Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Fee Reductions Coming for Trademarks
Black Friday may be over but the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) still has deals for trademark applicants and owners....
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Jan 6, 20152 min read
Applicant's Age Can Reduce the Time it Takes to Get Their U.S. Patent Issued
As I discussed in a previous entry, nonprovisional U.S. patent applications are assigned to a Technology Center1 having the classes of...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Dec 18, 20144 min read
Sounds That Sell
According to 15 U.S.C. § 1127, a trademark is “a word, phrase, symbol, and/or design that identifies and distinguishes the source of the...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Nov 27, 20144 min read
Alterations to Rock History?
Have you ever seen the 1992 film Wayne’s World when Wayne Campbell, played by Mike Myers, visits a music store and picks up a guitar, and...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Nov 5, 20142 min read
New USPTO Director
The United States Patent and Trademark Office will soon officially have a new Director: Michelle K. Lee, who is currently the Deputy...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Oct 16, 20145 min read
Public Disclosure and Patentability
You have a great idea, and you want to share it with your boss, your coworkers, your spouse, your patent attorney, potential investors,...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Oct 3, 20144 min read
Brand Name vs. Generic Term: The Evolution and Incorporation of Inventions and Their Names Into Comm
What is that actor’s name that is in that alien movie that came out last year? You know, the guy with the tattoos on his face…..? When I...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Sep 13, 20142 min read
U.S. Copyright Office Issues Public Draft of Compendium III
In August, the U.S. Copyright Office released a public draft of the third edition of the Compendium of U.S. Copyright Office Practices....
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Sep 4, 20142 min read
Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil, Own No Copyright
Taking a “Selfie” is old hat these days. I am usually the last person to engage in the latest trend, but after trading in my flip phone...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Aug 26, 20142 min read
Sherlock Wars: The Appeals Court Strikes Back
It has been a hot summer for intellectual property law geeks. The season opened with a storm accusing the Washington NFL team of using a...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Aug 17, 20144 min read
Processes and Business Methods and Cabbages and Kings!
One hundred years from now, each nineteenth day of June, grandfathers may tell their grandchildren (or whatever cyborg abominations pass...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Jul 17, 20142 min read
Virtual Patent Marking
You have an issued patent on your product, now what? Perhaps you are in the works to get your product manufactured and on store shelves....
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Jul 2, 20147 min read
Trademark Office Rules REDSKINS Registered Marks Cancelled
On June 18, 2014, the Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB) of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office canceled six registered REDSKINS...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Jun 14, 20143 min read
Rethinking the Role of the Patent Examiner: Friend or Foe
Upon filing your patent application, it is first reviewed for formalities (i.e. correct font size for reference numerals on your...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Jun 4, 20144 min read
Long-Distance Relationships
Some say long distance relationships just don’t last, but hey, what do they know? After being a part of Head, Johnson & Kachigian, P.C....
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
May 25, 20142 min read
What Keeps the Reel Going: World Intellectual Property Day Celebrates Film
While one could argue that every day is a day to celebrate intellectual property, the official World Intellectual Property day is...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Apr 29, 20144 min read
Post-Grant and Inter Partes Review
What do you do if your competitor obtains a patent that you think is invalid? Before the America Invents Act (“AIA”) went into effect,...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Apr 8, 20141 min read
More About Moore Manor
Those of you who have visited Head, Johnson & Kachigian, P.C. know that we are lucky to be located in beautiful Moore Manor. During...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Mar 28, 20143 min read
Progress as Promised? The USPTO Takes Action
In 2011, the President signed the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) which was designed to increase the efficiency of the patent...
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Cassandra L. Wilkinson
Mar 4, 20143 min read
Time and Trademark's Excellent Adventure -- Prior Use
The powers of the state versus the federal government have been debated since Jefferson and Madison. The debate spills over into so many...
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