July, 3rd, 2019 at 1:32 pm
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: branding, ITC, litigation, patent, PTAB, trademark, TTAB, USPTO, whipgroup
By Stephen F.W. Ball, Jr. and Shuya Duan Imagine you want to use an image of the Statue of Liberty as your product’s label, could you register it through the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office [Read More…]
July, 2nd, 2019 at 1:56 pm
Categories: Blog, News Tags: anticounterfeiting, litigation, trademark, whipgroup
On June 28, 2019 WHIPgroup obtained a Judgment for Vineyard Vines that included both monetary damages and a permanent injunction against several serial counterfeiters. The Defendants in this case set up fraudulent websites that mimicked [Read More…]
June, 27th, 2019 at 10:57 am
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, whipgroup
WHIPgroup obtained another patent allowance using the After Final Consideration Pilot (AFCP) Program. In a U.S. Application directed to a footswitch for a medical instrument, a Final Office Action rejected pending claims for obviousness. WHIPgroup [Read More…]
June, 27th, 2019 at 9:46 am
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: 101, computer, litigation, patent, precedential, software, startup, testimony, USPTO, whipgroup
By Stephen F.W. Ball, Jr. and Jacob J. Alexander In recent years the number and use of patents has grown exponentially. There were nearly 4 times as many patent applications filled in 2013 than in [Read More…]
June, 20th, 2019 at 10:54 am
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: patent, whipgroup
By Wesley W. Whitmyer, Jr. Not every person is a match for every job. Patents are expensive and complicated legal documents. No less authority than the US Supreme Court noted long ago that “[t]he specification [Read More…]
June, 19th, 2019 at 10:04 am
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: litigation, patent, whipgroup
By William L Birks III In a patent infringement suit, plaintiffs often seek damages for lost sales of infringing products. While this is the most obvious source of recovery, opportunities for larger damage rewards may [Read More…]
June, 13th, 2019 at 9:49 am
Categories: Blog, News Tags: IPR, patent, whipgroup
WHIPgroup recently made appearances on behalf of client WhitServe LLC in two IPRs brought by Dropbox Inc. The IPRs were filed in response to WhitServe’s patent infringement lawsuit against Dropbox Inc. in the District of Delaware. WhitServe’s U.S. Patent [Read More…]
June, 13th, 2019 at 9:47 am
Categories: Blog, News Tags: whipgroup
Shuya Duan is a rising 2L student at the University of Connecticut School of Law. Prior to attending law school, she worked as a paralegal in the Law Office of Theodore N. Cox. Ms. Duan [Read More…]
June, 12th, 2019 at 9:21 am
Categories: Blog, News Tags: whipgroup
Jacob (Jack) Alexander is a rising 3L at St. John’s University School of Law. He previously interned for a private firm this past year prosecuting patents having to do with software methods and mechanical housings. [Read More…]
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