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31Jul 2013

New Rules, New Strategies for Innovators

July 31, 2013 Patent
Designs for patents

The past 15 years have seen an unprecedented attack on patents and patent-owners in the United States. Orchestrated by foreign nations, multinational corporations, and a variety of other groups, largely funded by similar vested interests, this attack has reduced much of the value formerly associated with patented innovations. In past issues of our newsletter we […]

31Jul 2013

So You Think Your Trade Secrets Are Protected…

July 31, 2013 Lipton Weinberger & Husick Blog
gavel of justice

It’s time for a story.  We’ll start with the moral – read your non-disclosure agreements and comply with ALL of the requirements of the agreement to keep your information secret.  Back to the story: In license negotiations for an invention,  Convolve and another party signed a non-disclosure agreement.   Like many non-disclosure agreements, the agreement required […]

29Jun 2013

Protecting the Latest Food Sensation

June 29, 2013 Trademark
combo lock

OMG, I have to try one of these…. That appears to be the general consensus about the so-called “Cronut,” the new New York City food sensation.  Early morning lines stretch around the block with customers lining up to buy this croissant-donut hybrid two hours before the Dominique Ansel Bakery in SoHo opens.  It’s so wild […]

29Jun 2013

Patentable Subject Matter, the Sequel

June 29, 2013 Patent
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In the issue that will not die, the Supreme Court again considered what can or cannot be patented.  This time the question was whether human genes can be the subject of a patent. The U.S. Constitution at Article One, Section 8 gives Congress the power “to promote science and the useful arts, by securing for […]

30May 2013

The Fable of the Supreme Court and the Beanstalk

May 30, 2013 Patent
courtroom

Once upon a time, a farmer purchased a magic bean.  The farmer planted his magic bean, as farmers do.  The magic bean grew into a magic beanstalk and made more magic beans.  The farmer harvested the magic beans, as farmers do, and saved the new magic beans for the next year.   For eight years, the […]

30May 2013

The Naked Truth About Fair Use Applied to Trademarks

May 30, 2013 Trademark
TM is for Trademarks

We’ve written a lot about the “fair use” concept in the copyright context but did you know that there is also a fair use concept in trademark law? Here’s a case that illustrates the point. In 2012, the Naked Cowboy (yes, you read it correctly) of New York City fame, sued CBS for trademark infringement […]

30May 2013

To Be, or Not To Be..

May 30, 2013 Patent
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Pardon the quote of the Bard, but there is one area of patent law that, indeed, ponders “that is the question.” Bear with us for a moment while we try to set the stage. To qualify for a patent, the patent law statute passed by Congress states that an invention must meet three criteria: it […]

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