McDermott IP Law

01/21/2022

The USPTO has delayed filing fees for some patent applications. This article explains if it applies to you or not: https://bit.ly/3EvFfo1

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a final rule to delay the effective date of the non-DOCX filing fee for an additional calendar year, until January 1, 2023. The fee adjustment would apply to any nonprovisional utility patent application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111, includin...

01/20/2022

Learn how to identify what Intellectual Property you have and how you can protect it on our Blog: https://bit.ly/3ibMveF

Start Protecting Your Intellectual Property Do you have Intellectual Property that you need to protect? Do you need help identifying the parts of your business that constitute Intellectual Property? You are not alone. Business owners who are unfamiliar with Intellectual Property are not in a positio...

01/19/2022

Does Fair Use allow you to use someone else’s copyrighted material? It depends. Read all about it on our Blog: https://bit.ly/3vdEtZ0

The only element of copyright law that the average person is likely to know is “fair use.” Fair Use is an element in copyright and trademark law that allows the use of protected Intellectual Property without prior consent from the property’s owner. Fair Use can get bandied about like a mythica...

01/18/2022

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McDermott IP Law Won’t Let You Fall Behind Staying current on Intellectual Property laws and trends is part of my job—it’s part of my tireless devotion to our clients even when I am not directly working with them. With more than two decades of experience, I am in a uniquely qualified position ...

01/17/2022

Happy MLK Day! Today we reflect on the stellar example Martin Luther King, Jr. set in being a trailblazer for civil rights and standing up for what is right, come what may.

01/14/2022

What would a world without Intellectual Property look like? This article illuminates the debate: https://bit.ly/3pqxeuc

Should all patent and copyright law should be abolished? Patent lawyer Stephan Kinsella debates Law Professor Richard Epstein

01/13/2022

Learn how to protect your Intellectual Property by downloading McDermott IP Law’s Free Resource today: https://bit.ly/3ibMveF

Start Protecting Your Intellectual Property Do you have Intellectual Property that you need to protect? Do you need help identifying the parts of your business that constitute Intellectual Property? You are not alone. Business owners who are unfamiliar with Intellectual Property are not in a positio...

01/12/2022

“You can’t go back and change the beginning, but you can start where you are and change the ending.” - C.S. Lewis

01/11/2022

Subscribe to McDermott IP Law’s free monthly newsletter today and we won’t let you fall behind: https://bit.ly/2US3WsA

McDermott IP Law Won’t Let You Fall Behind Staying current on Intellectual Property laws and trends is part of my job—it’s part of my tireless devotion to our clients even when I am not directly working with them. With more than two decades of experience, I am in a uniquely qualified position ...

01/10/2022

The USPTO just announced delays in filing fees on Patents. Read all about it in this article: https://bit.ly/3lFoorx

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a final rule to delay the effective date of the non-DOCX filing fee for an additional calendar year, until January 1, 2023. The fee adjustment would apply to any nonprovisional utility patent application filed under 35 U.S.C. 111, includin...

01/07/2022

How can trademarks protect the rights of indigenous people around the world? Learn with this fascinating article: https://bit.ly/3lIlguK

In an interview with the INTA Bulletin, WIPO’s Wend Wendland talks about how Indigenous peoples and local communities are using intellectual property to protect their rights and how WIPO and INTA have been able to help.

01/05/2022

“Change is painful, but nothing is as painful as staying stuck somewhere you don’t belong.” - Mandy Hale

01/03/2022

Learn how to get a Patent right here on our Blog: https://bit.ly/2VTjvl0

So you’ve created something really special and totally new, and now you want to protect it. Congratulations! Have you considered getting a patent? A patent grants you the property rights to something that you invented. Crucially, a patent does not give you the right to manufacture and sell your in...

12/31/2021

“For last year’s words belong to last year’s language, and next year’s words await another voice.” - T.S. Eliot

12/29/2021

The Federal Circuit just revived a closed Intellectual Property case. Learn why with this interesting article: https://bit.ly/3DpdNqJ

The Federal Circuit on Tuesday provided more insight into its decision to revive a patent suit from a research organization affiliated with a Florida university against Fujifilm Medical Systems over digital mammography machines and explained how a Connecticut judge read the law wrong on license agre...