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Posted by Andrea Arndt | Jan 17, 2023 | Alex W. Holtshouser, Andrea Arndt, USPTO
The enactment of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 includes the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (UAIA), directed toward increasing innovation of small businesses and inventors in America. Congress is using the...
Read MorePosted by Andrea Arndt | Aug 4, 2022 | Andrea Arndt, Intellectual Property
Many companies, including U.S. companies, find manufacturing abroad attractive because of its affordable costs, capacity, and distribution networks. Typically discussions or negotiations with a foreign manufacturer will concern...
Read MorePosted by Andrea Arndt | Mar 17, 2022 | Andrea Arndt, Intellectual Property, Patents
What is a freedom to operate opinion, and why is it important? A freedom to operate opinion (FTO) is a legal opinion from a qualified intellectual property attorney that concludes a proposed commercial product or process may be...
Read MorePosted by Caleb Green | Jan 13, 2021 | Andrea Arndt, Copyright Litigation, Copyrights, Intellectual Property, Uncategorized
On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the highly anticipated COVID-19 stimulus relief and government-funding bill. The second stimulus package is omnibus legislation spanning over 5,500 pages, and includes several...
Read MorePosted by Andrea Arndt | Dec 8, 2020 | Andrea Arndt, Design Patents, Patents
The scope of European design patents are quite surprising. Unlike in the U.S., design patent applications in Europe are not reviewed by an Examiner to determine patentability – the patent application just has to meet the...
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