By Andre Gibbs From time to time, I am asked by law firm colleagues how to prepare for the transition from outside counsel to in-house counsel. In many instances, these colleagues must transition from being an Intellectual Property (IP) specialist in a few areas of IP law to an IP generalist. For example, I notice […]
Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 40 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new rules and practice tips of interest to intellectual property attorneys. Find his latest updates here: NCBA IPL Section Blog News Blasts for Feb. 11, 2020 U.S. […]
Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 40 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new rules and practice tips of interest to intellectual property attorneys. Find his latest updates here: NCBA IPL Section Blog News Blasts for Feb. 4, 2019 Patent […]
By Sarah Nagae Happy 2020! Did you set any New Year’s resolutions? I’m a self-described gym rat and the number of people I see working out invariably spikes this time of year. That is, the treadmills are suddenly completely full, stay that way for a week or two, but then are back to normal just […]
By Ed Timberlake From the way they are typically discussed in news stories, a casual observer could perhaps be forgiven for concluding that trademarks are primarily about confusion. In North Carolina – the only state that recognizes Trademark Law as a separate, board-certified specialty – we are not casual observers.As a result, we recognize that […]
Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 40 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new rules and practice tips of interest to intellectual property attorneys. Find his latest updates here: NCBA IPL Section Blog News Blasts for December 31, 2019 U.S. […]
Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 40 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new rules and practice tips of interest to intellectual property attorneys. Find his latest updates here: NCBA IPL Section Blog News Blasts for December 3, 2019 Updated […]
Art MacCord is a patent attorney with 40 years of experience. He keeps an eye on the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the U.S. Copyright Office for new rules and practice tips of interest to intellectual property attorneys. Find his latest updates here. Update on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility https://www.uspto.gov/about-us/news-updates/update-patent-subject-matter-eligibility Participate in the Patent Center […]
By Sarah Nagae I am excited to start my role as Chair and to be working with a great group of attorneys on the Board, Council, and those serving as Committee Chairs (list here). Three important notes: Our Annual Meeting will be held on Friday, April 3, 2020 in Wrightsville Beach. Please mark your calendar now […]
By Amy Pruett and Jackie Knapp At the end of June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down a federal law that allows the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) to reject words and symbols that are considered immoral or scandalous, on grounds that it violates the First Amendment. This is another chapter in a […]