Takeaway: Trademarking a nickname can be tricky even if the organization is recognized by people nationwide as the source of goods or services.

Takeaway: Website or application interactivity that provides Canadians with some benefit will establish a trademark use in Canada even if there is no physical presence in Canada.

Takeaway: Attorney’s fees payable to a prevailing party in a Copyright Infringement action must be based on the specifics of the case at hand, not on the general presumption of the type of copyright matter at hand.

Takeaway: China is addressing concerns about lax enforcement of intellectual property rights by seizing over 7 million items suspected of IP infringement.

Takeaway: Innovation in the United States is moving at a faster pace than ever before.  The USPTO has issued 1,000,000 Patents within the last three years and two months, reaching a landmark number of 10,000,000 Patents issued as of earlier this month.

Takeaway: Patent claims that recite written presented information may not be used to differentiate the invention from the prior art for patentability.

Cislo & Thomas LLP proudly exhibited at the 140th Annual International Trademark Association meeting.

Takeaway: Even if you do not upload the infringing content on your website, you may still be liable if you are profiting from such content. Be sure to have an anti-infringement plan in place before your company grows too quickly.

Takeaway: “Unless the statute expressly gives animals the right to sue, they do not have the right to sue.”

Takeaway: Make sure to document your attempts to have inventors sign their oath and declaration in writing.

For applications filed on or after September 16, 2012 assignees may have the option of filing what is called a substitute statement instead of an oath or declaration by the inventor. This issue may arise in a number of ways; sometimes an inventor may go missing, they may pass away, or they may refuse to cooperate because they have quit their job. The solution to this problem may be to file a substitute statement on the inventor’s behalf so you may continue with the prosecution of the a...