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GIPC Event Underscores Scale of Dangerous COVID-Related Fakes During Pandemic
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Global Innovation Policy Center (GIPC) held a webinar on Tuesday, April 6, as part of its Innovation Ecosystem series, titled “Worth …
5G RAN Developments: Challenges and Opportunities for Patent Licensing in a 5G Future
Much has been said about how 5G will better use the airwaves, giving wings to new communications between people and between devices. Little has been said though …
Three Ways to Future-Proof Your IP Portfolio
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a dramatic shift in how IP professionals manage their patent and trademark portfolios. Fortunately, many IP law firms and corporate IP departments …
Patents on Transactions Using Cryptocurrency: Square versus PayPal
Cryptocurrencies are virtual currencies based on blockchain technology that uses a network of computers to keep a public ledger of past transactions. The most popular cryptocurrency is …
SPIF Standard Launched to Help Reliably Identify Patent Assets in M&A and Other Transactions
Major mergers typically make for attention-grabbing news headlines but many legal professionals working at the ground floor of finalizing these mergers know that the path of M&…
How Mediation Can Help Both Sides Win a Trade Secret Case
In over 40 years of handling trade secret disputes, I have seen plenty of “successful” results, but never a time when my client said, “Gee that was fun; …
PUMA TOKYO 2021: Legitimate Mark or False Association with the Olympic Games?
What comes to mind when you read these city/year combinations: London 2012. Sochi 2014. Sydney 2000. Did you immediately think of the Olympics? The United States Patent and Trademark …
‘Moving Beyond Words’ to Action: Women in IP Share Real-World Tips to Close the Gender Gap
Gloria Steinem wrote Moving Beyond Words: Age, Rage, Sex, Power, Money, Muscles: Breaking Boundaries of Gender in 1994. Steinem was an iconic figure in a movement that began …
Ensuring Women and Diverse Candidates in the Patent Bar: We Must Address the Root of the Problem
As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it is important to point out the role of women in the field of patent law. Women have been members …
Celebrating Women’s History Month: USPTO Events Highlight Women in STEM and Business
Last week the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held the first of five discussions that will take place every Wednesday in March during its Women’…
Managing the Perils of Public IP Company Ownership
The movements of IP-centric business have never been easy to appreciate. With technology patent and licensing values slowly returning to higher levels, it is a good time …
Analyzing the Three Key Provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act
Most people associate the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 with its COVID relief and stimulus measures, rather than trademarks. While these measures are of course the primary focus …
Trade Secrets and the Insider Threat: Protection Beyond the Perimeter
The managers of most companies tend to see information security as a Lord of the Rings problem, with the focus on protecting the perimeter. This reflects the …
Why and When Design Patents are Useful
Simply said, the rights provided by one design patent will be extremely unsatisfactory. However, design patents must be considered because a design patent can in many instances …
Joint EPO-EUIPO Report Finds SMEs Stand to Benefit Most from IP Ownership
The latest in a series of reports by the European Patent Office (EPO) and European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) studying IP-intensive industries and their contribution to …
