There is never a bad time to do an intellectual property (IP) audit for your company but we recommend an annual audit. You might want to wait until you are faced with a lawsuit, but the absence of legal action is an ideal time to determine the IP assets your company...
Last month, the heads of the intellectual property (IP) offices in the G7 nations – United States, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Japan – along with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), pledged to work together to promote innovation...
Thirty-five years after he died, Pittsburgh native Andy Warhol will be at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case this month to determine if he violated copyright law. Three years before his death in 1987, Warhol created a painting of the rock star Prince that was...
In late July, the United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) entered into two agreements with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that are noteworthy. The first agreement, in the form of a memorandum of understating (MOU), is to undertake joint...
Much like how the orange construction barrels on the highway can reduce the travel lanes and create a long wait for drivers, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has been slowed down by a dramatic increase in fraudulent trademark filings over the past...
