The Clash of the Patent Ogres: Intel and Apple vs Fortress
Small tech businesses have had a tough time making patent infringement cases against billion-dollar tech giants, such as Apple, and Intel, that can outspend, outsue, and outlast any small company. Conversely, those tech giants have no problem suing small companies into oblivion (even when they are the ones in the wrong!) But, now they are losing. Find out why.
From Network Engineer to Intellectual Property Attorney: Shane Percival
Shane Percival is a sought-after patent lawyer. Read about his journey from software engineering to intellectual property.
How Patent Laws Affect the Race to Find a Coronavirus Cure
Will the US government be able to take patent rights away when the Coronavirus cure is discovered? What happens if the vaccine is overpriced?
Stealing or Buying a Stairway to Heaven? All That Glitters Is Not Gold
Spirit brought a copyright infringement case against Led Zeppelin that claimed the opening lead lines of Stairway to Heaven were lifted from its song Taurus. Find out why laws from 1903 had to be used, what happened in the case, and more.
USPTO Updates Trademark Filing Requirements – But Will Spam Stop?
When you file a trademark application, you can expect to be contacted, via regular U.S. mail, by scammers. Trademark owners often receive letters in the mail from companies with very similar names as the U.S. Trademark Office, for example, the United States Trademark Company. But with the new change in the filing law, made in February 2020, will this cease to happen?