Patent / Trademark Law News

This week brings the July 31, 2014 deadline for submitting written comments on two USPTO patent subject matter eligibility guidance documents: The "Myriad-Mayo" Guidance issued March 4, 2014 and the "Alice Corp. v.

A major provider of mobile BI solutions and the developer of Forerunner Mobilizer, an optimized, responsive mobile application designed to extend the power of Microsoft SQL Server Reporting Services to mobile BI, , has announced further patent pending technology to its vast portfolio of 20 patents from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

BELLEVUE, Wash., July 28, 2014 -- mCig, Inc. , a technology company that owns, manufactures, and distributes the mCig, VitaCig, and Vapolution products, today announced that the Company expects to report record operating results for its fiscal year ended April 30, 2014.

Boku, Inc. filed a CBM petition with the PTAB seeking review of the patentability of Plaintiff's U.S. Patent No.

With the 74th Anniversary of the famous Sturgis Motorcycle Rally less than a week away, it seemed like a good time to check in on recent Harley-Davidson trademark activity at the USPTO.

"SEXUAL APPLIANCE" is the official name of the US Patent and Trademark Office's Class 600, Subclass 38 .

Solo attorney Erik Pelton has gradually refined his methods of recruiting office help, including creating an employment contract and employee rules of conduct.

The White House Office of Science and Technology, through the Missouri Division of Workforce Development and U.S. Department of Labor, has awarded Kansas City a $500,000 grant to help train IT professionals.

The IPKat and Merpel regularly receive vast quantities of marketing literature. Much of it is plainly irrelevant to the content of an IP weblog and some of it, while relevant to the subject, is of insufficient interest or significance to mention to our readership.

Society should always question rules where the rule-maker is not itself bound by the rules.

Bose has taken issue with some of the technology embodied in products in Apple's newly acquired Beats line of headphones.

San Diego Comic-Con sent a letter saying Salt Lake Comic Con must "cease and desist" from using "Comic Con" in their name.

The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office granted the trademark "DayDream" to H.E. Murdock Co.

Earlier this summer, the Supreme Court decided the subject matter eligibility case of Alice Corp. v.

Who are going to be the successors to Artur Fischer and the five other exceptional inventors who were presented with the European Inventor Award in Berlin on 17 June 2014? The European Patent Office is now calling for submissions of nominations for the European Inventor Award 2015.

A Fort Pierce novelty merchandising company is suing A&E Television Networks claiming its hugely popular show "Duck Dynasty" is violating U.S. law by using the trademarked phrase "My Favorite Color is Camo," according to a news release and court papers.

The Washington Redskins are kicking off their training camp more than a month after the football team's name was deemed offensive to Native Americans by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.

Media Executive and Inventor Tom Wolzien had an idea for a new type of TV talk show that includes the ability for fans around the world to call in and participate.

On April 12, 2013, Segin Software sued Stewart Title and several other parties for infringement of U.S. Patent No.

While Samsung looks on enviously in Nokia's direction at the number of patents that they hold , here we are with yet another patent revealed by Apple, where it will adjust iOS notifications that are based on a user's physical activity.