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By Christine Lebron-Dykeman
On November 18, 2024, the USPTO issued a final rule to increase certain trademark filing fees. The fees will take effect January 18, 2025. While the per Class fee for filing a standard electronic trademark application has not changed and is still $350 per Class, the USPTO has eliminated the distinction between TEAS Standard and […]
By Julie L. Spieker
Yesterday, Global Tetrahedron, the corporation that owns the satirical news website The Onion, was the winning bidder for Alex Jones’ Infowars at a Chapter 7 bankruptcy auction. Jones and Infowars owner Free Speech Systems both filed for bankruptcy in 2022 after eight families impacted by the Sandy Hook shooting won a $1.4 billion defamation award […]
By Shireen K. Bhatia
In the midst of McKee Voorhees and Sease’s 100th year anniversary and the celebration of its legacy to the Des Moines, Iowa, community, it feels fitting to celebrate the firm’s history with another ever-present Iowa organization: The World Food Prize. The World Food Prize Foundation was sponsored and formed by businessman and philanthropist John Ruan, […]
By Connor S. Williams
You’ve got an invention—now what? Protecting your work may be the next step, but perhaps you’re unfamiliar with the patent system, don’t know any patent attorneys, or don’t really want to reach out for fear of incurring attorney’s fees. Below I provide two free resources for checking to see if it is worth your time […]
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