If you have wanted to register as a trademark a name, slogan, or symbol but were afraid it would not pass muster with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) as too edgy or because… Read more
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A new Supreme Court decision is not free license to transfer patent cases. A recent patent ruling from the United States Supreme Court is already making waves in the Eastern District of Virginia. Federal Circuit… Read more
The Supreme Court’s New Take on Patent Exhaustion
“…a patentee’s decision to sell a product exhausts all of its patent rights in that item, regardless of any restrictions the patentee purports to impose or the location of the sale.” On Tuesday, May 30,… Read more
Bring it On! Cheerleading Uniform Company Knocks the Knock-Off…and Wins!
“You’re killing knockoffs with copyright,” Justice Sonia Sotomayor said to William M. Jay, the lawyer representing Varsity, during oral argument on October 31, 2016. “You haven’t been able to do it with trademark law. You… Read more
How to Get a Computer Software Application Patent: Overcoming Persistent Rejections Based on the Supreme Court’s Alice Opinion
Do you know approximately 130 billion apps have been downloaded from the App Store between July 2008 and June 2016 according to Apple? (Source: http://bit.ly/1pcnHxO) However, based on the Supreme Court’s so-called Alice decision in June of 2014,… Read more
Virginia Is Newest VC Funding Hotspot! How Startups Can Use Legal Counsel to Capture the Opportunity
Start protecting your intellectual property and forming a strong corporate foundation early in the development process. The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) reported recently that Charlottesville, VA is the fastest growing region for venture capital… Read more