Once a trademark is registered, it should be properly maintained. Failing to maintain a trademark can, and often does, result in the loss of intellectual property rights. It wouldn’t make sense to buy a new car and never change the oil. Likewise, failing to properly maintain a trademark after having […]
Simply put, a “patent pending” notice is used to indicate that one or more of several types of patent applications have been filed for a particular product and that the applicant may or may not be pursuing or perfecting patent rights. Significantly, neither “patent pending” nor a filed patent application […]
Patenting innovation is an important business strategy for businesses in the logan, Utah vicinity. As 2010 winds down, there are over 500 live patents in cache valley, Utah. A majority of these patents are owned by a half-dozen entities. Specifically, the following entities are ranked in order of patents granted: […]
It is interesting to note the breadth, depth, and diversity of intellectual property in Logan, Utah and its surrounding communities. For example, as 2010 comes to an end, there are approximately five hundred and forty-six (546) pending or registered domestic (i.e. U.S.) trademarks in cache valley. Just under one-half of […]
It seems that there is always some mindbending shift in patent law on the horizon. One recent example: Utah’s own myriad genetics, a molecular diagnostic company in salt lake, is party to a lawsuit that queries whether isolated genes are patentable. Even if you don’t work at Jurassic Park, the […]
