In a long-anticipated decision, the United States Supreme Court addressed the issue of patentable subject matter relating to business methods. In Bilski v. Kappos, no. 08-964, June 28, 2010, the court addressed the patentability of a procedure for instructing buyers and sellers how to protect against the risk of price […]
Obtaining rights is only the first step in creating value from IP. Enforcing such rights is an important next step. What are the downsides of failing to enforce IP rights? from a business perspective, IP rights are of little value if they are not being respected by competitors in the […]
In the process of developing new products, there is always a risk that your product will infringe on another’s patent. One way to reduce exposure to liability is by obtaining an infringement opinion from a patent attorney. It is helpful to keep a number of legal and business considerations in […]
The Utah Genius 2010 awards event was held on May 5, 2010, in Salt Lake City, Utah. The event recognizes creative people, companies, and cities in the Utah economy. Awards are based on statistics from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Logan, Utah was awarded as the fifth-highest city […]
On April 29, Keely Schneiter and myself began the first of a series of seminars and discussion forums on intellectual property protection and enforcement at the law offices of Bearnson & Peck. The topic was “patents 101.” Several local business representatives were in attendance. Thank you for coming and I […]
