Insights
Innovative Companies Ranked Based on Patents
March 8th, 2022
In our previous post, we covered a few companies that were highly ranked based on their innovation. The rankings were based on three main criteria: technological networking, digitization of products and processes, as well as technological dynamics. A…
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Categories: Patents
NFT Trademarks and Licensing
March 2nd, 2022
The non-fungible token (NFT) industry is booming, with a value of more than $40 billion in 2021, according to Bloomberg. As we explained in this blog, An NFT is a type of cryptocurrency asset wherein each item, or token, is unique. It is not easily e…
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California Court Rules Google’s NDAs Violate Labor Law
February 22nd, 2022
A California judge has ruled that Google’s confidentiality agreements with employees are too broad and violate state labor laws. As the Washington Post reported, A Google employee identified as John Doe argued that the broad nondisclosure agreement…
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Categories: Litigation
Patent Trends in Clean Energy Technology
February 17th, 2022
Today, the energy industry is responsible for nearly half of global greenhouse gas emissions. As such, various energy companies have been taking steps to create clean energy technologies, namely tidal, solar, and wind, to curb the effects of global w…
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Categories: Patents
Patent Office Proposes Electronic Patents
February 11th, 2022
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is proposing to implement the electronic issuance of patents. As the Federal Register explains, Currently, the USPTO issues “letters patent” (hereafter, patents) as paper patents under the sea…
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Categories: Patents
Being Careful about Your “Super Bowl” Promotions
February 9th, 2022
The Super Bowl isn’t just a football game – it’s a trademark. Thus, if your business is organizing any events or promotions around the Super Bowl, you need to be careful, or you could find yourself on the receiving end of a cease-and-desist let…
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Categories: Trademarks
Can Open-Source Software enforcement help save the planet?
February 7th, 2022
#page-title:text-align: left; The Software Freedom Conservancy (SFC) has sued smart TV manufacturer Vizio for alleged breaches of open-source software (OSS) licenses. Vizio smart TVs use the Linux operating system, which includes OSS. As opensource.c…
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Categories: Licensing
2021 Year in Review: Trademark Law
February 3rd, 2022
Here are some of the trademark law developments for 2021. Trademark Modernization Act One of the most significant changes was the roll-out of the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA): This rule establishes ex parte expungement and reexamination proceedi…
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Categories: Trademarks
2021 Year in Review: Copyright Law
February 1st, 2022
Here’s a look back at some of the significant copyright law developments in 2021. Google vs. Oracle The most important copyright decision of the year, which some have called the “copyright case of the decade,” was the US Supreme Court’s decis…
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Categories: Copyright
2021 Year in Review: Patent Trial and Appeal Board
January 31st, 2022
Here are some of the significant developments from 2021 relating to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). As the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) explains, The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is an adjudicative body within the U.S. Pat…
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Categories: Patents
