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17Aug 2026

Chilly Patents

August 17, 2026 Patent

Ice cream. Cast your mind back to the hot, sticky summers of yore.  Your loyal correspondent can almost hear the dulcet strains of ‘Pop Goes the Weasel’ blasting in cheesy organ tones, pitch rising and falling on endless repeat, as the ice cream truck enticed generations of hot, sun-burnt children. The trucks served their purpose, […]

03Aug 2026

Beware of Patent Scams!

August 3, 2026 Patent
Gloved hand slips a brown wallet from the back pocket of a person wearing a beige shirt and blue jeans.

A client of ours owns and runs a successful mid-size manufacturing business.  He recently received an invoice that appeared to be from the US Patent and Trademark Office.  He had a patent maintenance fee coming up, so he paid the invoice.  The invoice was not from the USPTO. I believed that his money had moved […]

30Jul 2026

Ask Dr. Copyright® About AI Chatbots

July 30, 2026 Ask Dr. Copyright
Question on a Keyboard

Dear Doc: I read that putting information into an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot such as ChatGPT can break attorney-client privilege in some instances. Are there other things that we should worry about when we use AI? Signed,Concerned Person Who is Definitely Not a Robot Dear CP: The case you read about is United States v. Heppner. […]

16Jul 2026

The Power of Schedule ‘A’

July 16, 2026 Patent
Close-up of a round patch featuring a yellow lightning bolt overlapping a red circle with an A, on dark fabric (The Flash-inspired emblem).

Online marketplaces like Amazon and Walmart make patent infringement easy, quick, and largely anonymous. The marketplaces are not liable for infringement by their sellers, so a patent owner may be left playing whack-a-mole, pursuing multiple infringers from overseas (we’re looking at you, China) hiding behind fictitious names.  As soon as an ad for an infringing product is […]

02Jul 2026

Trademark Circular No. 6 –Using Personal Names as Trademarks

July 2, 2026 Trademark
Large circular trademark symbol labeled 'TRADEMARK CIRCULAR No. 6' surrounded by brand logos (FedEx, Coca‑Cola, LEGO, Vaseline, Netflix, Ford, Google, Adidas, TY, Sony).

People have been doing business under personal names or surnames for centuries, sometimes their own names, sometimes someone else’s, and sometimes the names of historical figures. There are countless examples: Ford, Disney, McDonald’s, Ralph Lauren, Martha Stewart, Napoleon, Caesar, Lincoln, Churchill, and Tesla, to name a few. You can find all these names being used […]

01Jun 2026

Trademark Circular No. 5 — Band Names: Easy to Register but Difficult to Own

June 1, 2026 Trademark

In 1961, James Rick, an experienced manager and music promoter, discovered four young Doo‑Wop singers performing in Brooklyn. Impressed by their commercial potential, Rick entered into a management relationship with the group and named the group “Vito and the Salutations.” Rick also took the step of registering the group’s name as a U.S. trademark, listing himself as the […]

28May 2026

Ask Dr. Copyright® About the ADA

May 28, 2026 Technology
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Dear Doc: The design of websites has become very complex, and web pages are now essential to the way companies do business. I have heard that websites are required to be accessible to people with disabilities. What does that mean? Signed, Honestly Accommodating  Dear HA: Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) public-facing websites of businesses (and […]

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