What is a Cease and Desist Letter?
Gearhart Law helps clients send out or respond to cease and desist letters. These letters have to do with a violation of a patent or trademark and usually the owner of the IP is seeking to assert their...
What Does a Grant Clause Have to Do With Licensing?
Licensing is a contract to gain rights at a patent from a license owner to a licensee. A lot of independent inventors seek a license with a large corporation – they have an idea that they’d like the...
Shanna Truffini from You Are A Gardener Receives her Trademark Certificates from Richard Gearhart
Shanna Truffini shares her experience working with Gearhart Law to receive trademarks for her brand, You Are A Gardener. Shanna is the author of You Are a Gardener, a children’s book and founder of the You Are A...
What is the European Validation Process and Why is it Important?
If you file a patent in Europe, its typically filed in the European Patent Office. The European Patent Treaty covers 38 countries. You file one application at the EPO and the application is examined by a single examiner...
Dara Weislo from the Blurbb Spot Receives her Trademark Certificate from Richard Gearhart
Dara Weilso shares her experience working with Gearhart Law LLC to receive the trademark for her brand, The Blurbb Spot. In this video she receives her official Trademark certificate. Visit her website at: https://theblurbbspot.com/
Why Should You Get a Design Patent?
Design patents protects the ornamental appearance of a product. In many cases people get a design patent to protect their product, is a new spin on an already existing product. Find out more in this video with James...
What is the Difference Between a Provisional and Non-Provisional Patent?
This is one of the most asked questions from clients. There are less stringent filing requirements on a provisional patent. A non-provisional patent has more formal requirements or you risk getting missing parts or other issues that prevent...