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Category: Patents

Posted on March 12, 2023 Patents

Settlement reached in Blackberry case

In case you get all your news here — well, more specifically, since we have dealt with this issue — the news today is that... Read more

Posted on March 7, 2023 Patents

Rogue phOne: A Design Wars Story

A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far  away… in a May 2016 blog post entitled “Design Patents at the Supreme Court: A Picture is Worth…”... Read more

Posted on February 3, 2023 IP Institutions Patents Trademarks and trademark law

Where nobody knows your name

I subbed for a more important lawyer on a panel for the American Intellectual Property Association Spring Meeting in New York today (May 7, 2010).... Read more

Posted on August 23, 2022August 25, 2022 Patents

SCOTUS to hear landmark eBay patent case

From Reuters: The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday will hear arguments in a patent case involving online auctioneer eBay Inc. that is part of a... Read more

Posted on May 19, 2022 Patents

Talk about your business method patents!

Sander Gelsing, Canadian Patent and Trademark Trade Mark Lawyer, picks up on a doozy. Originally posted 2010-05-26 12:48:34. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on March 1, 2022 Patents

We make those?

_ _ When is too much quality control over licensees a bad thing? When a trademark licensor gets sued for a defective product with its... Read more

Posted on December 29, 2021January 12, 2022 Patents

Constitution? But we’re patent lawyers!

Maybe. Maybe not: The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office may have a major problem on its hands — the possibly unconstitutional appointment of nearly two-thirds... Read more

Posted on December 2, 2021 Patents

He won’t be the last!

Sander Gelsing says that the suspense is over: There’s finally a “Canadian with a patented doughnut”! Originally posted 2013-10-29 12:56:18. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on September 11, 2021 Patents

“That must be exhausting!” (Guest post)

Patents ARE different from copyrights! In a case distinguishing overseas inks (that is, ink on the printed page, on the one hand, versus ink in... Read more

Posted on August 20, 2021August 23, 2021 Patents

No more Wikipedia…

… for Patent Examiners. Trademark practitioners are, however, still stuck with it and its unpredictable effects. Originally posted 2014-08-07 16:31:44. Republished by Blog Post Promoter Read more

Posted on August 2, 2021August 20, 2021 Patents

Prepothterouth Patentth

Forbes.com lays out the case for patent reform, the way we “soft IP” guys like it — in pictures. Originally posted 2008-03-11 23:12:35. Republished by... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Patents

Meater meets antimeater

Wired News: Finding Humor in Meat Patents: “Meat patents”? Taken individually, patents can be humorous in themselves. But taken as a whole, Wright finds that... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Patents

Tracked for success

Why wait in that poky line with the coach crowd when you can get your patent application to the front of the line by flying first class?  Woodrow... Read more

Posted on June 17, 2021 Patents

Patents explained

No, not by me, for heaven’s sake!  I took the patent law course, yes, but I wouldn’t presume to teach it. They’re explained by Arizona... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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