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May 13, 2025

The Hypocrisy of ‘Delete IP’: Billionaire Frustrations Masquerading as Policy

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May 12, 2025

A Path to Antibody Protection

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May 1, 2025

A DMCA Takedown notice is a powerful tool if done correctly.

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April 4, 2025

U.S. Chemical & Life Science Patents Quarterly Newsletter

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April 1, 2025

Do You Have a Patent Infringement Problem?

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January 2, 2025

Navigating Complex Federal Regulations When Protecting Your Cannabis Brands

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April 14, 2021

Peloton Hit with Patent Litigation Over Streaming Video Technology

By: Matthew L. Cutler, Principal

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April 6, 2021

Copying for Compatibility, Rather than Creativity, is Fair

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

Eggs Shaped Patent Claim Descriptors

April 2, 2021

A Basket of Easter Patents: Egghead Edition

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

Easter Candy and Bunny Designs Protected by Patents

April 2, 2021

A Basket of Easter Patents

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 17, 2021

Shamrock-shaped Patents

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

Shamrocks and Patents for St. Patrick's Day

March 17, 2021

St. Patrick’s Day in Patent History

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

Patent Litigation Lawsuit

March 11, 2021

Can you Patent Something that Doesn’t Work?

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 11, 2021

A Uniform Policy on Trademarks

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 11, 2021

Marking Your Trademark: ® or TM

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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March 8, 2021

Hindsight May be 20-20, but it has no Place in Evaluating Obviousness

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

Trademark Enforcement Attorneys

January 7, 2021

It’s OK to Give Less Weight to Suggestive and Descriptive Terms when Comparing Marks as a Whole

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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January 6, 2021

Even If Phrase Was In the Preamble, it is a Claim Limitation that was Not Met

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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January 6, 2021

Judgment of Non-Infringement Moots Appeal of PTAB Decision Sustaining Validity

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

Machine Learning AI Patent Eligibility | Intellectual Property Law Firm | Harness IP

December 29, 2020

Late Request For Leave to Amend Complaint to try to Save Patent on Ineligible Subject Matter Denied

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

Federal Circuit Litigation | Intellectual Property Law Firm | Harness IP

December 23, 2020

A Preference for Something Else is not Teaching Away

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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December 11, 2020

Patent FAQ: Patent Renewals, Expirations, Coverage, Tax Benefits, and More

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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December 7, 2020

Breach of Confidentiality Agreement Required Transfer for Resulting Patents

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

IP Litigation and Contested Matters

November 26, 2020

Petitioner Can Substantiate Prior Art When Challenged by Patent Owner

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

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November 20, 2020

Apparatus Claims Sometimes Incorporate Process Limitations, but Not this Time

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal

Harness IP Trademark Attorneys St Louis Detroit Dallas Washington, DC

November 4, 2020

Descriptive Use of a Registered Trademark is not Infringement

By: Bryan K. Wheelock, Principal