In the world of branding, not all trademarks are created equal. While you might have a dozen different names for specific products, there is often one name that rules them all – the House Mark. Think...
The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to deny Stephen Thaler’s petition for writ of certiorari in Thaler v. Perlmutter effectively solidifies – at least for now – the human authorship requirement as the...
In the world of trademark law, there is a common misconception that simply using a word or logo on a product makes it a mark. However, the USPTO often issue a failure-to-function refusal – a...
In a fresh precedential ruling on January 22, 2026, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reinforced a difficult truth for software patent owners: describing a “cool result” is not the...