MVS Briefs March 2022 Patent Tips and Tricks – The Patent Prosecution Highway written by Luke T. Mohrhauser The Criticality of Early Patent Application Filing written by Kirk M. Hartung Color as a Trademark: Why is the Yellow TOLLHOUSE Bag a trademark, but the Yellow CHEERIOS Box is Not? written by Michael C. Gilchrist Can I Patent my App? written by Julie L. Spieker Federal Circuit Provides Insight Regarding an IPR Petitioner’s Inability to Maintain an IPR Proceeding Based on a Ground that was Raised or Reasonably Could have been Raised During a Previous IPR written by Joseph M. Hallman We’ve Been and We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking, what events they’re attending and what events they have attended recently! Read Full Newsletter
MVS Briefs December 2021 The Great Dichotomy: Patent Protection vs. Regulatory Approval written by Cassie J. Edgar Trade Secrets – The Secret to Enforceable Protection written by Glenn Johnson Patentability of Diagnostic Methods in 2021 written by Brian D. Keppler, Ph.D. 2021 Creates New Challenges for Enabling and Adequately Describing Genus Claims with Functional Language written by Sarah M.D. Luth Innovation in a Time of Need – An Employment Perspective written by Luke T. Mohrhauser We’ve Been and We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking, what events they’re attending and what events they have attended recently! Read Full Newsletter
MVS Briefs September 2021 Peace of Mind for Trademark Rebranding written by Brandon W. Clark Eighth Circuit Adopts “Initial Interest Confusion” Doctrine of Trademark Infringement written by Michael C. Gilchrist Patents in Film and Television written by Jonathan L. Kennedy Protecting Your Brand from Cybersquatters: Recent UDRP Decisions Emphasize Importance of Domain Name Diligence written by Nicholas J. Krob Utility Model Patents: An Option Abroad written by Julie L. Spieker We’ve Been and We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking, what events they’re attending and what events they have attended recently! Read Full Newsletter
MVS Briefs June 2021 MLB Pitcher Re-Files Lawsuit Against Astros Alleging Misappropriation of Trade Secrets written by Gregory Lars Gunnerson Warning – Copyrights and Distance Learning written by Mark D. Hansing Avoiding Claims of Copyright Infringement for Use of Creative Works on the Internet written by Christine Lebron-Dykeman We’ve seen it all: Considerations for Strategic Use of Provisional Patents written by Jill N. Link Innovation Continues to Thrive as the USPTO Issues Patent No. 11,000,000 written by Tina G. Yin-Sowatzke We’ve Been and We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking, what events they’re attending, and what events they have attended recently! Read Full Newsletter
MVS Briefs March 2021 Design Patents – Fast Protection for Product Shapes written by Kirk M. Hartung Thoughts on the Biden Administration and the Patent Office written by Heidi S. Nebel Patent Ownership – Assignments written by Luke T. Mohrhauser The Road to Recovery for Research written by Oliver P. Couture, Ph.D. Friendly reminder from the Federal Circuit: Statements Made During Patent Prosecution May Affect Future Litigation written by Joseph M. Hallman We’ve Been and We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking, what events they’re attending, and what events they have attended recently! Read Full Newsletter
MVS Briefs December 2020 Cannabis Variety Patenting in Canada – Traps for the Unwary written by Heidi S. Nebel EPA Provides Draft Guidance for Regulation of Gene Edited Plants written by Cassie J. Edgar Expanded Intellectual Property Protection by Design written by Glenn Johnson Branding in the Digital Era: USPTO Updates Trademark Specimen Requirements written by Sarah M.D. Luth Future Changes to Sequence Listings – WIPO Standard ST.26 written by Brian D. Keppler We’ve Been and We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking, what events they’re attending, and what events they have attended recently! Read Full Newsletter
MVS Briefs September 2020 Patent Risk Management If You Want to Build a Similar Product to One in the Marketplace written by Mark Hansing AI – Artificial Intelligence or Accelerating Innovation? Written by Jonathan Kennedy Mitigating Copyright Issues in Remote Learning written by Brandon Clark Terminal Disclaimers Important Considerations in Licensing Agreements for Patents written by Julie Spieker The USPTO Releases Updated Report Providing Insight into the Participation of Women in the U.S. Patent System written by Tina G. Yin-Sowatzke Patent and Trademark Office Responses to COVID-19 written by Michael C. Gilchrist We’ve Been and We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking, what events they’re attending, and what events they have attended recently! Read Full Newsletter
MVS Briefs June 2020 A New Look for MVS Alert: PTAB Precedential Opinion Regarding IPRs written by Gregory Lars Gunnerson Force Majeure and Other Potential Relief in the Wake of COVID-19 written by Christine Lebron-Dykeman Swimming Upstream in a Pandemic: Protecting Your IP Assets written by Patricia A. Sweeney Protecting Patent Assets and Innovation During Challenging Times with COVID-19 written by Jill N. Link, Pharm.D. PTAB Rules Artificial Intelligence Not an Inventor written by Gregory Lars Gunnerson We’ve Been and We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking, what events they’re attending, and what events they have attended recently! Read Full Newsletter
MVS Briefs March 2020 Horizon Incorporates the Inherent Limitations, written by Oliver P. Couture, Ph.D. Options for Online Patent Enforcement – Amazon, written by Luke T. Mohrhauser Graffiti as Visual Art: Court Upholds $6.75 Million Whitewashing Judgement, written by Nicholas J. Krob The New U.S. – China Trade Agreement and Intellectual Property, written by Kirk M. Hartung MVS Preparedness and Response to COVID-19, written by Heidi S. Nebel We’ve Been and We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking, what events they’re attending, and what events they have attended recently! Read Full Newsletter
MVS Briefs December 2019 Celebrating 150 Years – The Legacy of Arabella Mansfield, written by Heidi S. Nebel Recent Developments in the “Motivation to Combine” Analysis, written by Sarah M. Luth Changes in Canada Trademark Law, Written by Mark D. Hansing Lessons From Precedential Federal Circuit Decisions: Proof an Invention is not Obvious, Written by Patricia A. Sweeney We’ve Been and We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking, what events they’re attending, and what events they have attended recently!” Read Full Newsletter