How Startups Can Build an AI Patent Portfolio Before Competitors Do
The startups that build defensible AI patent portfolios are not the ones with the biggest budgets. They are the ones that started early, filed strategically, and treated patents as a business asset rather than a legal formality. This post covers the timing, priorities, and portfolio-building decisions that give AI startups a competitive...
Trademark Smackdown: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson vs. WWE
Trademark Smackdown: Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson vs. WWEney
Join us as we dive into the electrifying world of trademarks and wrestling, spotlighting none other than...
On-Demand Printing Leads to Copyright Violations
ON-DEMAND PRINTING LEADS TO COPYRIGHT VIOLATIONS
"IP in the News" News on the Passage to Profit - The Inventors' Show.
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How to File a Patent Application in Other Countries? – Patent Cooperation Treaty, (PCT)
In this video, Richard Gearhart, Esq, founding parter of Gearhart Law, answers frequently asked questions about the PCT, or Patent Cooperation Treaty, patent application process. It is a way to file your patents internationally. If you...
What is the Difference Between a Patent, Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secret?
Richard Gearhart, Esq. Founder and Managing Partner of Gearhart Law LLC. is interviewed by Kenya Gipson from iHeart and gives a quick overview of what a Patent, Trademark, Copyright & Trade Secret so that you understand what...
What is the Litigation Process?
The litigation process is complicated and has many different elements such as jurisdiction, venue, which courts you select to file the lawsuit in, who are the proper plaintiffs, etc.? Gearhart Law is experienced in litigation. If clients ever...
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...
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/
Should I File a Patent for My Software?
Software creators often ask whether their code or system is worth patenting. The short answer is yes, you can patent software, but only when the invention does more than perform an abstract idea or routine computer function. Patent protection may be worth pursuing if your software provides a technical improvement, solves a...
What is a Foreign Filing License and How Do You Use It?
Many of our clients at Gearhart Law ask us about foreign filing licenses. In this video Richard Gearhart, Esq. Founder and Managing Partner of Gearhart Law LLC, gives insight into this subject and how you can even file...