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15Dec 2022

Ask Dr. Copyright © About Rule of Law

December 15, 2022 Ask Dr. Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

Dear Doc: We all hear about the “Rule of Law”, but lawyers seldom discuss the rules of law, you know, the rules about how the system functions. Can you enlighten me? Signed, Nothing Better To Do Dear NBTD: While the “Rule of Law” means that everyone should be equal in the eyes of the law, […]

12Dec 2022

The Unabated Deluge of Chinese Trademark Applications

December 12, 2022 Trademark
China Trademark

In March 2019, we wrote with some concern, that as early as 2017 Chinese companies had filed more than 12 times the number of trademark applications with the USPTO than in previous years. At that time the director of the USPTO stated that “forecasts indicate that annual increases are expected to average 10% during the next 8 […]

08Dec 2022

Dog Poo Redux

December 8, 2022 Trademark

VIP Products, LLC markets a line of cute, humorous squeaky dog toys, consisting of vinyl replicas of liquor, beer, wine, and soda brands labeled with humorous names, usually related to dog poop. So, we have toys labeled “Smella R-Crotches”, Heini Sniff’n, Pissness, and Mountain Drool, associated with likenesses of Stella Artois beer, Heineken’s, Guinness, and Mountain […]

05Dec 2022

Click-Pop-Swish — No License Required!

December 5, 2022 Trademark

The sound of popping beer cans on a hot summer day may evoke memories: quenching a thirst on a hot day, backyard barbecues, days at the beach, or sunny afternoons at the ballgame. Beer can sounds are not going away. The beer can market is going gangbusters. According to one industry source, in 2020, approximately 90.2 […]

01Dec 2022

What is ‘Enablement’ and Why Should an Inventor Care?

December 1, 2022 Patent
Amgen Logo

Every patent claim must be enabled; that is, the application must have enough information to teach a knowledgeable person how to make and use the invention.  But how much disclosure is enough?  Consider an invention that includes a threaded bolt to hold two objects together.  Infinite variations in the threads are possible, including variations in the shape […]

28Nov 2022

Six Steps for Registering a Federal Trademark

November 28, 2022 Trademark
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*Originally posted on January 13, 2016 Do you need to register a trademark with the United States Patent and Trademark Office? Then this article is for you – print a PDF version of the Six Steps for Registering a Federal Trademark Guide here. In the United States, trademarks may be registered on the federal or on […]

21Nov 2022

What Happened to My Trademark Application?

November 21, 2022 Trademark
TM is for Trademarks

*Originally posted on December 11, 2015 You have a great business and a terrific product or service and now you want to develop your brand and reap the rewards of a successful business.  You understand that protecting your brand is important but you don’t want to deal with the expense and hassle of attorneys or […]

17Nov 2022

Ask Dr. Copyright © about Artificial Intelligence

November 17, 2022 Ask Dr. Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

Dear Doc: I have read your columns about how patent law is now mostly unable to protect inventions that incorporate artificial intelligence and machine learning computer applications. So…what’s an aspiring inventor in those fields to do? How may such systems be protected? Is all hope lost? Signed, HAL Dear HAL: No. All is not lost. We […]

14Nov 2022

What is the “USPTO?”

November 14, 2022 Patent, Trademark
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*Originally posted on November 6, 2015 The “USPTO” is the abbreviation for the United States Patent and Trademark Office. It is a federal government administrative agency under the Commerce Department that is responsible for granting patents and issuing trademark registrations. Facts about the USPTO: While this sounds simple enough it is actually a large agency, […]

10Nov 2022

Reverse Troll

November 10, 2022 Patent
VLSI Technology

 Some years ago, bashing ‘patent trolls’ was all the rage among the anti-patent community.  Depending on who you asked, a ‘patent troll’ was either (a) a hideous, ugly creature who lurked under bridges and beat innocent passersby with massive patent-shaped cudgels, or (b) anyone who tried to enforce patent rights.  The anti-patent forces got what […]

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