by UIA | Mar 13, 2019 | Intellectual property
Once you’ve registered your trademark at the USPTO, you are required to maintain your registration, or the registration will abandon or cancel. If canceled or abandoned, you will need to file a new application but there is no guarantee that the mark will re-register....
by UIA | Oct 22, 2018 | How to, Intellectual property
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) contains a wealth of information but the challenge is finding the information you need. The UIA knows what a goldmine of information and assistance the USPTO provides independent inventors and have compiled a few...
by UIA | Sep 14, 2018 | How to, Intellectual property
Don Kelly, a retired Director at the USPTO, was a tireless champion for the individual inventor. In every lecture or presentation he gave he offered one piece of advice – “Do your homework.” There are so many aspects of doing your homework, it has taken most...
by UIA | Nov 7, 2017 | Advocacy, Intellectual property
The US Supreme Court will hear a very important patent case on the Monday following Thanksgiving. The case is Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC. The reason this is important is that the overriding issue of the case is the validity of...
by UIA | Aug 28, 2017 | Intellectual property
Trademarks can be the most valuable asset in an intellectual property (IP) portfolio. Names like “Coca-Cola”, “Amazon”, “Ford”, and “Apple” all define important products that have international recognition. These trademarks are what identify each of the products sold...
by UIA | Dec 5, 2016 | How to, Intellectual property, Scam
Upon filing a trademark application, with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) or with another foreign government trademark agency, you will undoubtedly receive one or more official-looking notice in the mail (sometimes via email) from several...
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