Matal v. Tam, the trademark case, that asks whether a disparaging trademark can be federally registered. The Court explained that the disparagement clause violates the free speech clause of the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The Lanham Act, the statute that sets forth U.S. trademark laws, has certain provisions that explain under what [...]
With AI systems already being used to generate content capable of attracting IP protection, working out exactly who owns the IP rights in this content will become increasingly important, especially when it comes to licensing or enforcing those rights. Ownership of copyright Ownership of copyright is determined with reference to the “author” of a [...]
Samsung Group: is a South Korean multinational conglomerate headquartered in Samsung Town, Seoul. It comprises numerous affiliated businesses, most of them united under the Samsung brand, and is the largest South Korean chaebol (business conglomerate). Notable Samsung industrial affiliates include Samsung Electronics (the world's 2nd largest information technology company measured by 2015 revenues, and [...]
One of the most common problems for applications is 35 U.S.C. §102, which sets forth the doctrine of anticipation by requiring novelty of invention. Essentially, §102 requires the patent applicant to demonstrate that the invention is new. In essence, in order for a claimed invention to violate this “newness” requirement it must be exactly [...]
From my point of view, people should think about taking a step out for turning their important invention into an asset by bringing them out in the market. The inventor is usually caught with the question of what you want to do with your invention. Do you want to make or sell your invention? [...]
If we use USPTO’s statistic report, it looks like that only slightly more than 10 % of challenged claims are invalidated by PTAB, which is simply not true. Multiple petitioners will often group up to challenge single claim, which is why patent patent-owning entity like Zond can windup losing every one of 371 patents [...]
