May, 30th, 2019
Categories: Blog, News Tags: trademark, whipgroup
Last week six members of the WHIPgroup team attended the International Trademark Association conference in Boston. The annual conference is held in different locations each year and provides an opportunity to come together to learn [Read More…]
May, 29th, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: branding, computer, patent, software, trademark, whipgroup
By Wesley W. Whitmyer, Jr. The “IP” craze in naming law firms and professional associations blurs the lines between different types of intellectual property. Patents and trademarks, in particular, are lumped together without regard to [Read More…]
May, 7th, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: branding, CAFC, computer, precedential, startup, testimony, trademark, TTAB, USPTO, whipgroup
By Walter B. Welsh A webpage qualifies as use in commerce if it is a point-of-sale. A recent precedential decision, In re Siny Corp., provides guidance on what constitutes a point-of-sale. This article discusses that [Read More…]
March, 5th, 2019
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, software, startup, trademark, whipgroup
WHIPgroup’s InventLab™ resident encaptiv™ – a Connecticut-based startup co-founded by Shannon Malkin Daniels, Matt Daniels, and Josh Gaddy – has been hard at work and is extremely pleased with the reception of the December 2018 [Read More…]
March, 4th, 2019
Categories: Blog, News Tags: patent, trademark, whipgroup
Attorneys at WHIPgroup boast multiple million dollar settlements for their clients in 2018. The cases involved a variety of technologies and markets. Successful enforcement of trademarks, designs and utility patents all contributed to client returns. [Read More…]
January, 31st, 2019
Categories: Articles, Blog Tags: anticounterfeiting, branding, litigation, trademark, whipgroup
By Lauren C. Matturri In December 2018 toy company MGA Entertainment Inc. filed a declaratory judgment against Louis Vuitton.[1] This was to preempt the French fashion house from claiming MGA Entertainment’s Pooey Puitton toy was [Read More…]
January, 30th, 2019
Categories: Blog, News Tags: trademark, TTAB, USPTO, whipgroup
On January 22 the USPTO announced a pilot program to streamline cancellation proceedings for allegedly abandoned and unused trademarks. Under this program, once an answer is filed, the assigned TTAB Interlocutory Attorney has the parties [Read More…]
January, 28th, 2019
Categories: Blog, Events Tags: patent, startup, trademark, whipgroup
On February 4, 2019, Walter Welsh of WHIPgroup will present on Patent Secrets: Protecting Intellectual Property for the Entrepreneurial Society of Stamford at Serendipity Labs, 700 Canal Street, Stamford. For event details, click here.
January, 9th, 2019
Categories: Blog, Events Tags: patent, startup, trademark, whipgroup
On February 12, 2019, Wes Whitmyer of WHIPgroup will present on patents and trademarks at TechXel’s Venture Expert Series. For event details, click here.
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