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Resolving Cannabis Trademark License Issues
Trademark Issues In The Marijuana Industry When reviewing and drafting trademark licensing agreements, I have been seeing quite a few problems. I find these issues most common in marijuana law..
Ex-Google Lawyer Nominated As Director of Patent Office
Michelle Lee Nominated As Director Of Patent Office On October 16, 2014, the White House announced the nomination of Michelle Lee, a patent attorney, as the director of the.
i-502 Cannabis Retail Shop Revenue for Government
More than 50% of Revenue In Marijuana Businesses Go To State And Federal Taxes I-502 recreational marijuana retail shops revenue in early October 2014. This is the daily gross.
USPTO Creates New International Patent Office
New Office To Harmonize Global Patent System The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has created a new office to harmonize the global patent system. The new office is.
Willow Fuentes Receives WA Public Service Incentive Award
Public Service Incentive Award Recieved Willow Fuentes, a Gleam Law attorney, has received a Public Service Incentive Award from the Washington Young Lawyers Committee. Willow is proud of her.
Sasquatch Glass on Cover of Seattle Times
Sasquatch Glass, a Seattle-based company in the glass art business, made it to the front page of the Seattle Times. Sasquatch Glass has reached a level of success based.
Cannabis City on Panel at High Times Cannabis Cup
James Lathrop Speaks At Cannabis Cup James Lathrop, the owner of Cannabis City, had the honor of speaking on a panel at the High Times Cannabis Cup. Cannabis city.
Michael Holden Featured in Huffington Post
Gleam Law Client’s Photography Featured By The Huffington Post Gleam Law’s client, photographer Michael Holden, shows his work in the Huffington Post. Holden is not a newcomer to publicity,.
Supreme Court Decision Narrows Software Patents
6th SCOTUS Ruling On Patent Law This Term In a unanimous decision, the Supreme Court of the United States sided with CLS Bank in invalidating patents held by Australia-based Alice.
Tesla Replaces Patent Wall
“All Your Base Are Belong To Us” A previous blog entry stated that Elon Musk of Tesla Motors has “donated” Tesla’s patent portfolio to the public. Musk titled this.
Tesla Releases 200 Electric Car Patents to Public
CEO Tesla Motors Recently “Donated” A Portion Of Tesla’s Patents To The Public Elon Musk, the CEO Tesla Motors, recently “donated” a portion of Tesla’s patents to the public..
Beastie Boys Win Copyright Case Against Monster Beverage Company
Beastie Boys Awarded 1.7 Million From Monster The Beastie Boys won an award of $1.7mm against Monster Beverage Corp, the makers of Monster energy drinks. The Beastie Boys are known.
Justice Barbara Pariente Speaks On E-Z Legal form
Justice Barbara Pariente Speak On E-Z Legal Form Court Calls Use of “E-Z Legal Form” to be “Penny-wise, Pound Foolish” A decedent chose to use an “E-Z Legal Form”.
USPTO Reduces Some Patent Fees
PCT International Phase, Post Allowance, And Recordal Of Assignment Fees Reduced The United States Patent and Trademark office (USPTO) is reducing some of its fees. The USPTO is a.
USPTO Remains Open During Government Shutdown
Patent Office Stays Open While many federal offices have been shuttered pending the budget impasse, the USPTO is not currently one of them. The United States Patent and Trademark.
Google Removes Nine Pirate Links Every Second
Google Removed 5.3 Million Alleged Copyright Infringement Sites In The Final Week Of September TorrentFreak.com reported that Google removed 5.3 million alleged copyright infringement sites in the final week.
PRG Awarded Patent on Moving Light Electronic Brake
Patent number US 8,517,577 B2 The Production Resource Group (PRG) was awarded an interesting patent on braking for moving lights. Specifically, this brake system act in the same manner.
USPTO Offers Full Patent Downloads
Full Patent Downloads Now Available In late August 2013, the United States Patent and Trademark Office has finally offered full patent downloads with images. This is a great leap.
Singer Chubby Checker Suing HP Over Penis Measuring App
Chubby Checker Not Amused By “The Chubby Checker.” Chubby Checker, the American singer-songwriter with the such hits as “Twist”, is suing Hewlett Packard for a penis measuring app called.
Martin Professional Awarded Manual Followspot Hybrid Patent
Martin Professional A/S, the powerhouse in the entertainment lighting industry, was awarded a US patent on a moving light/manual follow spot hybrid titled “Intelligent Light Fixture With Manual Follow.
Supreme Court Rules Against Myriad Genetics Patent Case
Supreme Court issued its opinion in the Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. On June 13, 2013, the Supreme Court issued its opinion in the Association for.
Bikram Yoga Pose Sequence Not Copyrightable
Sequence Of Exercises Is Not Proper Subject Matter For Copyright Protection Bikram Choudhury, the originator of Bikram Yoga, succumbed to a summary judgment against a copyright infringement claim. Bikram.
No Vicarious Liability for Wireless Network Carriers
Ludvdarts and Digipie sued AT&T, Verizon Wireless, Sprint, and T-Mobile for copyright infringement No Vicarious Liability for Wireless Network Carriers – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Dr. Phil Sues Deadspin for Copyright Infringement
Deadspin.com Gets Called A Suckerfish Peteski Productions, representing Dr. Phil, filed suit against Gawker Media, for posting footage of the Dr. Phil show on Deadspin.com. The suit, filed in Texarkana,.