By: Michael Foycik
Sept.30, 2019
The author is a trademark attorney in Washington DC who helps Chinese companies register their trademarks in the US. The author has over 28 years experience in trademarks, trademark applications, and trademark appeals. For further information, please email at mjfoycik@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
The following is advice from a US attorney, in the field of US Trademark law. From my work assisting companies in China with their US trademark applications, I have the following advice. This may help your company save time, effort, and money.
The main problem is when filing the wrong specimens of use, which can become costly and delay the trademark application. Correct specimens of use are required in US Trademark applications. They are required at the time of initial filing for “actual use” applications, and they are required after allowance in “intent-to-use” applications. The specimen of use should show the trademark attached to the products, or on boxes/packages that contain the products; or on a web site showing the trademark in an actual business. If a web site, ideally there will be an order page.
The description of the goods and services should be specific, as far as possible. It can start with a generic term, followed by one or more specific terms. An example is: “Exercise classes, specifically in the field of stretching and yoga.” The trademark examiner can then more easily accept the description, or alternatively suggest an acceptable version of the description, speeding up the trademark process.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/US-Trademark-Attorney-Advice-For-Chinese-Companies-To-Get-US-Trademarks.html
Sunday, September 29, 2019
Thursday, September 26, 2019
Patents, trademarks display UMMC’s innovation
By: Karen Bascom
At the end of the last fiscal year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the University of Mississippi Medical Center two patents and a trademark. Combined with record numbers of intellectual property applications and disclosures, these inventions represent the diversity of approaches our faculty take to advancing science and health care.
The Bench
About one in ten people in the U.S. have some form of chronic kidney disease, which kills about 50,000 Americans yearly.
“Currently, there are no effective treatments to reverse the course of chronic kidney disease,” said Dr. Alejandro Chade, professor of physiology and biophysics.
Chade is the co-inventor of a patent that covers the use of an elastin-like polypeptide, or ELP, to deliver drugs to the kidney. This patents also covers the use of a protein that promotes blood vessel growth in order to slow the progression of kidney disease. Chade, who studies vascular diseases, worked with co-inventor Dr. Gene Bidwell, associate professor of neurology, to create the drug delivery system.
Read more >> https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2019/09/Patents-and-Trademarks.html
At the end of the last fiscal year, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued the University of Mississippi Medical Center two patents and a trademark. Combined with record numbers of intellectual property applications and disclosures, these inventions represent the diversity of approaches our faculty take to advancing science and health care.
The Bench
About one in ten people in the U.S. have some form of chronic kidney disease, which kills about 50,000 Americans yearly.
“Currently, there are no effective treatments to reverse the course of chronic kidney disease,” said Dr. Alejandro Chade, professor of physiology and biophysics.
Chade is the co-inventor of a patent that covers the use of an elastin-like polypeptide, or ELP, to deliver drugs to the kidney. This patents also covers the use of a protein that promotes blood vessel growth in order to slow the progression of kidney disease. Chade, who studies vascular diseases, worked with co-inventor Dr. Gene Bidwell, associate professor of neurology, to create the drug delivery system.
Read more >> https://www.umc.edu/news/News_Articles/2019/09/Patents-and-Trademarks.html
Tuesday, September 24, 2019
U.S. TRADEMARK ATTORNEY CHECKLIST FOR CHINESE COMPANIES TO GET U.S. TRADEMARKS
By: Michael Foycik
Sept.25, 2019
The author is a trademark attorney in Washington DC who helps Chinese companies register their trademarks in the US. The author has over 28 years experience in trademarks, trademark applications, and trademark appeals. For further information, please email at mjfoycik@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
The following is advice from a US attorney, in the field of US Trademark law, who has helped Chinese companies get registered US Trademarks. This is a short list of the main things to do to file a U.S. Trademark application to obtain a U.S. Trademark.
> You must have a U.S. Attorney licensed in the U.S., as of August 3, 2019. If you need assistance with this, please inquire using the contact information below.
> Ask your U.S. Attorney to perform a search of the existing trademarks, to see if there are any conflicting trademarks. An informal search is done online, at little or no cost. A formal search can be better, but will cost more.
