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02Feb 2023

This Just In – Hell Frozen Over!

February 2, 2023 Patent
USPTO

The USPTO has LOWERED the cost of filing and prosecuting patent applications for small and micro entities.  The USPTO filing fees for small entities (generally, companies with fewer than 500 employees) is now 40% of the filing fee for large entities, down from 50%.  The USPTO fees for micro entities (generally, academics and individual inventors who have […]

30Jan 2023

CBD Redux – CBD in Food

January 30, 2023 Trademark
CBD Hemp Tea

*Originally posted on April 14, 2022 The rapid but uneven legalization of cannabis-related products in the U.S. and the resulting jurisdictional patchwork where cannabis use may be legal in one state but not another, or on the state but not the federal level, has created confusion for trademark applicants. Some applicants, frustrated by the USPTO’s […]

12Jan 2023

Auld Lang Syne and the Public Domain

January 12, 2023 Copyright

 Should auld acquaintance be forgot,And never brought to mind?Should auld acquaintance be forgot,And auld lang syne? (Chorus)For auld lang syne, my dear,For auld lang syne,We’ll take a cup of kindness yet,For auld lang syne The New Year evokes memories of old times and no song embodies that sentiment more than Auld Lang Syne. A holiday favorite, Auld […]

09Jan 2023

Is Wisconsin Gruyere Really Gruyere or is it Just Cheese?

January 9, 2023 Trademark
Wisconsin Gruyere

Champagne is from the Champagne region of France, Parmigiano Reggiano cheese and Prosciutto di Parma ham from the Parma region of Italy, Toscano olive oil from Tuscany, Roquefort cheese and Champagne from the region of the same name in France. Then there is Irish Whiskey, Darjeeling tea, Florida oranges, Idaho potatoes, Vidalia onions, Washington State […]

05Jan 2023

New Year, New Beginnings

January 5, 2023 Patent

It’s time to turn over a bright, shiny new leaf and to make hopeful resolutions with the best of intentions.  Your Faithful Narrator’s thoughts turn to a shiny new beginning of the distant past – to the year 1790, only three years after the Founders hammered out the new U.S. Constitution and one year after […]

02Jan 2023

France.com v. France: Sovereign Immunity Meets Trademark Law

January 2, 2023 Trademark
France.com

*Originally posted on January 13, 2022 Trademarks may incorporate geographical terms but if the USPTO determines that a trademark is “primarily geographic”, the trademark application will be rejected. According to the USPTO,  To support a refusal to register geographic matter, the Trademark Act requires that the mark be primarily geographic, that is, that its primary significance to […]

19Dec 2022

How Much Does it Cost to Hire a Trademark Lawyer?

December 19, 2022 Trademark
Cost of an Trademark Lawyer

Good question, but one that’s not so easy to answer. That’s because there are many variables. Lawyers’ fees may vary depending upon your geographical region, the size and type of law firm you retain, nature and complexity of the work, and the type of fee arrangement. For example, attorneys are more likely to charge flat […]

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