BRIEFS ARCHIVE MVS Briefs, our quarterly newsletter, offers the latest information in patent, trademark, and copyright cases.
MVS Briefs December 2011 The Dangers of Using Someone Else’s Trademark 8 Million and Counting Scam Alert: Unofficial Patent and Trademark Solicitations We’re There
MVS Briefs September 2011 Possible Changes to Patent Law Consider Defending Your Federally Registered Trademark From the New .XXX Top Level Domain Where There's A Will There's A Way We're There
MVS Briefs June 2011 Patentable Subject Matter Update Girl Scout Group Wins First Lego League Global Innovation Award Legal Considerations in Advertising We'll Be There
MVS Briefs December 2010 What Every Business Should Know About the Bayh-Dole Act Auditing and IP What You Should Know Disclose Disclose Disclose – Rule 56 and Beyond
MVS Briefs June 2010 Selling Licensing Rights: Will the New System Work? Murky Future for DNA Marker Patents? Patent Marking Law Dramatically Changes
MVS Briefs December 2009 Should Have Known' No Longer Enough for Fraud Don't Miss Your Deadline for Filing a Patent Application Federal Circuit Addresses Written Description Requirements Abraham Lincoln: The Patentee President
MVS Briefs May 2009 Patent Lawsuit Raises Issues for Insurance Industry Patent Reform? Judges First Changes at EPO College Colors Can Be Trademark Protected
MVS Briefs December 2008 Ten Simple Rules to Protect Your IP Rights No machine or transformation - no patentable method Copyrights: A Sometimes Overlooked Source of Assets Canadian Court Adjusts Obviousness Standard Plans Set for 2009 Trademark Expo
MVS Briefs August 2008 Before you hit ‘SEND’ consider this… Outsourcing Renders Infringement Opportunities Anti-Piracy Legislation Targets Upper Academia Is Copyright Registration Worth It? USPTO proposes limitations on fax submissions and font size
MVS Briefs April 2008 Proposed USPTO Rules Permamently Enjoined Federal Circuit to Further Define Eligible Subject Matter Wal-Mart Learns a Lesson in Copyright Licensing Dos and Dont's of Depositions Trademarks as Meta Tags Cross the Line
MVS Briefs December 2007 GSK Lawsuit Moving Toward Resolution USPTO Report Reflects 2007 Fee Increase Makes KIPO Attractive Is Wrap Coverage Soon to Shrink? Design Patents Defined
MVS Briefs August 2007 Big Patent Law Changes in New Patent Bill Watermarking DNA to Ward Off Infringers IP Definitions Going Beyond the Traditional Trademark Patent Insurance: Spreading Litigation Costs Protect Your Assets from Imported Counterfeits
MVS Briefs April 2007 Buyer and Seller- Beware Identifying and Transferring IP Rights (cont.) Splenda Leaves a Bitter Taste in Competitors’ Mouths Managing Your Budget with Contingency Litigation USPTO Releases Strategic Plan for 2007-2010 IP Definitions
MVS Briefs December 2006 Patents and Patients: This Interaction May Cause Headaches Your Patent Portfolio Is A Business Asset This Message Brought to You by the Letter W: Wisconsin or Waukee Use Patent Marking to Put the World on Alert The Decision...Not So Obvious This Time IP Definition
MVS Briefs August 2006 USPTO Test Program Aims to Accelerate Process Pull Up a La-Z-Boy and Pass the Coke Things You Should Know About Using Trademarks in Patent Applications Apparel Company Gets “Smacked” Court Rules in Favor of Trademark for University Color Schemes Licensee v. Licensor in Patent Invalidity PCT Makes Significant Changes
MVS Briefs April 2006 Use E-mail Wisely What's the Rule for Using Trademarks in Internet Advertising? WIPO Offers Trademark Registration Renewal Online Subtle But Potentially Valuable IP Search Before You File Dispelling Patent Myths and Misconceptions
MVS Briefs December 2005 Injunction Standards in Patent Cases Under Review USPTO Received Record Number of Applications for 2005 PCT Undergoes Reform Too Eigth Circuit Ruling Narrows Fair Use Doctrine Federal Circuit Clarifies Conception and Application Skepticism Surrounds New Patent Agent Degree Program IP Vocabulary
MVS Briefs August 2005 Plan in Place to Reform U.S. Patent System Clarifying Merck: An Outline of the Decision Future Roadblocks for Cyber-Pirates Squatters Author or Inventor USPTO Offers Price Break for Electronic Filing
MVS Briefs April-May 2005 CREATE Act Promotes Cooperative Research Patent Model Museum Preserves Early Innovations BlackBerry Fight Gets Juicy Battling "Gener-icide" Employee Confidentiality: Why It Is So Important and How to Get It
MVS briefs December 2004 Patent Office Restuctures increases fees Nanotechnology the Next Wave PIPRA Expedites Agricultural Innovation Unconventional Trademarks
MVS Briefs April/May 2004 The Development of Digital Rights Management Definition - Continuation Application What determines 'small entity' status? Provisional U.S. Patent Applications: Facts versus Myths Trademark Searches as Risk Management International Notes
MVS Briefs JAN/FEB 2004 A Patent Fight Behind the First Flight Library of Congress Further Defines DMCA False Advertising Bayer v. Housey Continued “A Patent Fight Behind the First Flight”
MVS Briefs Issue Five 2003 PCT undergoes more changes Trademark owners getting duped Preparing America for the Madrid protocol New uses for DMCA's anti-circumvention provision Patent statistics Judge Rader to speak at the IIPLA annual conference
MVS Briefs Issue Four 2003 State presides over infringement trials Are you paying too much in patent fees? Patent stats Fields made of dreams Diluting Dilution Iowa legislature considering Intellectual Property counterfeiting bill Priority Date
MVS Briefs Issue Three 2002 Famous trademarks may become public domain What are generic marks? The "Sony Bono" ACT: Legitimate or unconstitutional? Eldred et al v. Ashcroft Trade dress protection and functionality History of patent protection in the United States No more chapter II? Patents on higher life forms denied in Canada
MVS Briefs Issue Two 2002 Deposit Business Method Patents Publication of Patent Applications Dilution Festo Decision
MVS Briefs Issue One 2002 How to select a trademark copyright notice for web pages and software products possible infringement now what? - Get an opinion Intellectual property 101 Recent court decisions may affect you documenting your invention

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