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Applicants Outside the U.S. Must Be Represented by a Qualified U.S. Attorney in All U.S. Trademark Filings

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently amended its rules of trademark practice to require all foreign applicants, registrants, and parties – including those in Canada – to be represented by a qualified U.S. attorney in connection with any...

The Unusual Side of Intellectual Property

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is a treasure trove of clever – and sometimes unintentionally funny – inventions. Here are some interesting compilations of clever and weird mapping ideas from National Geographic and strange ideas for back to school from the...

Tackling Trademark Scams

If you have a registered trademark and you receive a letter or email from a private company asking you to send money to renew your registration – don’t do it! It’s a scam, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is calling out the scammers in a recent blog post from...

Luedeka Neely assists musicians and others in the performance arts protect their intellectual property

The lawyers at Luedeka Neely (LN) can assist musicians and others in the performance arts protect their intellectual property. For example, are you a songwriter or performer or both? Are you in a band? If so, copyright and trademark are two forms of intellectual...

Luedeka Neely supports local music

Luedeka Neely has been a longtime supporter of the arts in Knoxville and the East Tennessee area. In particular, we are a supporter of a local treasure – radio station WDVX (http://wdvx.com) – which has its broadcast studios based in the Knoxville Visitors Center on...

Legal Assistance Volunteers for Patent Applicants (LAVPA) benefits under-resourced inventors in Tennessee

The attorneys of Luedeka Neely are happy to be participating in the Legal Assistance Volunteers for Patent Applicants (“LAVPA”) pro bono program. LAVPA is offered by the Tennessee Bar Association (“TBA”) to match patent attorneys with under-resourced inventors and...

Google Eyes New Way To Combat Patent Trolls

Google has announced a new way for patent owners looking to make some cash off their creations to do just that. Starting May 8 and running through May 22, Google will offer an “experimental” program that will allow patent owners to sell individual patents...

Patent Definiteness Clarified in Nautilus, Inc. v. Biosig Instruments, Inc.

Biosig Instruments, Inc. (Biosig) holds U.S. Patent No. 5,337,753 (the 753 patent), which relates to a heart rate monitor on exercise equipment. In 2004, Biosig sued Nautilus, Inc. (Nautilus) alleging that Nautilus infringed several claims of the 753 patent. In its...

Alice Corp. Decision: Computer-Implemented Method Not Patent Eligible

In the case of Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, the Supreme Court held (again) that computer-implemented process claims are not patentable under Section 101 of the U.S. Patent Act when they are directed to an abstract idea. The claims at issue relate to...

Trademark Office Cancels ‘REDSKINS’ Trademark

After a protracted legal dispute, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board today issued a ruling that six Washington Redskins trademark registrations must be canceled because they were disparaging and offensive to Native Americans. The Board’s determination relates...

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Luedeka Neely is an IP boutique law firm located at 900 S. Gay Street, Suite 1504 Knoxville, Tennessee 37902. At Luedeka Neely, our attorneys and staff are driven to help our clients secure their intellectual property. It is our sole focus. Let us put our expertise in patents, trademarks, copyright, trade secrets, IP licensing, and IP litigation to work for you.

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