House Passes Trade Secrets Act
On April 27, 2016, by a vote of 410-2, the United States House of Representatives passed S. 1890, the Defend Trade Secrets Act of 2016 (DTSA). In a general sense, a trade secret is information which…
Yosemite Park Trademark Controversy
Yosemite National Park has gorgeous vistas; the largest waterfall in North America; and landmark destinations known for decades as the Ahwahnee Hotel, Wawona Hotel, Curry Village, Yosemite Lodge at…
Offensive Trademarks and the Supreme Court
On Tuesday April 25th, a federal appeals court ruled that a federal law barring the registration of “offensive” trademarks is an unconstitutional limitation on free speech. This may have a…
Plagiarism Accusations and the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
Seven months ago the organizers of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics released their logo for the games, but had to quickly revamp it as they were accused of plagiarism. Kenjiro Sano, the original designer, was…
U.S. Supreme Court to Weigh in On Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceedings
Oral arguments for Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee were heard by the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) on Monday April 25, 2016. One of the primary questions SCOTUS was faced with was whether the…
Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee
On Monday, April 25, 2016, the United States Supreme Court (SCOTUS) will hear oral arguments in Cuozzo Speed Technologies v. Lee. One of the most interesting issues in question involves the proper…
NMotion 2016 Cohort
Suiter Swantz IP would like to congratulate the members of the 2016 NMotion cohort. Suiter Swantz IP will once again serve as a sponsor for NMotion and we are excited to meet all the new teams.…
New Faces at Suiter Swantz IP
We are very excited to announce the addition of two new patent agents, Troy Anderson and Kazuya Toyama. Troy holds a Ph.D. and a M.S. in Optics from CREOL, the College of Optics at the University of…
Smartphone Wars Apple v. Samsung
Since 2009, millions of dollars have been spent worldwide on litigating smartphone-related patent infringement cases in the “Smartphone Patent Wars.” The most well-known of these battles includes…
Today is the birthday of…
Companies Increasingly Trademark Hashtags
By: Jack Marshall - The Wall Street Journal Companies are increasingly trying to “join the conversation” with consumers on social media services including Facebook and Twitter, but they’d rather…
9 Iconic Inventors Who Changed the World
By: Carolyn Sun - Entrepreneur For an invention to leave a significant mark on history, it’s impact needs to be major. Understandably, it doesn’t happen very often. Which means when it does happen,…