Patent / Trademark Law News

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application last week from mobile device maker Samsung for a new way to summon a "mobile terminal" out of lock mode: by dragging your finger in a line and having it intersect at some point.

A younger generation knows Schlafly as the brand of an up-and-coming St. Louis brewery co-founded by Schlafly's nephew.

The present invention relates to methods of stimulating and promoting a sustained natural immune system response, resulting in increased resistance and inhibition of infectious agents, including viruses, bacteria, fungi and parasites, and other immunodeficiency-related ailments.

Pfizer Inccorporated said a federal court has invalidated a reissue patent that would have offered an additional 18 months of U.S. exclusivity - and monopoly sales - for its blockbuster painkiller Celebrex.

The U.S. Patent office issued a patent to the United States Health and Human Services back in 2001.

A California attorney has had his license suspended in Minnesota, less than a year after being disbarred in his home state.

This is the latest step that GTL has taken to end what it believes is Securus Technologies' practice of suing rivals for patent infringement, instead of competing in the marketplace.

By a 6-4 vote, the en banc U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit tackled one of the most contentious issues in patent law, reaffirming in Lighting Ballast Control v.

NEI Corporation announced that the USPTO has issued a notice of allowance for its patent for a self-healing coating technology.

Enactment of substantive federal tort reform legislation may be a thing of the past, a prominent tort reform advocate said Tuesday.

Connected speaker maker Sonos has cooked up an odd plan for its patents that it claims will help innovation in the music industry.

The Google Nexus smartwatch could allow you to launch apps from the wristband via special touch buttons.

Great Lakes NeuroTechnologies announced they have received a new allowance of claims from the U.S. Patent Office, the company's fourth in the past eight months focused on technology for Parkinson's disease diagnostics and treatment.

Mr. Suarez is a Lieutenant Colonel in the US Air Force Reserves. Along with Rusty Sailors of LP3, he will discuss the importance securing outside technology and intellectual property and offer advice for protecting ideas and technology investments.

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After Drew Curtis saw his website Fark.com gather a large, international following he found himself embroiled in a curious lawsuit alongside other Internet giants like Yahoo.

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office approved the trademark ''Boston Private Jewelers'' on March 4 for registrant Todd Bello of Needham, Massachusetts on March 4 with the registration number 4490776.

Spoof of the famous Pulp Fiction movie poster starring Uma Thurman, but PepsiCo's paper bottle filing is 'pulp fact'! PepsiCo recently filed a patent describing a method for making beverage bottles from paper fibers, although it does not reveal which beverage applications might suit the package.

Uncle Sam wants a few good innovators -- again. The White House has launched the third round of its Presidential Innovation Fellows program, which pairs tech-savvy entrepreneurs from the private sector with top government officials to tackle selected challenges facing the administration.

Multiple tipsters have alerted me to the fact that Major League Soccer has recently taken over the trademark applications for the names and logos of Los Angeles SC and Los Angeles F.C., confirmed by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Database .