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Track One and Done! Patent allowed in under 4 months.
We are so happy to hear another client will be receiving her patent in under a year. It was my client's idea to expedite her application. We did a patent search, and found nothing. We decided to go ahead and file. When I told her patent applications typically take 2+...
Ugg(R) Gives Aussie Sheepskin Footwear Makers the Boot
News flash - Uggs® are not from Australia, at least not anymore. They are actually made in China. But you wouldn’t necessarily know that from their packaging. Technically, the trademark is just UGG®--without Australia. Deckers Outdoors, based in California, owns 28...
A New “Slant” on Disparaging Trademarks
Portland, Oregon based rock band The Slants won back the right to trademark their name. The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office had denied Simon Tam and his Asian-American bandmates a trademark on grounds it disparages that ethnic group. Tam appealed to the Trademark...
One–and done! Utility patent allowed in 9 months flat.
There is good news for one of my patent clients this week. His utility patent application for a consumer home-décor product was allowed nine months after we filed. No rejections, no amendments--just a Notice of Allowance. I have older patent applications which still...
New Merchandise Mart / River North location now open!
Can I be in two places at once? Yes! I've just opened a second location at Chicago's uber (not Uber) tech hub Merchandise Mart. I'm really there and just down the hall from 1871 and Matter, and steps from the Loop. So, no excuses not to call me and get your patent,...
IKEA takes the high road with their low-end bag
In my line of work, people take their ideas very seriously. Frankly, that's why my job exists. Patents and trademarks help people protect what they create. You get a patent or a trademark, then threaten to sue anyone who copies or steals. Patent and trademark...
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