Our client, entrepreneur and inventor Terri Swiatek, is an animal lover who decided that her rescue dog Teeko deserved a better breed of toy to play with. Luckily, Terri had the drive, the resources, and the entrepreneurial spirit to make Teeko’s dream a reality. Terri has developed “tugrrr”, a type of dog toy that allows […]
Here are some thoughts about intelectual property from Professor Nathan Robertson, who teaches Copyright at the University of Maryland School of Law. Here’s a little more information about Professor Robertson and his views on Copyright: How did you become interested in Copyright Law? I’ve been interested in copyright for the entirety of my career. As a […]
Undoubtedly, patents are one of the most valuable assets a company or an individual can possess. Patents are a very strong form of intellectual property protection, allowing patent owners to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing an invention into the United States. But every so often, a lawsuit ensues because […]
The Lady Licensor For an inventor’s patented product to make it in today’s world of retail sales, product development, and investment, you need a great product, and someone with the ability to brand through trademark and market that product. Lu Anne Puett knows how to evaluate a product and take it from concept to retail […]
Big companies seem to always have legal matters to deal with. Apple, one of the most famous manufacturers of electronic goods, has been hit with another lawsuit. Is it a case concerning Apple’s highly anticipated product, the new iPhone 8? Is it another patent assertion entity (or patent troll) claiming infringement? Not this time. The […]
If you are an inventor, you may have thought about protecting your inventions. But what protections are available? One form of protection is to patent your invention. Patenting an invention confers the rights to exclude others from making, using, selling, offering for sale, or importing the invention into the United States. With the ability to […]
Thomas Mann was spot on when he said, “everything is politics,” because “everything” includes IP theft. Over the past year, you may have noticed a rise in articles discussing intellectual property (“IP”) in the political world. President Donald Trump seems to be targeting China, but very few understand the meaning behind the recent commotion. On […]
Looking to Protect Your Music? It’s important to protect your musical creativity in order to ensure that you’re the only person that can profit from your artistic vision. The way for musicians to protect their work is through obtaining a copyright. Musicians can apply for a copyright on a composition and or a sound recording. […]
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled against Personal Audio LLC, a patent troll firm that claimed the rights to the podcast design of broadcasting. The court sided with Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) in their argument against the validity of patent US 8112504 “System for disseminating media content representing episodes in a serialized sequence.” This […]
Are Plants Patentable? Yes, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) awards patents to cultivators and inventors who create unique plant designs. In the mid 20th century the world began a transition from old world agriculture to new age industrialized farming. Known as the “Green Revolution,” this period of time saw the growth of genetically modified and […]