Polaroid: A Trademark’s Life After Bankruptcy(ies)

Written by Mark Terry Did we used to shake the film that came out of the Polaroid camera or did we wave it in the air? Everyone had their own technique to make the picture appear faster, I suppose. Regardless,…

Would you have appealed this 101 Rejection?

Written by Mark Terry             In an homage to John Welch’s well-known TTAB Blog, today we ask “Would you have appealed this 35 U.S.C. § 101 rejection?             In a straightforward decision today, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI)…

Quick Post: Board Finds Appellant Must Argue That Examiner Erred

Written by Mark Terry                In one of the more interesting decisions on this Friday, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI) affirmed an Examiner’s rejection based on the Appellant forgetting to argue that the Examiner erred. This Quick Post…

Board of Patent Appeals Reverses Examiner’s Inherency Finding

Written by Mark Terry  In its first decision on this Friday the 13th, the Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (BPAI), reversed an Examiner’s 103 obviousness rejection based on the Examiner’s faulty inherency logic. I like this reversal because it highlights the…

The Value of Trademarks as Personal Brands

Written by Mark Terry  Michael Jackson’s unfortunate passing highlighted his international fame and the value of the Michael Jackson brand. What was surprising to many was that Michael Jackson had major financial troubles before his death, which is why he…

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