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Are Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT) Intellectual Property?
March 22nd, 2021
What’s a Non-Fungible Token (NFT) and is it a form of intellectual property (IP)? First, some background on NFTs. As the New York Times explains, An NFT is an asset verified using blockchain technology, in which a network of computers records trans…
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Protecting Common Words or Phrases as Trademarks
March 8th, 2021
Many people seem to think that they can get “first dibs” on a common word or phrase by filing a trademark – and then sell the mark for a lot of money. But it’s a lot more complicated than that. First of all, it’s perfectly OK to use a commo…
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Recent Patent Developments in the Autonomous Vehicle Market
November 20th, 2020
Large companies around the world continue to file patents for autonomous vehicles (AVs). AVs can improve road safety while lowering the environmental footprint of vehicles. Among those recently issued, some interesting ones are Apple’s Project Tita…
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Understanding the AI Patent Landscape
November 11th, 2020
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a report on the potential impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the world in general and on the patent system specifically. The USPTO even used AI to compile its report. It used a machine…
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Protecting Recipes and Food as Intellectual Property
October 13th, 2020
If you’re involved in the food service industry, how can you protect your business from unauthorized copying of your recipes and food? Are those things even protectable? Trade Secrets As we discussed in this recent blog, one way to protect confiden…
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Stopping Dangerous Counterfeit Goods in the COVID-19 Era
September 23rd, 2020
Counterfeit COVID-19 products endanger health and hurt US companies. A stalled Senate bill could stop more fakes from getting in.
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Multiple Color Package Designs Can Be Distinctive and Trademarked
May 13th, 2020
The Federal Circuit recently overturned the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s decision in In re Forney Industries, Inc., Case No. 2019-1073 (Fed. Cir. April 8, 2020), which had refused to grant trademark protection to a gradient of multip…
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