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Intellectual property law plays a crucial role in the healthcare industry, where innovation is the driving force behind improved healthcare. Advances in medication formulas, treatments, and medical technology are all focused on the common goal of hel… Read More

Counterfeit goods are products made to look like the real thing, such as fake designer fashion items. The term “pirate” goods usually refers to things like movies, music, books, video games, and software that may be identical to the original vers… Read More

There are three basic ways to protect your trademark rights in the US: via common law, state registration, and federal registration. Common Law Trademarks A “common law” trademark is a mark established only by use in commerce in a specific geogra… Read More

The Federal Circuit has reversed a ruling by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) because the PTAB’s obviousness rejection did not reflect “the reasoning or findings the Board actually invoked.” The case is In Re Google, LLC, Case No. 22-10… Read More

Here’s a roundup of some of the most important developments in US patent law in 2022. OpenSky v. VLSI Technology Kathi Vidal, director of the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), recently issued two decisions involving abuse of the inter partes… Read More

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that a pilot program has helped reduce gender disparity in patent applications granted. According to Yale Insights, researchers found that women inventors are less likely to have their patent a… Read More

What’s the metaverse, and why is it important to brand and trademark owners? According to Wired, Broadly speaking, the technologies companies refer to when they talk about “the metaverse” can include virtual reality—characterized by persisten… Read More

Many – perhaps most — inventors don’t make the things they invent. Instead, they try to earn money from their inventions by licensing their patents to others. Some companies make money from licensing patents without inventing anything at al… Read More