Exchange-Traded Funds (ETFs) are popular consumer investment products and make up a $5 trillion industry. ETFs can hold various assets and trade on exchanges like stocks. State Street Corporation invented them in 1993. What happened afterward is a valuable lesson in how trademark mistakes can lead to serious competitive loss. […]
United States Issues Patent Number 10,000,000
June 19, 2018 Blogs
Washington – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today issued U.S. patent number 10 million. More than just a number, patent 10 million celebrates the rich history and strength of the American intellectual property system dating back to the first u.s. patent signed 228 years ago by George […]
Part of my work involves monitoring companies’ trademarks and making sure that others do not register similar marks to parasite brand recognition. With increasing frequency, I encounter and challenge Chinese companies that are trying to register marks (abroad or domestically) similar to those that I’m trying to protect. Today, The […]
Patents as Ecotones
March 9, 2018 Blogs
Sometimes, if you’re lucky, you stumble across the right word to describe a concept so familiar it feels like home. The term ecotone is used in ecology to describe a transition area between biomes where two otherwise disparate plant or animal communities meet, integrate, and coexist. The word combines elements […]
Should I Use an Attorney to File a Trademark Application?
February 7, 2018 Blogs
There are so many online resources available for filing federal trademark applications. Legalzoom and Trademarkia are just a couple of examples. Do you really need to pay an attorney to file a trademark application? yes—and you should use one with trademark experience. First, the United States Patent and Trademark Office […]
