Intellectual Property and the Arts Presentation at Art Institute of Phoenix
Here are the slides from
my presentation at the Art Institute of Phoenix on May 29, 2012.
Inventors and attorneys rushed to file patent applications before March 16, 2013. That date marked an important change in patent law, with applications filed before being subject to the old patent law, and applications filed after being subject to the…
As discussed earlier, the Patent and Trademark Office is extending certain deadlines where a delay in filing a paper or paying a fee was due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Initially, the guidance from the USPTO was to include a specific…
Several months ago, Slowtwitch.com erupted over an altered image that had been discovered of pro triathlete Hillary Biscay. The original image showed Biscay running during an Ironman-branded race with a jersey that bears a small blue decal. That decal is…
The term “trademark bully” is a hot one these days, showing up in blogs and getting its own Chilling Effects-esque website. Perhaps its use parallels the media’s coverage of what seems to be increasingly more child-bullying examples. A trademark bully…
I’ve just gotten around to reading Professor Chisum’s take on the Supreme Court’s recent Alice v. CLS Bank decision on patent subject matter eligibility, and I heartily recommend it for those interested in looking for some small clarity in an…
The Supreme Court has recently ruled, in Peter v. Nantkwest, Inc., that in appeals from proceedings at the Patent Office, the patent applicant will not be responsible for the attorney fees of the Patent Officer’s which cover the costs of…