In its efforts to prevent the importation of goods that infringe registered intellectual property in the United States, the U.S. Customs...

The United States Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on April 18, 2011 in the case Microsoft Corp. v. i4i Limited Partnership. The...

Written by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Posted: April 4, 2011 Washington – The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO)...

The Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks was established in 1891 and functions under the Madrid Agreement and...

Overview Inventors need to understand the examination process of a patent application going through the United States Patent and...

Moore Manor, the location of Head, Johnson & Kachigian, P.C.'s office, is featured in the March 2011 issue of TulsaPeople Magazine. We...

On January 25, 2011, Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT), chairman of the Judiciary Committee, introduced his latest bill on patent reform. The...

On February 11, 2011, when the National Public Radio show This American Life produced and aired a segment entitled: “427: Original...

On January 25, 2011, President Obama stated in his State of the Union Address that he wanted to "spark innovation and educate our youth...

The U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke and Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent...

Regulations of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) authorize the payment of reduced fees by those who come within the...

On December 8, 2009, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new pilot program for accelerated examination....

Article 1, Section 8, Clause 8 of the United States Constitution states that Congress shall have power “to promote the Progress of...

I’ve always known that a trademark is a word, symbol, design, or combination thereof, which identifies a particular brand, service,...

When a patent or trademark application is received by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), it is examined to...

The United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in Global-Tech Appliances Inc. v. SEB S.A. on October 12, 2010, thereby agreeing to...

Authentication or legalization of documents is a necessary step in international patent and trademark filing. Most countries require a...

The Patent Reform Act of 2010 was recently made public when details were released by the United States Senate. The Act has been presented...

January 2010 marked the beginning of a new era for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and for inventors across the...

The United States Supreme Court recently issued a much-anticipated decision in the case Bilski v. Kappos, 561 US ___ (2010). The Court...