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 […]
The micro entity provision of the Americas Invent Act is now law. Now all the rule changes mandated by the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) have been implemented by the
Ordinarily you hear news about purses bearing counterfeit trademarks being passed off as original. But intellectual property isn’t the only thing has been counterfeited recently. Of the more celebrated trials
Protect your wine and label before the glasses are filled and put on the table. Throughout the history of our civilization wine has been associated with rituals and regions across
The new rules are now official and a first to file system has now been implemented by United States Patent and Trademark Office. This first-to-file is pretty much governed under
Patent Attorney Vincent LoTempio answers these questions: What are the benefits of trademark registration? When should you use ®, SM or TM with a trademark? What are common law trademark
Recently I was interviewed by Colin O’Keefe of LXBN TV about the push in Congress and the Senate by bipartisan representatives to punish patent trolls. Peter DeFazio (D-OR) and Jason
I just put my most recent Ask the Patent Attorney video up on YouTube about what makes a strong trademark. When choosing a trademark a major factor to consider is
This week Vincent LoTempio answers these questions about trademarks: What is a trademark? What should you consider when choosing a trademark? What are the different types of trademarks? Why are
It’s pretty apparent that nobody likes patent trolls except for the attorneys that represent them. I think the biggest problem with nonpracticing entities (NPE’s) is that they sue on cases
