Identity Verification to File USPTO Trademarks Begins Starting August 6, 2022
The old adage, “If it sounds too good to be true, it probably is,” is especially valid for trademark registration. Unscrupulous foreign-based companies, even though they claim to be headquartered here, have been taking advantage of small businesses hoping to register...Online Counterfeit Products: How to Protect Your Company
Counterfeit products being sold online goes farther than simply injecting fake products into the marketplace. In the daily battlefield that is e-commerce, search engine optimization (SEO) is the lifeblood of many businesses. SEO uses key words and phrases to focus...Investing in NFTS? Caution: Owning an NFT Does Not Necessarily Include Copyright
NFTs, or non-fungible tokens, have been getting a lot of publicity lately, thanks to several high-profile (and really big money) sales in the past 18 months. Before that, not very many people had even heard of an NFT, let alone were willing to invest in one. But...USPTO to Issue Electronic Trademark Registration Certificates Starting June 7
Continuing its efforts to move to full electronic processing of trademark applications and registrations, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will begin issuing electronic trademark registration certificates beginning June 7, 2022. This change was...Counterfeit Lubricant Ingredients: The Ghost in the Machine
The unrelenting search for top-quality products at the lowest possible price has opened the door for counterfeiters to infiltrate the supply chain and digital marketplaces with their fake goods, causing concern on a global scale. After a year in which e-commerce...Patents Can be Your Secret Weapon to Protect Your Big Data Operation
Patents Can be Your Secret Weapon to Protect Your Big Data Operation The need for, and use of, data has permeated almost every industry, especially as it feeds artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML). For many companies, data is the essential ingredient...Counterfeit Designer Products: If Santa Was Traveling by Tanker, Our Stockings Might be Empty
In early November, US Border Protection and Homeland Security officers seized 13,000 counterfeit designer products from California ports. If the goods were genuine, they would have fetched a retail price of $30M. Where did the tankers originate from? You guessed it,...