> Provide a specimen of use, such as a label showing the trademark, or a page on a web site showing ordering information along with the trademark.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/US-Trademark-Attorney-Checklist-For-Chinese-Companies-To-Get-US-Trademarks.html
Sept.25, 2019
The author is a trademark attorney in Washington DC who helps Chinese companies register their trademarks in the US. The author has over 28 years experience in trademarks, trademark applications, and trademark appeals. For further information, please email at mjfoycik@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
The following is advice from a US attorney, in the field of US Trademark law, who has helped Chinese companies get registered US Trademarks. This is a short list of the main things to do to file a U.S. Trademark application to obtain a U.S. Trademark.
> You must have a U.S. Attorney licensed in the U.S., as of August 3, 2019. If you need assistance with this, please inquire using the contact information below.
> Ask your U.S. Attorney to perform a search of the existing trademarks, to see if there are any conflicting trademarks. An informal search is done online, at little or no cost. A formal search can be better, but will cost more.
> Provide a specimen of use, such as a label showing the trademark, or a page on a web site showing ordering information along with the trademark.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/US-Trademark-Attorney-Checklist-For-Chinese-Companies-To-Get-US-Trademarks.html
Sunday, September 22, 2019
Hello? Indigenous Maori have words with Air New Zealand over trademark of phrase
By: Rina Chandran
BANGKOK - It's a friendly greeting heard everywhere in New Zealand, but charges of cultural appropriation have pitted Kiwis with indigenous Maori heritage against the national airline, after it sought to trademark a logo with the words "kia ora".
Air New Zealand said the logo with the phrase - which means "good health" and is used commonly to mean "hello" - is also the name of its in-flight magazine.
But a spokesman for the New Zealand Maori Council said the community was "tired" of businesses using their culture and language, and threatened a boycott of the airline.
"Maori is ours. You don't get to culturally misappropriate it for profit; you certainly don't get to trademark it," Matthew Tukaki, an executive member of the council, said in a video posted online this week.
He added that it was especially insensitive as this is Maori Language Week.
Air New Zealand said it was "standard corporate practice" to trademark all its corporate logos, and that its application only referred to the logo of its in-flight magazine Kia Ora, which it has published since 2007.
Read more >> https://www.indigenouspeoples-sdg.org/index.php/english/all-global-news/1162-hello-indigenous-maori-have-words-with-air-new-zealand-over-trademark-of-phrase
BANGKOK - It's a friendly greeting heard everywhere in New Zealand, but charges of cultural appropriation have pitted Kiwis with indigenous Maori heritage against the national airline, after it sought to trademark a logo with the words "kia ora".
Air New Zealand said the logo with the phrase - which means "good health" and is used commonly to mean "hello" - is also the name of its in-flight magazine.
But a spokesman for the New Zealand Maori Council said the community was "tired" of businesses using their culture and language, and threatened a boycott of the airline.
"Maori is ours. You don't get to culturally misappropriate it for profit; you certainly don't get to trademark it," Matthew Tukaki, an executive member of the council, said in a video posted online this week.
He added that it was especially insensitive as this is Maori Language Week.
Air New Zealand said it was "standard corporate practice" to trademark all its corporate logos, and that its application only referred to the logo of its in-flight magazine Kia Ora, which it has published since 2007.
Read more >> https://www.indigenouspeoples-sdg.org/index.php/english/all-global-news/1162-hello-indigenous-maori-have-words-with-air-new-zealand-over-trademark-of-phrase
Thursday, September 19, 2019
Startup Business: A Checklist
By: Michael J Foycik Jr.
Sept.20, 2019
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
Starting a new business is exciting! Here's a checklist you'll want to consider.
Trademark application or registered trademark. Everyone needs this.
Pending patent application of any type: design, utility, or provisional (PPA).
Funding, which can include crowd funding services like Kickstarter or Indiegogo.
Copyright rights. This includes your web site and promotional materials.
Publicity, if using crowd funding sites or if needed to attract investors.
Costs can be fairly low. Some informal rights are permitted, and every startup is different. Contact me with any questions at the email address below.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/Startup-Business.html
Sept.20, 2019
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
Starting a new business is exciting! Here's a checklist you'll want to consider.
Trademark application or registered trademark. Everyone needs this.
Pending patent application of any type: design, utility, or provisional (PPA).
Funding, which can include crowd funding services like Kickstarter or Indiegogo.
Copyright rights. This includes your web site and promotional materials.
Publicity, if using crowd funding sites or if needed to attract investors.
