What do the words “aspirin”, “escalator”, “zipper”, and “margarine” have in common? Read on to find out! Article 15 Section 1127 of the...

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In this, the season of giving, what better gift could one give than coming up with technology to improve the lives of our fellow human...

The Anti-Cybersquatting Consumer Protection Act ("ACPA"), 15 U.S.C § 1125(d), was enacted into law in 1999. This domain name dispute law...

Head, Johnson & Kachigian, P.C. is honored to have been named as one of the Go-To Law Firms at the Top 500 Companies for both 2012 and...

UPDATE November 14, 2012: Congratulations to The Galley Sink for winning the TCC StartUp Cup! Posted November 8, 2012: Head, Johnson &...

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The Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) received a new name on September 16, 2012. The BPAI is now known as the Patent Trial...

Last month, we discussed the trademark lawsuit by Christian Louboutin (“Louboutin”) against Yves Saint Laurent (“YSL”). You can read our...

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On July 13, 2012, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) opened a regional office in Detroit, Michigan. This is the first regional...

I was once asked, “Why do you have so many pairs of shoes when you can only wear one pair at a time?” I admit, I do own more shoes than I...

Sports can have an amazing impact. They can unite schools, cities, states, and nations. Sports not only impact the players and fans, but...

A Copyright is defined to be an “intangible, incorporeal right granted by statute to the author or originator of certain literary or...

Everyone knows the age-old saying, “You get what you pay for.” Yet, we constantly try to trick ourselves into defying this adage and...

You have proven that your patent idea is both useful and novel, but now you must overcome the third obstacle to patentability,...

Summer is here and parents everywhere are searching for things for their children to do over the summer break. If you search the internet...