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When the Supreme Court eliminated the "teaching-suggestion-motivation" test in KSR International Co. v. Teleflex Inc., it also eliminated the certainty regarding what is obvious and what is not obvious.

As a business owner you may occasionally rent your business for private or public events. In the case of a restaurant or bar you may also serve food and beverages during these events.

Jack Daniel’s iconic bottle design is an example of a famous trade dress, which is registered as a trademark. A trademark is a type of intellectual property that includes a logo...

Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the development and implementation of computer systems to execute tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as decision making and problem solving.

Understanding the fundamental differences between patents, trademarks, and copyrights is crucial for anyone looking to protect their intellectual property. This comprehensive guide explores how each form of protection works, when to use them, and debunks common misconceptions that could leave your creative works, inventions, or brand vulnerable.

The legalization and decriminalization of cannabis for medical and recreational uses has continued to expand across the United States in recent years.

Under U.S. law (i.e., 37 CFR § 1.56) each and every individual associated with the filing and prosecution of a patent application has a duty of candor and good faith in dealing with the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

It should go without saying that a trademark applicant cannot register a trademark that is identical to a previously-registered trademark for the same goods and/or services.

Navigating the federal trademark registration process requires understanding key steps from initial filing through long-term maintenance. This comprehensive guide walks through USPTO requirements, potential obstacles like office actions and opposition proceedings, and the ongoing obligations trademark owners must fulfill to maintain their registrations.

Fears over the granting of broad patents concerning game mechanics are likely overstated because prosecution of game mechanics are uniquely disadvantaged.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced the deregulation of the Arctic® Apple, which is the first genetically modified apple to be approved for production, marketing, and sale in the United States.

The Copyright Act provides that, in the case of musical works, the copyright owner has the exclusive right to perform the work Publicly.

Can a popular digital streaming service hold up under the glare of the spotlight?

Businesses often file federal trademark applications early—sometimes before a legal entity even exists.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has launched a new pilot program that fundamentally changes how certain patent applications are examined, introducing mandatory participation requirements...

The Patent Eligibility Restoration Act (PERA), introduced as bill S1546 in the U.S. Sente, represents a major legislative effort to rectify the harm caused by a series of Supreme Court decisions which dramatically narrowed the scope of what inventions were patentable in the United States.

Patents are, at the slight risk of overstatement, part of the engine that powers our nation’s economic growth.

In a century-old decision, Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes cautioned: "It would be a dangerous undertaking for persons trained only to the law to constitute themselves the final judges of the worth of pictorial illustrations, outside of the narrowest and most obvious limits."