Category: Andrea Arndt

Freedom to Operate Opinions: What Are They, and Why Are They Important?

by Andrea Arndt | Mar 17, 2022

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...

New Stimulus Bill Creates Small Claims Copyright Court

by Caleb Green | Jan 13, 2021

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...

THE SURPRISING SCOPE OF EUROPEAN DESIGN PATENT RIGHTS

by Andrea Arndt | Dec 8, 2020

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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