What does it mean to license an invention? Licensing an invention is akin to renting it out to someone else, allowing them the right to use and sell the product while you retain ownership. This arrangement enables inventors to earn passive income without having to manufacture, market, or distribute the product themselves. Why might an […]
Negotiators have been locked in talks in Geneva discussing giving the poorest countries in the world an additional eight years in which to adhere to international intellectual property laws as
Inventors and manufacturers often hit a roadblock called a patent. A question often asked to a patent attorney is “how can I get a patent invalidated or have a pending
Although the much anticipated mandatory nutrient content statement on wine labels has not yet arrived, the TTB has instituted guidelines (.PDF) for wineries voluntary disclosure of nutrient content. Released just
The recent Supreme Court ruling about the legality of patenting human DNA was groundbreaking in fields of genetic research, setting the tone for rulings to come. In its decision,
Lately when you talk about Greece, the discussion inevitably comes back to the political unrest and economic issues, but after spending four weeks teaching English in Crete all I can
The Australian company Casella Wines, the winemaker of the popular wine Yellowtail® filed a trademark application for []. Yes that’s what they did, they applied for the trademark registration for
The U.S. Court of Appeals in New York City Asia Optical Company’s rejected the appeal of a judgment by the federal district court that awarded Eastman Kodak Co. $33,726,531 in
Last night we continued on the wine trail and visited Niagara Falls Ontario Canada convention center for the Niagara Food & Wine Expo. Attorney Barbara Piazza and her spouse and
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) Patents for Humanity awards were handed out in a ceremony on Capitol Hill last week. In addition to receiving the award and national
