Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton launched a line of fragrances and bath products in 2004. Last year, Perfume Palace unveiled its …
Category: Patent
We Don’t Drink that Poison in this Neck of the Woods!
Crown Royal’s purple bag with gold trim is distinctive trade dress that is protected on the Federal Trademark Register. Mexcor, …
Risks of Do-It-Yourself Patent Licenses
Patent license agreements are complex legal agreements. If you download a form on the internet, you risk not acquiring all …
Customer Lists – Are They Trade Secrets?
Many confidentiality agreements will contain language about customer lists being confidential information. Others will contain broad language about everything under …
A Low-Cost Trademark Search Would Have Saved Tens of Thousands in Legal Fees
Longhorn Steakhouse successfully sued Longhorn Wings for trademark infringement. It is hard to understand how the case got so far. …
Juicy Couture vs. Juicy Girl
A New York federal court used the U.S. trademark law to stop an overseas infringer of the Juicy Couture mark …
Tommy Lee in a Motley Mess
A trade secret misappropriation lawsuit was filed against rock star drummer Tommy Lee and his band Motley Crue. Howard King …
Examiner Interviews
A patent applicant can request an examiner interview during most stages of patent prosecution, which allows the applicant to have …
How long does it take to obtain a patent or trademark registration? FY 2012 Statistics from the USPTO
Trademarks In FY 2012 the average time from filing to first Office Action in a trademark application was 3.2 months, …
Pizza Franchise Sues Former Franchisee Over Trade Secret
After 20 years of operating a Little Caesars franchise, Sioux Falls Pizza Company, Inc. (“SFPC”) established its own pizza company …