Costs can be fairly low. Some informal rights are permitted, and every startup is different. Contact me with any questions at the email address below.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/Startup-Business.html
Tuesday, September 17, 2019
For Startups to Succeed, We Need STRONG Patents
By: Eb Bright
The Associated Press recently reported that despite the United States experiencing the longest economic expansion on record, new business formation has failed to return to the levels seen prior to the Great Recession of 2007-2009. What is behind this extended startup slump? Most reports cite regulatory hurdles and difficulty finding qualified workers. But there is another cause that has received far too little attention – the recent weakening of patent protections for America’s entrepreneurs.
As the President of ExploraMed, a Silicon Valley-based medical device incubator that identifies, creates and develops solutions for unmet health needs, I have seen firsthand the importance of patents to startups. For companies like the ones we have launched at ExploraMed and thousands like them, patents are the currency that drives venture investment. They incentivize risky research and development. They help attract top research and executive talent. And they facilitate the transfer of knowledge between university researchers and manufacturing companies.
If you are going to disrupt a marketplace, create an entirely new product category or leapfrog an existing technology platform, you need patent protection that is reliable and predictable. Unfortunately, we no longer have that in the United States. Through a series of court cases and harmful congressional actions, the patent system in the United States has been significantly degraded over the past decade.
Read more >> https://morningconsult.com/opinions/for-startups-to-succeed-we-need-strong-patents/
The Associated Press recently reported that despite the United States experiencing the longest economic expansion on record, new business formation has failed to return to the levels seen prior to the Great Recession of 2007-2009. What is behind this extended startup slump? Most reports cite regulatory hurdles and difficulty finding qualified workers. But there is another cause that has received far too little attention – the recent weakening of patent protections for America’s entrepreneurs.
As the President of ExploraMed, a Silicon Valley-based medical device incubator that identifies, creates and develops solutions for unmet health needs, I have seen firsthand the importance of patents to startups. For companies like the ones we have launched at ExploraMed and thousands like them, patents are the currency that drives venture investment. They incentivize risky research and development. They help attract top research and executive talent. And they facilitate the transfer of knowledge between university researchers and manufacturing companies.
If you are going to disrupt a marketplace, create an entirely new product category or leapfrog an existing technology platform, you need patent protection that is reliable and predictable. Unfortunately, we no longer have that in the United States. Through a series of court cases and harmful congressional actions, the patent system in the United States has been significantly degraded over the past decade.
Read more >> https://morningconsult.com/opinions/for-startups-to-succeed-we-need-strong-patents/
Sunday, September 15, 2019
Some Indiegogo Success Tips
By: Michael J Foycik Jr.
Sept.16, 2019
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
If you're planning an Indiegogo campaign or other enterprise funding site, then these tips may help.
Have IP protection. What's that? It is intellectual property. It is not necessary to have an issued patent, but for success raising capital it is important to have at least patent pending protection. Trademark protection can help too. Don't neglect copyright protection and trade secret protection, if those are appropriate for your enterprise.
Get publicity. Use an inexpensive service that does e-press releases. Such a service can even help you write the press releases, for a small additional fee. And, try giving interviews to journals and magazines that might review your product or service.
Line up your tech resources ahead of time, to list on the site. These services would include affordable software technical services. Your product will need technical support services, so it may be a good idea to list such a company on your site. Other software services are important, as you're well aware already: sales support software, inventory management software, and employee management software, among others.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/Some-Indiegogo-Success-Tips.html
Sept.16, 2019
The author is a patent attorney with over 28 years experience in patents and trademarks. For further information, please email at IP1lwyr@gmail.com, or call at 877-654-3336.
If you're planning an Indiegogo campaign or other enterprise funding site, then these tips may help.
Have IP protection. What's that? It is intellectual property. It is not necessary to have an issued patent, but for success raising capital it is important to have at least patent pending protection. Trademark protection can help too. Don't neglect copyright protection and trade secret protection, if those are appropriate for your enterprise.
Get publicity. Use an inexpensive service that does e-press releases. Such a service can even help you write the press releases, for a small additional fee. And, try giving interviews to journals and magazines that might review your product or service.
Line up your tech resources ahead of time, to list on the site. These services would include affordable software technical services. Your product will need technical support services, so it may be a good idea to list such a company on your site. Other software services are important, as you're well aware already: sales support software, inventory management software, and employee management software, among others.
Read more >> http://internationalpatentservice.com/Some-Indiegogo-Success-Tips.html
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