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How to Patent a Medical Device

Patent Trademark Blog

It may help to pursue design patents on any nonfunctional ornamental features of your medical device. Explore filing design patent applications on such visual features. To speed up the examination of your design patent, submit a Rocket Docket request.

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Whoa! Cannabis Company Lawsuit Lights Up the Benefits of Creative IP Protection

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Federal trademark registration is typically unavailable for goods and services related to the sale of cannabis. THC also owns a California state trademark registration for its WHAM! trademark on the packaging of its cannabis products. Cannabis companies may register their trademarks at the state level where cannabis is legal.

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What are the intellectual property rights for startups?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

There are several types of IPRs that startups should be aware of: Patents: Patents protect new inventions and grant exclusive rights to the inventor for a limited period. These rights encompass various forms of intangible assets, including patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on.

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What is Blockchain Technology and has it been Patented?

Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

The first application for a blockchain patent was submitted by the Industrial and Commercial Bank of China with China’s State Intellectual Property Office in November 2017. It can comprise of when a trademark was applied for first, registered or used in trade, when was a design/patent first licensed or assigned and so on.

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A Look Back at India’s Top IP Developments of 2023

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We’ve tried to represent a diversity of subject matter also in this list, so it’s a mixed bag of cases dealing with patents, trademarks, copyright law etc. Controller of Patents & Designs Patent Office Mumbai. Controller of Patents and Designs and Raytheon Company v.

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