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Episode 140: Do I need a Corporation or a LLC to File a Trademark?

Erik K Pelton

Episode 140: The simple answer is no. You don’t need a corporation or LLC to file but there are some considerations to be made as to whom actually owns the trademark. In this episode, Erik explains some critical items to consider in order to avoid trademark filing complications and even cancellation. The post Episode 140: Do I need a Corporation or a LLC to File a Trademark?

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Trademarks: Goods & Services Statement

Sander Law

Trademarks: Goods & Services Statement. When you apply for trademark registration, in addition to identifying your trademark, you need to specify the types of products and/or services you are selling in association with the trademark. Purpose. The Goods & Services statement defines the scope of protection for your trademark. That is, your trademark registration will provide protection for your mark for those products/services you identify in the application.

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Licensing Strategies for the Visual Artist

Art Law Journal

Steve Schlackman. Don't be at a disadvantage when negotiating against an experienced opposing party. Here a few things to consider to even the playing field.

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5 tips for the safekeeping of your trade secrets

Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog

Texas is among the states whose trade secret laws developed using the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as a model.?However, businesses sometimes overlook the protection of their own trade secrets. Here are five tips for keeping such essential information safe. 1. Identify trade secrets Identify the trade secrets within your company. Assess the likelihood of employees divulging or selling this information to outsiders or of competitors acquiring or duplicating your trade secrets. 2.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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Strategies patent defendants use to avoid injunctions

IP Blog

Facing the threat of a patent lawsuit can quickly throw a company into uncomfortable and uncharted waters. Even if your legal team is confident that it can vindicate your legal rights, there is plenty of reasonable concern about how such allegations can significantly alter your prospects and the ability to conduct your business.

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You, Me & IP Webinar Series: A Cannabis Haiku

Greenspoon Marder LLP

Featuring: Justin McNaughton, Partner and Sharon Urias, Partner With the passing of ballot initiatives in South Dakota, Mississippi, New Jersey, Montana, and Arizona, more than two-thirds of the states have now legalized cannabis in some form. Yet federal trademarks are still not allowed…kind of. We discuss cannabis trademark issues, best practices, and pitfalls.

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5 tips for the safekeeping of your trade secrets

Texas Intellectual Property Law Blog

Texas is among the states whose trade secret laws developed using the Uniform Trade Secrets Act as a model.?However, businesses sometimes overlook the protection of their own trade secrets. Here are five tips for keeping such essential information safe. 1. Identify trade secrets Identify the trade secrets within your company. Assess the likelihood of employees divulging or selling this information to outsiders or of competitors acquiring or duplicating your trade secrets. 2.

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Trademark everything: The not-so-secret world of celebrity IP

IP Blog

Celebrities know the power of branding and the benefits it brings, but they also tend to be a bit quirky. They trademark some weird stuff and have even stranger reasons for doing so. However, being a superstar does not necessarily get them past the trademark office, which ultimately has the last word on an application. With that in mind, let us have a look at some of the bizarre things that famous people have tried to and sometimes succeeded in trademarking.

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Can Nonprofit Use NBA/NCAA Trademarks for Fundraising?

Dear Rich IP Blog

Dear Rich: We are an anti-human trafficking nonprofit creating a team-oriented fundraiser for educational purposes. Could "fair use" be applied if our fundraising teams name themselves after clearly trademarked team names like NBA teams or NCAA teams. We’d recommend against using the names of basketball teams for fundraising purposes. It’s possible that NCAA or NBA trademark owners would not know (or care) about your use of team trademarks.

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Fish & Richardson Principal William Hunter Named a 2020 Leader in Law Honoree by the San Diego Business Journal

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Southern California Principal William Hunter was recognized as a 2020 Leader in Law by the San Diego Business Journal. Of the 100 finalists selected, the honorees represent 20 of San Diego’s top lawyers and in-house general counsel attorneys based on professional accomplishments and community involvement. Hunter, the patent group leader in Fish’s Southern California office, was selected, in part, for his 20+ years of experience across numerous industries including digital health, electrical and

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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What’s in a number? A discussion of two decisions concerning rights in telephone numbers

IP Whiteboard

Most of us don’t think about our telephone numbers very often but these strings of digits can be incredibly important. You might not be able to recall your best friend’s phone number off the top of your head but thanks to a TV ad from the early 2000s you may remember the number for the Reading Writing Hotline (1300 655 506) or the number of the titular Jenny from Tommy Tutone’s 1981 hit tune (867-5309).

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Guess Who's (Not) Coming to Dinner?

GDB Firm Blog

With Thanksgiving next week and the holiday season around the corner, large gatherings will need to be adjusted to comply with the most recent restrictions imposed by Governor Andrew Cuomo, which are aimed at thwarting the recent rise in Coronavirus cases.

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Dorothy Whelan Interviewed By Minnesota Lawyer, “Breaking the Ice: Practice reinvented with patent challenges”

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Fish Senior Principal Dorothy Whelan was recently featured by Minnesota Lawyer. The broad-ranging interview with Dorothy notes that her practice was reinvented by focusing on post-grant proceedings. Dorothy began specializing in those proceeding after the America Invents Act created the method of challenging patents before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in 2012.

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Stipulated Protective Orders During Patent Litigation

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Discovery in patent cases often requires parties to produce confidential technical, business, and financial information. To safeguard this sensitive information, courts issue protective orders limiting who can access it, under what conditions, and for what purpose. Many district courts have model protective orders that parties may use as a starting point for negotiating a stipulated protective order, such as the Northern District of California’s Model Protective Order and the Eastern District of

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No mean feet obtaining a discovery order – Manolo Blahnik Worldwide Limited v Estro Concept Pty Limited

IP Whiteboard

Sex and the City fans will be very familiar with the infamous satin blue stiletto heels Mr Big proposed to Carrie Bradshaw with. The iconic moment was seared into pop culture history as Mr Big bent down on one knee and placed the cobalt blue shoe on Carrie’s foot like a life-transforming glass slipper – and just like that, the luxury shoe label MANOLO BLAHNIK became known for its coveted pieces of art for the feet, particularly the ‘ Hangisi ’ style.

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Fish & Richardson Principal Whitney Reichel Named to 2020 “Top Women of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

Fish & Richardson principal Whitney Reichel has been named to the 2020 list of the “Top Women of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly (MLW). Each year, MLW singles out an elite group of legal leaders for this prestigious award. Reichel is an accomplished patent trial lawyer with over 15 years of experience representing some of the world’s largest companies in their highest-stakes IP litigation.

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