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07/25/2022

Part IV of my series on the USPTO and OED. Referrals and Reciprocal Discipline.

Part I V of this series will address the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct related to referrals and reciprocal discipline . Parts I , II and I I I of this series have focused on updates at the...

06/30/2022

Part III of my series on USPTO and OED Updates: Communication and Foreign Agents

Part III of this series will address the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct related to communication , and discuss how third-party interactions with Invention Assistance Companies (“ IAC ”) are...

06/30/2022

Learn these Five Steps to help protect your invention. Contact Us Today for a Free 30 Minute Consultation.

As a patent attorney my general advice for independent inventors is to always have professional assistance when preparing and filing your patent application. However, it is undeniable that preparing...

06/09/2022

Updates from the USPTO and OED: Patent Issues (Part II)

Part II of my series focusing on updates at the USPTO and OED will discuss the USPTO Rules of Professional Conduct (“USPTO RPC”) that relate to conflict of interest when the practitioner is being...

05/27/2022

UPDATES FROM THE USPTO AND OED: PATENT ISSUES (PART I)

In recent years the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) through their ethics enforcement arm, the Office of Enrollment and Discipline ("OED") has been stepping up enforcement of...

04/28/2022

Updates on Trademark Practice at the USPTO and OED

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) with the assistance of the Office of Enrollment and Discipline (“OED”) has been instituting changes in U.S. patent and trademark...

04/04/2022

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Save the date for World Intellectual Property Day, coming up on April 26! This year’s theme is “IP for a Better Future: Young Innovators.” Learn more about...

03/24/2022

Spring Semester Book Report: The Code Breaker
A must read for anyone interested in the biotech industry and patent law.

I haven’t written a book report since 5th grade, but I recently read a great book that hit on almost every topic I enjoy writing about, so here goes. The Code Breaker is a biography about Nobel...

02/20/2022

The Metaverse is coming, will the law be ready?

“Law? We don’t need no stinkin’ law” will scream internet denizens to the idea that the metaverse will need to be regulated and operated under a legal framework. However, because of the...

02/01/2022

Updates on U.S. Patent Law: Is the U.S. Anti-Patent?

Followers of U.S. patent practice will understand that patent law and its application in the U.S. courts and the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has an ebb and flow from patent...