Trademark Infringement: Can I Bid on My Competitors’ Trademarks as Adwords?
April 11, 2013 By Vincent Allen Leave a Comment
By Vincent Allen and PJ Putnam With the use of search engines by consumers to find products and websites becoming more prominent, search engine optimization has become an important part of the marketing plan for large and small businesses alike. For those companies that do not want to take the time or put in the [...]
Use Unlicensed Music in Wedding Films at Your Peril
January 22, 2013 By Vincent Allen Leave a Comment
Quantum leaps have been made in both the quality and popularity of wedding films over the past 10 years. The advances are a result of technology improvements in post-production editing systems and the introduction of low profile cameras that rival the production quality of movie sets. Most recently, the availability of relatively low cost DSLR [...]
Aon & RPX Unveil Non-Practicing Entity Patent Litigation Coverage
November 7, 2012 By Vincent Allen Leave a Comment
It is becoming more and more common for technology business owners to be faced with patent infringement suits filed by a non-practicing entity (NPE), an entity that does not manufacture or sell the product covered by the patent. Defending a patent infringement suit can be very expensive, and for a small company, can threaten its [...]
DBA IP Section Lands Dallas Patent Office
October 16, 2012 By Vincent Allen Leave a Comment
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Department of Commerce announced July 2, 2012 that a Dallas patent office would be one of four new regional offices of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. The creation of satellite offices marks the first time in the 200-plus year history of the USPTO [...]
Importance of Patent Protection
June 21, 2012 By Vincent Allen Leave a Comment
Our firm now has a You Tube channel with educational videos about IP law. Copper Penny Films did a great job creating the videos for us. Here is my first video on the importance of patent protection and consulting with your patent attorney prior to bringing a product to market. My colleagues Colin Cahoon and Bobby [...]
