The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, January 30, 2012
A registered community design, often referred to as an "RCD," is the European equivalent to a U.S. design patent. Similar to a U.S. design patent, an RCD only protects the ornamental or outward appearance of a structural element or product.
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, December 19, 2011
In recent years, actions before the U.S. International Trade Commission to exclude importation of allegedly unfairly competitive products have become the actions of choice.
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
As pharmaceutical companies spend more and more money developing new methods for treating and preventing medical problems, the law surrounding patentability of what may be referred to generally as "medical methods" becomes murkier and murkier.
The Legal Intelligencer
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Branding and marketing are all about money — how to drive traffic and customers to your products and services instead of your competitors’. Branding is what allows consumers to distinguish your goods from those belonging to someone else.
The Legal Intelligencer
Monday, October 31, 2011
Righthaven LLC is self-styled as "The Nation's Pre-eminent Copyright Enforcer" and is in the lucrative business of suing bloggers and website owners for copyright infringement of works originally created by a handful of domestic newspapers it calls clients.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
In this economy, probably every engineering firm has a list of projects that have approvals in various stages of completion but are at a standstill.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Patent reform is being hailed as an economic lifeline for the technology industry and a tool to restore momentum to the economy.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
One of the hottest trends in the business world's never-ending quest to cut expenses, cloud computing, promises to slash IT operating costs by anywhere from 40 to 80 percent, according to studies performed by the likes of Merrill Lynch, Booz Allen Hamilton and Google.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Current backlogs at art units of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are between 18 months and four years, with the overall average time between filing date and first office action at 27 months.
The Legal Intelligencer
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
In recent years millions of users have flocked to social media sites like Linkedin, Twitter and Facebook to share social, personal and professional content.
