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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

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.”…

Hashtags

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…

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…

International Women’s Day: A Look at Women Inventors


A Look at Women Inventors Today is International Women’s Day, a day to celebrate all the achievements, small or large, women have accomplished. We…

Patent Comic


This is a fun comic WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) put together. Enjoy.

U.S. top court mulls boosted patent damages in Stryker, Halo cases


REUTERS - WASHINGTON The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday signaled a willingness to give federal judges more discretion to boost penalties for patent…