Innovative ideas, disruptive technologies, and boundless creativity are the driving forces behind the success of a start-up business. However, so is intellectual property (IP) protection. Without protecting your business’s IP, ...
Intellectual Property (IP) holds immense value for businesses, entrepreneurs, and creative individuals alike. Whether an invention, software, or piece of art, safeguarding your intellectual property is crucial to ensure that ...
Your sense of smell is the strongest sense tied to memory, so it’s no surprise that fragrances can hold a lot of power. When a company creates a unique fragrance, ...
As AI-generated content continues to grow, more questions are being raised about how the content is to be treated under the law – what is able to be protected and ...
When you work hard to create your own business, the last thing you want is for others to profit off of your hard work. That’s why it’s so important to ...
While you may be excited to file for a patent, many are initially rejected for being “obvious” by a patent examiner in the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). In ...
Diagnostic testing has always been extremely important in the treatment and mitigation of illness. Never in our lifetimes has this been more apparent than it is now during the COVID-19 ...
Generally, when we think of what is trademark-able, we think of specific terms that can be protected rather than broad or generic ones. However, as evidenced in a case involving ...
When you have created an invention, filing a patent can help afford protection from others. But in order to be granted a patent, you must be sure that someone else ...
When you have a business, sometimes you don’t want to operate under your registered legal name for a variety of reasons. This is where a DBA registration comes in handy. ...
As social media content and influencers continue to make an increasingly large impact, it begs the question of whether their content is or can be protected. Luckily for them, a ...
IPO’s “Stroke Of Genius” Podcast A new episode of IPO Education Foundation’s Stroke of Genius is available NOW! Hear this clip of Episode 5 (https://apple.co/2XZXlsE) where two creatives used technology to ...
A recent decision by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is making clear who can – and cannot – file for a patent; it may not be quite who ...
The COVID-19 pandemic has without a doubt changed the U.S. landscape. Millions have been diagnosed and the economy has been greatly impacted. What is needed are better ways to diagnose ...
As Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to become more and more prevalent, it’s only natural that we start to imagine it helping in various scenarios. If you have wondered if AI ...
Amid the stress of the COVID-19 pandemic, many things have taken a backseat to the health and safety of the American public. The circumstances accompanying the effort to slow the ...
When you create something and obtain a patent on it, you likely feel confident that you are protected. However, it is important to note that your patent rights do not ...
Scully Scott is very closely monitoring the information being released by the CDC, World Health Organization and other government agencies on the COVID-19/Coronavirus outbreak. We take our employee health ...
When you have an idea that you want to turn into a patent, there are many hurdles to overcome in the process. But what ends up giving most people trouble ...
When it comes to business, it’s a competitive world. When one company is successfully executing a product or service, it’s common that other companies will soon attempt to follow suit. ...
We are pleased to announce that Adam DeRosa, Ph.D. has become a partner,effective January 1, 2020. Please join us in congratulating Adam.
For years and years, thousands of inventors have successfully patented their inventions. Inventions such as a hammer would have been easy to demonstrate how they were made. Under 35 USC ...
You’ve suddenly thought of a great idea and want to turn your idea into a reality – an invention – and protecting it by receiving a patent. The process of ...
No longer can we think of retail without thinking of Amazon. But while the retail giant only continues to grow, it faces new challenges. One of those challenges has been ...
With a massive boom in cannabis and cannabis-related products, it is not surprising that legal issues surrounding these products have arisen. While trademarking cannabis-related products and processes can be murky, ...
By Mark J. Cohen Ph.D. In AVX Corporation v. Presidio Components, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1106 (Fed. Cir. 2019), decided on May 13, 2019, before Judges Newman, O’Malley and Taranto, the ...
Garden City, New York — Scully, Scott, Murphy & Presser is pleased to announce that Brian M. Rothery has joined the firm as a partner. Mr. Rothery has extensive experience ...
