IP Developments September 2004

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Contents:

‘What Do You Mean I Paid for It, but Don’t Own It?’
Gary M. Schober

Global Trademark Strategies: The Madrid Protocol
Kenneth D. Suzan

Filing Considerations for Provisional Patent Applications
David L. Principe

Think Small, Really Small
R. Kent Roberts

Reach-Through Claims Declared Invalid
Ranjana Kadle

Intellectual property is not only a strategic asset, it is the currency of business. The attorneys in the Intellectual Property & Technology Group at Hodgson Russ understand its importance and devote their practice to the protection and enforcement of all forms of intellectual property rights under patent, trademark, copyright, unfair competition, and trade secret laws. Our attorneys appreciate the new frontiers in which our clients conduct business, including those in the biotech, electrical, computer, mechanical, chemical, and other technical areas. Hodgson Russ intellectual property attorneys have advanced degrees in engineering and the physical and biological
sciences in addition to law degrees. This gives our attorneys an unusual degree of understanding of our clients’ requirements and objectives.

Hodgson Russ’s intellectual property practice is national and international in scope. Clients include Fortune 500 corporations, middle-market companies, and major research and educational institutions, as well as smaller businesses and individuals. The Firm works directly with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and with a network of patent and trademark attorneys in all major countries of the world.