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Israel and Innovation – a Good Match

Posted on September 8, 2016

written by David Postolski, Patent Attorney at Gearhart Law

Having been invited to present at the AIPLA and AIPPI Conference March 20-22, 2016, in Tel Aviv to speak about Post Grant Review proceedings for patents, I was...

IP protection in Cuba

Posted on September 8, 2016

written by Elizabeth Gearhart, Ph.D., patent agent at Gearhart Law I want to do business in Cuba – can I get patent and trademark protection there? Short answer – yes! Let’s start with patents. In order to file patent applications in other countries, a U.S. inventor must first file in the U.S., then they may file,...

Redskins’ Trademark Fight Goes to Appeals Court

Posted on September 8, 2016

Pretty Intimidating…no? We previously examined the never-ending saga of the National Football League’s Washington Redskins and the cancellation of some of their trademarks, namely those featuring the word “Redskins,” back in mid-2014. However,as previously alluded, this matter is far from over and counsel for the Redskins recently...

Gearhart Law Client Loliware® Wins Big on Shark Tank

Posted on September 8, 2016

written by Elizabeth Gearhart, Ph.D., patent agent at Gearhart Law Summit, New Jersey – Gearhart Law, a New York area-based IP firm specializing in patent, trademark and copyright law, is pleased to announce that its client, Manhattan based Loliware®, won funding on the October 2, 2015 episode of Shark Tank....

Apple v. Samsung – the IP fight goes on

Posted on September 8, 2016

APPLE V. SAMSUNG written by James Klobucar, Esq., patent attorney at Gearhart Law A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away…there was no such thing as the “smart phone wars.” The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) recently handed down their most recent decision in the highly publicized clashing between...

IP in China – video

Posted on September 8, 2016

Gearhart Law hosted the 1st Annual Global Intellectual Property Law Symposium at the end of March, 2015. The following link is to the video of the panelist from China, James Zhu, discussing the business climate in China and enforcement of your Intellectual Property rights...

Design patents are now easier to file internationally

Posted on September 8, 2016

Re-posted from the USPTO website www.uspto.gov by James Klobucar, Patent Attorney at Gearhart Law United States Deposits Instrument of Ratification to Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs U.S. innovators will soon have more options for pursuing multi-jurisdictional protection for new industrial designs February 13, 2015 Press Release 15-02 CONTACT:...

Russia Modernizes its Patent Legislation

Posted on September 8, 2016

written by Susanne Somersalo, Ph.D., Esq., patent attorney at Gearhart Law www.Gearhartlaw.com It is now safer for foreign companies to enter the Russian markets— Russia modernizes its patent legislation The IP laws in Russia have come a long way since the Soviet Union collapsed. The Soviet Union used to provide something that was called an Author’s...

Steve Jobs – Still Getting Patents After Death

Posted on September 8, 2016

written by Elizabeth Gearhart, Ph.D., patent agent at Gearhart Law www.GearhartLaw.com Can you get a patent on your invention after you die? Yes! To cite a famous example, Steve Jobs, the recent CEO of Apple, has received 141 patents since he passed away.Not surprising that one of the most inventive, sharpest business men in America...

Insuring Your Start-Up Against Litigation

Posted on September 8, 2016

written by James Kobucar, Esq., Patent Attorney at Gearhart Law www.GearhartLaw.com About a year ago, a crowdfunding campaign was run by Ditto.com to raise money for its business. However, this wasn’t your typical crowdfunding campaign. Ditto was attempting to raise money to fight an allegation of patent infringement made by a “non-practicing entity...