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Intellectual Property & Technology
2001-2004 Articles
- Expanding your brand into the US
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Oct-05-2004
— Central to brand expansion into the U.S. is the strategic development of a strong trademark/ service mark portfolio. This article originally appeared in the October 1, 2004 issue of The Lawyers Weekly.
- Global Trademark Strategies: The Madrid Protocol
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Sep-12-2004
— Trademark owners in the United States seeking to extend their brands outside U.S. borders now have a relatively new mechanism for protecting their valuable intellectual property.
- Reach-Through Claims Declared Invalid
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Sep-12-2004
— “Reach-through” claims refer to claims for products or uses for products when experimental data is provided for screening methods or tools for the identification of such products.
- Filing Considerations for Provisional Patent Applications
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Sep-12-2004
— The filing of a U.S. provisional patent application preserves foreign filing rights in all Paris Convention countries and disclosures made after the filing will not adversely affect the ability to file foreign patent applications in those countries.
- IP Developments September 2004
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Sep-10-2004
— Premier Issue! Topics include The Madrid Protocol, copyright treatment of work made for hire, provisional patent applications, nanotechnology, and reach-through claims.
- Basics of Copyright Registration for Designs of Buildings
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Jan-28-2003
— A claim to copyright in an architectural work is distinct from a claim in technical drawings for the work. Separate applications are required for both.
- Permissible Repair or Infringing Reconstruction?
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Jan-28-2003
— In order to determine whether refurbishing a patented item constitutes permissible repair or infringing reconstruction, a careful examination of all of the facts and circumstances regarding the work to be performed and the patent at issue should be made.
- A Proper Use of Trademark Guideline
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Nov-27-2001
— Trademarks, which include service marks, are extremely valuable assets because they also communicate the goodwill and quality of the product and service.
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