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Post America Invents Act — Inside the “On-Sale Bar” of 35 USC §102

The Constitutional right to obtain a patent is subject to certain limitations, including that an inventor ...

Trademark Applicants – Beware of Scams After Filing TM App

A trademark application filed with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office contains required information about the ...

Design Patents – Year in Review

Companies continue to see the value of design patents.  Nike, Inc. is ranked 5th in the ...

Damages for Infringement of Design Patents – Supreme Court Clarifies Rules in Apple v. Samsung

Apple Inc. is known for the number of patents it owns. Apple doesn’t just own patents, it ...

Tips to Selecting Proper Trademark Classification in Trademark Application

Every trademark application filed with the United States Patent& Trademark Office (PTO) must identify the goods ...

Apple, Inc. and What a Company can do with $231.5 Billion Cash-on-Hand

People often ask about the extent of patent and trademark applications needed to protect the intellectual property ...

Copyright Trolls Update

A previous article discussed how Getty Images, Inc. and other image licensing companies routinely send out ...

Design Patent for Consumer Products

In today’s competitive marketplace a successful business product will likely draw competition, and competitors may try ...

Trademark Basics

Trademarks are an important business asset.  Trademarks have different aspects.  A trademark can function as a ...

CA Social Purpose Corporations – Annual Shareholder Report

A California Social Purpose Corporation is formed pursuant to Corporations Code sections 2500 et seq. Social Purpose Corporations are ...