Italian Company Wins Trademark for “Steve Jobs”
One of the most recognized names in the world is the late Apple Co-founder and CEO, Steve Jobs. He is known around the world for being on the…
Patent of the Week: Manner of Buoying Vessels Over Shoals
On May 22, 1849, President Abraham Lincoln was granted the patent for MANNER OF BUOYING VESSELS OVER SHOALS U.S. Patent No. 6,469. This patent was…
Fun Intellectual Property Associated with Valentine’s Day
Valentine’s Day is here again. To most, Valentine’s Day is the holiday of love and the color red, but for many businesses, Valentine’s Day is the…
Patent of the Week: Climbing or Trailing Rose
On August 18, 1931, Henry Bosenberg was granted the patent for CLIMBING OR TRAILING ROSE US PP1. The climbing rose or “New Dawn” was the first plant…
Be Someone’s Perfect Match – Register to be a Bone Marrow Donor 2/14
Be someone's perfect match this Valentine's Day by registering to be a bone marrow donor. Every THREE minutes someone is diagnosed with blood cancer…
Patent Agents Castro and Toyama will attend 2018 AIPLA Patent Prosecution Bootcamp
Suiter Swantz IP patent agents Kazuya Toyama and Leon Castro are attending the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s (AIPLA) Patent…
Patent of the Week: Tetrafluoroethylene Polymers (Teflon)
On February 4, 1941, Roy J. Plunkett was granted the patent for “Tetrafluoroethylene Polymers” also known as Teflon®. U.S. Patent No. 2,230,654. Roy…
The Army Opposes NHL’s Golden Knights Trademark
Those who follow the National Hockey League (NHL) are familiar with the league’s new expansion team, the Las Vegas Golden Knights. Known for their…
Patent of the Week: Brewing Beer and Ale
On January 28, 1873 Louis Pasteur was granted the patent for BREWING BEER AND ALE, U.S. Patent No. 135,245. Louis Pasteur born in Dole, France was a…
Office Hours January 31 at the Brookings Office
Suiter Swantz IP will be holding office hours January 31st at our Brookings office. Feel free to send Matt an email (map@suiter.com) if you’d like to…
Dogs Use Patent-Pending Technology to Sniff Out Bombs
In the wake of recent tragedies such as the Boston Marathon bombing and the London bombing at the Ariana Grande concert in the Manchester Arena,…
Matt Poulsen to Mentor Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship’s 48-Hour Challenge
Matt Poulsen, owner and patent attorney for Suiter Swantz IP, will be a mentor for the Nebraska Center for Entrepreneurship's annual Start Something…
Kaz Toyama to Serve on Panel for the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology
Kaz Toyama, patent agent for Suiter Swantz IP, will serve on a panel for the Center for Sustainable Nanotechnology. Panelists will discuss…
Patent of the Week: Soda Fountain
Samuel Fahnestock was granted a patent for the first soda fountain on April 23, 1819. MINERAL WATER APPARATUS, U.S. Patent No. X3,096. While soda…
Federal Circuit Decision Signals Significance of Claim Construction in Statutory Subject Matter Analysis
On January 10, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“the Court”) handed down its decision (“the Decision”) in Finjan, Inc.…
Supreme Court Declined to Hear Case on Google’s Trademark as Generic
On Monday, October 16th, the Supreme Court of the United States denied certiorari of a petition that stated Google has become a generic verb which…
Spotify Sued for $1.6 billion over Copyright Infringement
California-based Wixen Music Publishing has sued the streaming music provider, Spotify for $1.6 billion. The lawsuit was filed in the US District…
Apple Applies for Patent on Self-Driving Car
While Uber and Waymo have been in the news for their self-driving cars and the patented technology behind them, Apple has been secretly working on…
Patent of the Week: Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device (iPhone)
January 9, 2007, Steve Jobs, the late founder and CEO of Apple Inc., unveiled the iPhone (Multi-Functional Hand-Held Device US 2006/0197753) at the…
Recent Developments Regarding the Use of Inter Partes Review Proceedings to Challenge Patents
I. Introduction Inter partes review (IPR) is a trial proceeding conducted before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent…