Under the U.S. patent rules provided in Title 37 - Code of Federal Regulations Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights, Section 1.102 (also...

A jury trial was set for the copyright Infringement lawsuit, Skidmore, et al v. Led Zeppelin, et al., No. 2:14-cv-03089 (E.D. Pa., May...

What would we do without broadcast radio? I listen to it every day. Radio has long been one of the biggest stages for new and struggling...

Most of the general public is now familiar with the TM and ® symbols used in trademark talk. The TM symbol is generally used after a...

To better understand existing U.S. copyright laws, a review of U.S. copyright history may be helpful. This article will present some of...

The USPTO opened its Regional Office in Dallas, Texas on November 9, 2015. The Texas Regional Office, located in the Terminal Annex...

So your U.S. patent application got rejected, but when you read the Office Action you found a section titled "Allowable Subject Matter." ...

The 2015 INTA Annual Meeting was held May 1st through May 6th in San Diego, California. Over 9,000 people from more than 145 countries...

What is Periscope? Periscope is a live streaming video mobile app acquired by Twitter in January 2015 for a reported $100 million. It has...

Just in time for my birthday at the end of the month, a federal judge ruled that the lyrics to “Happy Birthday to You” are in the public...

Applicants and inventors work so diligently to put together the material and components of a patent application, that I often find it...

The podcasting bridge has one less troll thanks to a patent challenge from the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). In April, the U.S....

While we may never know what came first- the chicken or the egg, we now know the answer to the other question that has plagued mankind...

A nonprovisional application for a U.S. patent is made to the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office and includes: (1)...

You’ve filed for patent protection in the U.S. and are now considering filing internationally. You decide that you only need protection...

The United States Patent and Trademark Office recently reached a milestone: they issued United States Patent No. 9,000,000 on April 7,...

For the past year and a half we have enjoyed the hit song “Blurred Lines,” composed by Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, and Clifford...

While I am not a big TSwift fan (or T-Swizzle as she is also commonly referred to), I am well aware, just like the rest of the world,...

I. INTRODUCTION Access to affordable generic drugs is central among issues of debate concerning healthcare access and affordability....

In Part I of this article regarding the Pennsylvania federal court copyright infringement law suit brought by the heirs of songwriter...