United States – Use of a Trade Mark

The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) operates a policy quite different to that of the UK Intellectual Property Office (IPO) and Office of Harmonisation in the Internal Market (OHIM) as regards trade mark use. It is important that non-US applicants are aware of this difference before filing a trade mark application in the [...]

Contract Part Manufacturing Services in the United States

Not too long ago it appeared that virtually all manufacturing here in the United States was dead. It seemed for a long while that all manufacturing had fled to cheaper climes, primarily China. As an example we will use the manufacturing of threaded inserts. And, indeed, a large portion of American manufacturing has [...]

Frbiz.com reports the United States court ruled that SMIC TSMC trade secrets theft

According to foreign media reports, for several years, SMIC TSMC to prosecute theft of trade secrets case, and then out the important progress the U. S. has made Tuesday a court ruling favorable to the TSMC. United States Alameda County (Alameda County) of the High Court ruled that the jury has not yet [...]

The Changes to the United States Prior Art Law Implemented

The Changes to the United States Prior Art Law Implemented by PL 108-453 Enacted December 10, 2004
by Richard NeifeldI. Summary
II. Changes To 35 USC 103
III. Analysis
IV. Impact On “action pending . . . on the date of the enactment of this Act”
V. Impact On Right to an Interference Proceeding
VI. [...]

United Kingdom: Theory Into Action: Calculating Damages Payments and Accounts of Profits in Patent Cases

Claimants who have successfully proved liability in an action for patent infringement, either actual or anticipated, are entitled to elect their remedy. Successful litigants will discover that the measure of the award for compensation may vary widely depending upon their election between damages and an account of profits. Comparison of the Remedies
The variance [...]

Comments on United States Patent Assignment Information

Comments on United States Patent Assignment Information
The text below is a copy of an email that I sent the Patent Interference User’s Group (PIUG) on November 4, 2003, regarding United States Patent Assignment Information. My email was in response to a chain of emails discussing contents and accuracy of assignment information provided by the [...]