Anatomy of a Word Mark

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently parsed a word mark in a way that could inform creation of your next brand. WARNING: This is nerdy stuff from a trademark lawyer. My hope, though, is that by skimming these couple of paragraphs, you will save yourself time, stress, and legal fees by choosing a brand … Continue reading Anatomy of a Word Mark

Protecting the Business Method

People often call my office wanting to patent a business method. Any such patent requires utility, novelty, and non-obviousness. There are certainly historical examples of patented business methods: a computer company patented its computerized accounting system (used to manage mutual investment structure); eBay patented an “electronic design to facilitate the sale of goods between private … Continue reading Protecting the Business Method