Protecting your inventions with a patent shields you from others copying and profiting off of your creation. Not all inventions, however, will qualify for patent protection. U.S. Patent Law lays ...
Do I still need a patent search if my idea is not on the market? The patent search process is at times overlooked, but is a crucial first step to ...
By: Mark J. Cohen, Ph. D The Supreme Court in a decision in Return Mail Inc. v. U.S. Postal Service et al, case number 17-1594 in the U.S Supreme Court, ...
By Mark J. Cohen Ph.D. In AVX Corporation v. Presidio Components, Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1106 (Fed. Cir. 2019), decided on May 13, 2019, before Judges Newman, O’Malley and Taranto, the ...
By Mark J. Cohen In Amgen Inc. v. Sandoz Inc., Appeal No. 2018-1551 (Fed. Cir. 2019), the Federal Circuit, in a decision decided May 8, 2019, by Judges Lourie, O’Malley ...
You just thought of a product that is unique in design from its competitors, standing out from the crowd. What should you do? How can you protect it? You may ...
BY MARK J. COHEN On April 26, 2019, the Federal Circuit, in Neptune Generics, LLC v. Eli Lilly & Company, Appeal No. 18-257 (Fed. Cir. 2019), affirmed an inter partes ...
A recent decision from the Federal Circuit, Grunenthal GMBH v. Alkem Laboratories Limited, Appeal No. 2017-1153 (Fed. Cir. March 28, 2019) has made it more difficult to challenge the validity ...
How can I enforce my patent? Receiving a patent is a momentous occasion. Your patent represents the culmination of your innovation, diligence, and hard work. You likely spent several months ...
A recent decision from the Federal Circuit, Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc., v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Appeal Nos 2017-1240, 2017-1455, 2017-1887 (Fed. Cir. March 28, 2019) held that claiming a new ...
Juristat, the only service that uses performance as well as volume to rank U.S. patent prosecution teams, has announced its 2018 Top 100 Patent Firms. SSMP, located in Garden City, ...
You’ve just had a great idea and you want to patent an improvement on an existing product, but have to be sure not to infringe upon the patent or patents ...
Recently, Fintiv, a young startup located in Austin, Texas, has stepped up to accuse Apple Pay, one of the largest mobile platforms, of patent infringement. Fintiv’s patent was bought from ...
An effective trademark strategy will not only enable you to establish a distinctive brand identity, but also help to avoid infringing on the marks of others. Trademark infringement can be ...
The Girl Scouts of America and Boy Scouts of America have become about as American as apple pie. You would be hard-pressed to find someone who has not heard of ...
Recently, Costco was hit with a $19.3 million judgment, with the court finding that it willfully deceived its customers into thinking that they were purchasing Tiffany Rings. This case may ...
We all remember those Halloween nights when we were allowed to choose our own treats. In the dark, with one hand in the candy bowl and the other on our ...
In the latest suit against the Seattle-based e-commerce conglomerate (The Comphy Co. v. Amazon.com, Inc.), Amazon is being accused of trademark infringement by upscale bedding company, The Comphy. In its ...
After seven long years of battling over a legal patent infringement, Apple and Samsung have finally agreed upon a settlement, though its terms have not been disclosed. A History of ...
If you intend on bringing innovations to the marketplace it is essential to obtain a patent which grants you the exclusive right to use, sell or otherwise exploit the particular ...
written by Fatih Mercan, Ph.D (June 2018) After the Supreme Court’s Mayo decision, overcoming the patent eligibility (35 U.S.C. §101) barrier for patent applications in the personalized medicine field became ...
By: Drew Berweger In a 7-2 decision (Gorsuch and Breyer dissenting), the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 22, 2018 that a company can recover profits it lost outside the ...
What makes your business distinct, and hopefully superior, to other businesses of the same type are the methods, formulas, and techniques that give your company independent economic value. Clearly, protecting ...
