A common question we hear from our clients is: “Now that my trademark application is filed, when will we get the registration certificate?” Generally speaking, submitting a trademark application to the USPTO is just the beginning of a process that involves four basic stages: application, exami...
Trademark Alert – Telephone Scam At the close of 2023, we learned of a new scam targeting individuals/companies who have filed a U.S. Application for Federal Trademark Registration. The scam involves a phone call from a person who claims to be a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) offici...
Resolute Legal is proud to announce that Karrie Weaver has joined our Firm as Partner. Karrie brings decades of Intellectual Property law experience to the Firm. Karrie's background in the chemical and biological arts greatly expands the technology areas that the Firm can service. Karrie brings o...
Article contributed by: Maximilian A. Grant, Michael A. David, Zachary C. Kline, and Gregory K. Sobolski, Latham & Watkins LLP I. INTRODUCTION Practitioners drafting settlement agreements or considering them in the context of patent litigation have new reason to scrutinize for proof of ownership....
Synopsis: When parties go to the time and effort of creating clauses in their contracts, they like to know they will be enforced. A prime example is designating where litigation will occur if there is a dispute. These are called “forum-selection clauses”. Fortunately, recent federal cases allow s...