Copyright law protects original works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible medium of expression. Poetry, plays, movies, songs and software are examples of created works that can be protected by...
The Supreme Court ruled in Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, et al., deciding that inter partes review, which authorizes the United States Patent and Trademark Office to reconsider and cancel...
In 1980, genetically altered living organisms were deemed eligible for patent protection as the result of a Supreme Court ruling in Diamond v. Chakrabarty, 447 U.S. 303, 206 USPQ 193 (1980), which held that...
Private companies that are not associated with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) or San Diego IP Law Group LLP abscond trademark application and registration information from publicly available USPTO...
The Leahy–Smith America Invents Act (AIA), passed by Congress September, 16, 2011, introduced noteworthy amendments to the existing United States patent system, including transitioning from first-to-invent to first-to-file priority; assignee filing; prohibiting patents...
The 2018 Winter Olympic Games in PyeongChang are upon us. From February 8 to 25, spectators around the globe will attend, watch and follow the world’s best-of-the-best athletes as they compete in...
San Diego IP Law Group co-founder and patent attorney Trevor Coddington, Ph.D., presented “Intellectual Property Law for Startups,” to seminar participants at the Biomimicry Accelerator Boot Camp that took place November 8-12...
Prior to the U.S. Plant Patent Act in 1930, plants could not receive patent protection. Like other products of nature, such as minerals or microorganisms, plants were excluded by statute or judicial...
The First Amendment’s Free Speech Clause limits government control of private speech but does not limit government speech. Where courts draw the line as to whether a government issued document is private...