intellectual Property Defense

Intellectual property insights and discussion to help you create, secure, maintain, and exploit your competitive advantage in the marketplace

The Principal [Register] truly is your pal: What’s the Supplemental Register? feature image

The Principal [Register] truly is your pal: What’s the Supplemental Register?

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers two separate trademark registers – the Principal Register and the Supplemental Register. The Suppl...

The Principal [Register] truly is your pal: What’s the Supplemental Register?

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Emily Vlasek / AUTHOR

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offers two separate trademark registers – the Principal Register and the Supplemental Register. The Suppl...

Blog Post SEP 24, 2018

10 questions to consider before entering into a joint development agreement

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Mark Masterson / AUTHOR

From time to time, opportunities present themselves where it makes sense to partner with another entity to take advantage of mutual resources and expe...

Blog Post AUG 28, 2018

5 things to know about the USPTO strategic plan

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Mark Guinto / AUTHOR

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) strategic plan for 2018-2022 is now available. The strategic goals set out in the plan inc...

Blog Post AUG 27, 2018

Berkheimer decision is a tool to protect software, bio, and chemical patents

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Mark Guinto / AUTHOR

The Federal Circuit’s Berkheimer v. HP Inc., 881 F.3d 1360 (Fed. Cir. 2018) decision holds that the question of whether terms in a patent claim repres...

Blog Post MAY 21, 2018

Trade dress and design patents and copyrights . . . Oh my!

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Emily Vlasek / AUTHOR

There is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution for protecting your new product design. There are multiple methods of design protection available with the Un...

Blog Post MAY 17, 2018

How crowdfunding can bar you from getting a patent

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Mark Guinto / AUTHOR

Let’s set the stage: Nikola has a brilliant idea but doesn’t have the time or money to focus on turning his idea into a working product. Nikola hears ...

Blog Post MAR 28, 2018

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