Traffic Light Patent

Patent of the Week: Traffic Signal


Today in 1923 Garrett Morgan was granted the patent for “Traffic Signal” U.S. Patent No. 1,475,024. Morgan, a hard worker with an entrepreneurial…

Pablo Escobar Tombstone

Escobar, Inc. Suing Netflix for Trademark Infringement


The popular Netflix series Narcos details the life of the notorious Columbian drug lord Pablo Escobar and the Escobar family is not happy about it.…

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BrainStorm Expands NurOwn Therapy’s Patent Coverage


The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) granted BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics Inc., a biotechnology company based in the United States…

Dough Package Patent

Patent of the Week: Dough Package


Thanksgiving is almost here and for many what they will bring or have to eat is a big part of the day. For most, the turkey tends to be the main…

Windshield Wiper Patent

Today in History Mary Anderson was Granted Patent for Windshield Wiper


On this day in 1903, Mary Anderson was granted a patent for a WINDOW CLEANING DEVICE (U.S. Patent No. 743,801), the first windshield wiper. Anderson…

Matt Poulsen

Matt Poulsen to Judge 3-2-1 Quick Pitch Competition


Suiter Swantz IP's Matt Poulsen will be a judge at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln Center for Entrepreneurship's ninth annual 3-2-1 Quick Pitch…

Electrical Heating Garment Patent

Patent of the Week: Electrically Heated Garment


With winter on the horizon it is hard not to think about the cold temperatures that will soon be here. There have been many inventions to ward off…

Bat Patent

Halloween Patent: Bat-Like Decorative Object


This BAT-LIKE DECORATIVE OBJECT, U.S. Patent No. 5,285,898, was granted on February 15, 1994. Bats are a Halloween staple and this one is sure to add…

Halloween Board Game Patent

Halloween Patent: Halloween Board Game


Going out on Halloween is not for everyone, younger kids may scare easily, some may be too old to trick-or-treat, or the weather may be nasty. The…

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Redskins Trademark Dispute Ended after Supreme Court Ruling


The ruling from the United States Supreme Court in Matal v. Tam involving the disparagement clause of the Lanham Act has already affected other…

Linda Dammann

Suiter Swantz IP Team Spotlight: Linda Dammann


At Suiter Swantz IP, we take great pride in providing our clients with the highest level of intellectual property representation and we recognize…

Pumpkin Patent

Halloween Patent: Combination Lighting Device


Robert S. Blake was granted a patent for a COMBINATION LIGHTING DEVICE. U.S. Patent No. 6,428,178. This Halloween device can use either a necklace or…

Intellectual Property Court Decision

Federal Circuit issues decision in Corning v. Fast Felt


On October 11, 2017, the Federal Circuit issued a decision, which addressed issues related to obviousness.  See Corning v. Fast Felt Corp., No.…

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Apple Pay Accused of Violating Patents


In a lawsuit filed in a Federal District Court in Delaware, Apple and Visa have been accused of violating four patents of Universal Secure Registry,…

Troy Anderson

Congratulations to Troy Anderson


Suiter Swantz IP would like to congratulate our Troy Anderson on being presented with the Silver Quill award from the Nebraska State Bar Association.…

Caramel Apple Machine Patent

Patent of the Week: Caramel Apple Machinery


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Week.  This week we look at a fall favorite, caramel…

Men in Banana Costumes

This Copyright Suit is Bananas!


Halloween is right around the corner, hand-in-hand with the purchase of candy and other Halloween accoutrements is the purchase of costumes.…

Rob Gronkowski

Gronkowski Sued by Nike over “Spikeman” Logo


Most of those familiar with the National Football League (NFL) are also familiar with the winners of the 2017 Super Bowl, the New England Patriots.…

United States Patent and Trademark Office

USPTO as an Independent Agency?


On Friday September 29, 2017, the House Budget Committee issued a 63-page, non-binding budget plan named, Building a Better America: A Plan for a…

Kaz Toyama

Suiter Swantz IP Team Spotlight: Kaz Toyama


At Suiter Swantz IP, we take great pride in providing our clients with the highest level of intellectual property representation and we recognize…