Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 19, 2021

The following is an edited transcript of my video, Why Apply to Register Your Trademark. There are several key benefits to trademark registration. The registration provides so much value, it actually works for the owner 24/7 – what I mean by this is when you’re registered and in the USPTO’s database, anyone searching for possible conflicts for new names or ideas for trademarks could encounter the registration and who knows, it might dissuade them from using something.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2021

At over 5,000 pages long, few have likely read the entire contents of the recently enacted COVID-19 relief bill (known as the “ Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 ”). The highlights of the bill, of course, are its economic relief measures, including $300 per week in enhanced unemployment benefits, $284 billion in business loans through the Paycheck Protection Program, and direct stimulus payments to individuals.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

JANUARY 19, 2021

With the dramatic increase in trade secret cases since the 2016 passage of the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), and the large damages awards in many of these cases, it is now more crucial than ever to properly understand how to assess and calculate damages in trade secret cases. Trade secrets can mean big business for companies that hold them, and damages awards for trade secret misappropriation can reach into the hundreds of millions of dollars.

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