Law Office of Alicia Porter

Will Shendel, an attorney in Fairbanks (and all around great guy) has a fantastic blog that he’s written up, along with some of his colleagues.

Click here for the connection!

Is a fantastic link that I’ve put on the side bar – it is a fantastic resource which gives a patent attorney or agent some good insights as to what actually goes on in the USPTO and how to respond accordingly.

in the Wall Street Journal regarding trademarks and brand confusion – the gist of it was that Sam Adams, a gentleman running for mayor of Portland Oregon, was the recipient of a cease and desist letter for trademark infringement by Sam Adams, the microbrewery based out of Boston.  For the full article, please  take a look at the Wall Street Journal Blog through the attached link.

 

Sometimes, when one is getting started, clients wish to start looking for patent information on their own. The University of Texas offers a really good starting web site that educates a person on how to start looking.

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/engin/patent/uspat.html