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Design Patent for Consumer Products
By Sharon Adams |
In today’s competitive marketplace a successful business product will likely draw competition, and competitors may try ...
Trademark Basics
By Sharon Adams |
Trademarks are an important business asset. Trademarks have different aspects. A trademark can function as a ...
CA Social Purpose Corporations – Annual Shareholder Report
By Sharon Adams |
A California Social Purpose Corporation is formed pursuant to Corporations Code sections 2500 et seq. Social Purpose Corporations are ...
Patent Claim Drafting – Use of “OR”
By Sharon Adams |
It is surprising to read a Federal Circuit case on patent claim construction, delving deeply into ...
Bloggers Beware – Copyright Trolls on the Prowl
By Sharon Adams |
Certain large companies, including Getty Images , routinely send out demand letters claiming copyright infringement based ...
Social Purpose Corporation – May Consider Public Benefit In Addition to Maximizing Profit
By Sharon Adams |
Since 2012, California has created two new corporate structures: (1) the social purpose corporation; and (2) ...
For Profit Corporation Means Just That — Maximizing Profits to Shareholders is Essential
By Sharon Adams |
Corporate law requires corporations to maximize profits to shareholders.  This absolute requirement may expose corporate leadership ...
Trademark Specimen of Use — Is “TM” or ® OK to use in a specimen of use?
By Sharon Adams |
It is the policy of the  U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) that trademarks may not be warehoused, ...
Copyright Protection May Be Available for Professional Engineering Plans
By Sharon Adams |
Professional engineers (PEs) often work as consultants, rather than employees. If a PE is an employee, ...
DESIGN PATENTS — The IP Solution for Many Small Businesses
By Sharon Adams |
By: Sharon Adams May 2014 The U. S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) commemorated the issuance ...