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BY DAVID A. BOAG | BOAG LAW, PLLC Trademark scams have been around for years. The classic scam goes like this: A third-party mines the public trademark application database and contacts scores of trademark applicants directly, requesting payment for some fee or service that isn’t actually necessary. This scam is so widespread that the USPTO has…
BY DAVID A. BOAG | BOAG LAW, PLLC On November 23, the curtain went down on TESS, the USPTO’s trademark search system that had served trademark searchers since roughly 2000. In its place comes a supercharged replacement. This article is a crash course in the USPTO’s new replacement to TESS (official name to be determined so…
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) transactions are a cornerstone of the business landscape. While these transactions boost growth, they can come with a range of complexities, intellectual property being a big one. A little due diligence goes a long way here. Find out more about this important process. Intellectual Property in M&A Intellectual property represents a…
Trademarks are the symbols and names that we see every day that identify the origin of a product or service. We can be confident that Tesla Model S comes from Tesla, Inc. because of trademarks. Since the blacksmiths of the Roman Empire, trademarks have been used to make the link between goods and their source. …
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