USPTO Funding Bill Becomes Public Law
August 16, 2010
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) was successful in its lobbying efforts to get an important funding bill (H.R. 5874) passed by Congress and signed by the President. The legislation allows the USPTO to increase its spending authority…
Read MoreThomas Henry Celebrates 35-Year Anniversary with Woodard, Emhardt
July 30, 2010
Congratulations to Woodard, Emhardt managing partner Thomas Henry on his 35th anniversary with the firm. Tom started with the firm on July 25, 1975. He was President of the Indianapolis Bar Association, and has served on the boards of the…
Read MoreJohn McNett Celebrates 40-Year Anniversary with Woodard, Emhardt
July 27, 2010
Congratulations to Woodard, Emhardt partner John McNett on his 40th anniversary with the firm. John started with the firm on July 20, 1970. John has been instrumental to and actively involved in the growth of the firm over the course…
Read MoreIRAQ – Trademark Office Publishes the Trademarks which their Records Have Been Damaged During the War
July 22, 2010
The Iraq Trademark Office posted in its official website, the list of trademarks which files have been lost during the war. The first group of the missing trademark files includes the files of trademarks (1 -16090). Trademark Owners are required…
Read MorePatent Marking – Patent Owner Beware
July 12, 2010
How often have you noticed that a product bears a label of “patent pending” or “U.S. Patent No.”? But, what if that patent does not cover the product? Or maybe there is no “patent pending”? Well, anyone could have a…
Read MoreI Started Selling My Invention; Can I Still Get a Patent?
July 7, 2010
Clients often want to know if they can file a patent application after they started selling, offering for sale, or telling the public about their invention. In most circumstances, the answer is ‘yes’; however, it is not without some caveats.…
Read MoreLong-Time Member of Indianapolis Legal Community Retiring
July 2, 2010
Ann Johnson is retiring after working approximately 38 years in the Indianapolis legal community. The firm celebrated Ms. Johnson’s retirement with a reception at The Columbia Club on July 1, 2010. Ms. Johnson first began as a legal secretary at the Indianapolis law firm of…
Read MoreIndiana Super Lawyers and Rising Star
June 30, 2010
We are pleased to announce that Woodard, Emhardt partners Thomas Henry, Spiro Bereveskos and Daniel Lueders have been named Super Lawyers for 2010. Congratulations to all!
Read MoreWoodard, Emhardt Partner Presents at “2009 IP Year in Review” CLE
June 30, 2010
Woodard, Emhardt partner Chuck Schmal was one of the featured speakers at a recent CLE reviewing interesting case law and other developments in the past year in the areas of patent, trademark, copyright and internet law. Mr. Schmal’s presentation focused…
Read MoreCase Law Update: Inequitable Conduct Law Continues to Evolve
June 30, 2010
In a recent decision, the Federal Circuit ruled a company’s patent unenforceable due to the inequitable conduct committed by the company’s non-inventor president. As background, Avid’s founder and president, Dr. Hannis Stoddard, hired three engineers to develop a product based…
Read MoreCase Law Update: Enforcing a Judgment by Levying a Domain Name
June 30, 2010
The Ninth Circuit issued an ironic ruling last month regarding levying domain names to satisfy a prior judgment. In Office Depot, Inc. v. Zuccarini (9th Cir., Feb. 2010), the Ninth Circuit ruled that a creditor can levy a domain name…
Read MoreTrademark Videos on Demand
June 30, 2010
In case you don’t have enough videos to watch, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) launched a portion of its new Trademark Information Network where anyone can view news broadcast-style videos on its website that cover important topics…
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