Year: 2016

Apple’s New Patent Is Another Step in the Journey of Smartphone/Automobile Integration By: Matthew Miller, Patent Agent www.GearhartLaw.com Most citizens of the more-developed countries on the planet accept the fact that the smartphone is becoming a larger and larger part of everyone’s lives. To that end, famed internet statistician Mary Meeker has recently...

written by James Klobucar, Esq., Patent Attorney at Gearhart Law www.gearhartstg.wpenginepowered.com Review This…. Inter partes review may be a term many are not familiar with but it can be used as an instrumental tool in protecting one’s self and business. Inter partes review was given life by the America Invents Act (AIA) signed into law back...

By: Matthew G. Miller, Gearhart Law www.GearhartLaw.com If you’ve been exposed to any media outlet recently, you’ve probably heard the phrase “net neutrality” being tossed around. While there are a number of descriptions available online (including my personal favorite), in short, net neutrality means that all data traveling through the “pipes” of the internet...

written by James Klobucar, Esq., Patent Attorney at Gearhart Law www.GearhartLaw.com As many have likely now heard, the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), namely the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), has canceled six trademark registrations owned by Pro-Football, Inc. and attributable to the “Washington Redskins” American football team of the National Football...

By: Matthew G. Miller, Gearhart Law www.gearhartstg.wpenginepowered.com World Cup ball progression You probably know that the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil kicks off this June 12. However, you might not know that a new soccer ball is created specifically for each World Cup. Now I know what you’re thinking, How does one develop a new...

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Inventing Outside the Box…or Speaker

Binauric, a German based company, has created a new Bluetooth® enabled speaker called “Boom Boom” which can acquire new functionalities throughout its lifespan. Such technology is a...

Written by Matthew G. Miller, Gearhart Law www.gearhartstg.wpenginepowered.com Google, the Mountain View-based search giant, is preparing for the release of their hotly anticipated new product,Google Glass. Aside from promoting Google Glass through various publicity stunts, Google is also looking to protect their legal rights associated with Google Glass. The company has filed a...

Written by Matthew G. Miller, Gearhart Law www.GearhartLaw.com Over the past few years, the Supreme Court of the United States issued two seminal opinions on patent law: Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics (“Myriad”) and Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories (“Mayo”). Each of these cases grappled with what constitutes patent-eligible subject...

written by Elizabeth Gearhart, Ph.D., patent agent at Gearhart Law www.gearhartstg.wpenginepowered.com Apple has finally done it! At least we hope this technology works out. They’ve invented a solar-powered MacBook. They’ve even been issued a patent for it: US Patent # 8,638,549, “Electronic device display module.” You can view the patent on the USPTO website: http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser?Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8638549.PN.&OS=PN/8638549&RS=PN/8638549 Click...