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Cardi B Makes Money Moves to Trademark, ‘Okurrr’

Posted on April 17, 2019

Winner of the Hip-Hop Artist of the Year trophy at the 2019 iHeartRadio Music Awards, Cardi B, is not only known for her chart-topping tracks, but for her trademark catchphrases. We've heard them all from the Bronx bombshell on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and Carpool Karaoke on The...

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Intellectual Property Assignments

Posted on April 4, 2019

Assignments - Transferring your Intellectual Property

Welcome to IP in a minute with Richard Gearhart, brought to you by Gearhart law. Today we’re going to be talking about assignments. Not the kind of assignments that you used to get from your teacher, but assignments that...

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Crowdfunding or crowdfinancing and its intersection with IP

Posted on March 4, 2019

written by David Postolski, Partner at Gearhart Law

Crowdfunding is the use of small amounts of capital from a large number of individuals to back or finance a new business venture. Crowdfunding makes use of the easy accessibility of vast networks of people through social media and crowdfunding websites...

Amazon Trademark filing may reveal new market segment

Posted on July 18, 2017

Oftentimes a company’s Intellectual Property filings signal a company’s direction. Today the buzz is all about Amazon because of its July 6th trademark filing. The trademark, “We do the prep. You be the chef” sent Blue Apron’s stock tumbling, as investors forecast a major competitor entering the market for ready to cook, delivered meals. Amazon...

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Webinar June 15th 11am EDT -Inventor Chat hosted by The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office

Posted on June 8, 2017

The USPTO hosts a series of 'chats' for inventors to learn more about patents and trademarks. The next one is June 15th at 11am Eastern time and is focused on trademarks. To find out the details and how to access the webinar, click below: https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/events/inventor-info-chat-webinar-2 Of course, if you have trademark questions you can...

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Record Year for International Patent Applications in 2016, up 7.3% from 2015; Strong Demand Also for Trademark and Industrial Design Protection – WIPO press release

Posted on April 17, 2017

[caption id=""] PCT countries are in blue [/caption] The PCT, or Patent Cooperation Treaty, is a treaty between 152 countries. It facilitates inventors’ filing their patent applications in foreign countries by providing a relatively inexpensive ‘date holder’ in all 152 countries until the inventor decides...