Electrical Generator Patent

Patent of the Day: Electrical Generator


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1883, Thomas A. Edison was granted…

Capitol Building

STRONGER Patents Act of 2017 Introduced


In June of 2017, Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced the Support Technology & Research for Our Nation’s Growth and Economic Resilience Act…

Knitting Machine Patent

Patent of the Day: Knitting Machine


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1909, Louis L. Wilson and Exilias…

Baseball Cleat Patent

Patent of the Day: Baseball Cleat


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1932, George W. Harper was granted…

Noodle Making Machine Patent

Patent of the Day: Noodle Making Machine


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1939, Henry Chan Mun was granted…

Safety Belt Patent

Patent of the Day: Safety Belt


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1962, Nils Ivar Bohlin Goteborg was…

Screw Driver Patent

Patent of the Day: Means for Uniting a Screw with a Driver


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1936, Henry F. Phillips, was granted…

Railway Switch Patent

Patent of the Day: Railway-Switch


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1909, Peter McGrath, was granted…

Eyelash Curler Patent

Patent of the Day: Eyelash Curler


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1955, Charles M. Palmer, was granted…

Bifocal Lens Patent

Patent of the Day: Bifocal Lens


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1914, Andrew Jay Cross, was granted…

Lunar Landing Flight Research Vehicle Patent

Patent of the Day: Lunar Landing Flight Research Vehicle


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1965, Hugh L. Dryden, the deputy…

Google Logo Reflective

Has the Term Google Become Generic?


What do escalators, aspirin, thermos, and videotape have in common? They were once trademarked but lost their legally protected status because they…

Pill bottle with spilled pills

Patent of the Day: Edible Pharmaceutical Inks


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1966, James Carroll Brown were…

patent for monocycle

Patent of the Day: Monocycle


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1899, Louis Schutte were granted…

patent for doughnut pastry and cake filler

Patent of the Day: Doughnut, Pastry and Cake Filler


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1962, Ira L. Lopata were granted…

typewriter patent

Patent of the Day: Improvement in Type-Writing Machines


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1868, C. Latham Sholes, Carlos…

United States Constitution

The Supreme Court to Determine the Constitutionality of Inter Partes Reviews


In Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC, the Supreme Court of the United States will consider the constitutionality of…

Game Card BINGO Patent

Patent of the Day: Game Card (BINGO)


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1943, Erich Spitzner was granted…

fishing lure patent

Patent of the Day: Fishing Lure


Suiter Swantz IP takes a look back at past inventions and inventors with our Patent of the Day.   On this day in 1955, Madison A. Edson was granted…

Hotel California

“Welcome to the Hotel California”?


The Eagles, a rock band known for their many award-winning songs and albums, have filed a trademark lawsuit in the U.S. District Court, Central…