BUD LITE has introduced a re-closable 16 ounce aluminum bottle branded the “Cool Twist.” The packaging cost Budweiser $150 million …
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Accepting intellectual property as collateral: best practices to perfect security interests in patents, trademarks and copyright
In business transactions, company assets are often pledged to secure loans or other financing. In some transactions, the intellectual property …
Global Patent Filings Increase
A new WIPO report shows that in 2012 global patent filings increased at their strongest rate in nearly two decades. …
New Year; New Patent Options
The New Year will bring us two new options for accelerating progress of patent applications in a variety of countries. …
House Passes Innovation Act
The House of Representatives has passed H.R. 3309 (the Innovation Act). This bill would make dramatic changes to patent enforcement …
Divorces and Patents – the problem of the Ex-Spouse
Many companies have standard patent assignment agreements that assign employee inventions to the employer. But what if the inventor is …
Can recipes be patented?
You’ve heard it before: “We make the best!” Be it barbecue sauce or brownies, it seems like everyone claims to …
Ideas For TV Series or Movie
Ideas for a television series or a movie are rather difficult to protect under conventional trade secret law. The law …
Software Protection: Many Choices to Protect Your Product or Service
Software and mobile device applications are a booming business. If you discover an unmet need, or a niche that has …
Paris Hilton not Flattered by Imitation
Celebrity socialite Paris Hilton launched a line of fragrances and bath products in 2004. Last year, Perfume Palace unveiled its …