In 1994, Congress amended the U.S. Patent Laws to create a new type of patent filing called a provisional patent application, and with this came a good deal of confusion …
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Patent Marking
By Art O’Dea
Patents are an extremely useful and valuable tool to support business development, new product introduction, and competitive positioning in the market. However, as with any of the tools …
Trademark Protection and Cannabis Products
By Matthew E. Connors
Protection of trademark rights in the United States is only given to those products and services that are considered legal at the federal or state level. While …
Artificial Intelligence and Its Impact on Corporate Mergers and Acquisitions
By John Cohan and Zane Fernandez
Artificial intelligence (AI) has become an increasingly important tool for businesses in recent years. In fact, a 2023 OnePoll study notes that 64% of U.S. …
Rebranding and Protecting Your Trademarks
By Matthew E. Connors
A company’s brand encompasses both tangible and intangible elements that represent how a company is perceived by its customers. It is how it sets itself apart from …
Is Cannabis Patentable?
By Bill Hilton
In short, yes, and there are many different ways in which cannabis and cannabis-related inventions may be protected.
The U.S. government has authority to grant patents under the Patent …
Music, Copyright and the Performing Rights Organizations
With some exceptions, every public venue that plays popular music for its customers – concert venue, bar, restaurant, shopping mall or health club – needs to enter into a blanket …
Prince, Andy Warhol, Fair Use and the Supreme Court
The photo of Prince on the left above was taken by Lynn Goldsmith in 1981. Andy Warhol used this photo to create an unauthorized series of silkscreens – the “Prince …
Is “Photo Embedding” Copyright Infringement?
If you own or manage a website you may be familiar with the process of “photo embedding” or “inline linking” an image or video on your site. Rather than hosting …
Provisional Patent Costs and How to Reduce Them
By Bill Hilton
The Challenge
A significant challenge faced by many early-stage companies that are interested in filing provisional patent applications, is that a provisional patent application must be filed prior …
When Does A Copyright Expire?
The scope of copyright law is vast – it protects traditional art forms such as books, music, photos and paintings, but also covers more exotic forms of expression, such as …
How To Protect Your Trade Secrets
We find that clients are often aware of how to use patents, trademarks and copyrights to protect their intellectual property. However, they seem less confident about how to utilize trade …
When Should a Patent Application Be Filed?
In 2013, the United States converted from a “first to invent” patent system to a “first to file” patent system. Under the “first to file” system, if two inventors …
How To Protect Intellectual Property
Intellectual property is an intangible asset, or a collection of intangible assets, created through the ingenuity of people in the form of their brands, innovations, original works of authorship, and …