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Pro Se Trademark Applications
A new Stanford University Law School study confirms that those who seek an attorney’s help in registering a trademark are more likely to obtain a

Trademark and Domain Name Co-Dependence
Trademark registration is critical in protecting your domain name. Trademarks are words, phrases, or graphics that serve as “source identifiers” for specific goods or services.

Genes – Patent Eligible Subject Matter Revisited
United States laws relating to patent law have undergone a major overhaul in the last several years. The most important change has been the America

U.S. Supreme Court Addresses Eligibility of Computer-Implemented Patents
On June 19, 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a decision that will directly affect software related patents. While the ruling addressed a particular case,

Patent Office Issues Steps Regarding Computer-Implemented Inventions
As reported in an earlier newsletter, on June 19, 2014 the U.S. Supreme Court rendered a decision in the case, entitled ALICE CORP. PTY. LTD.

U.S. PATENT 9,000,000 ISSUES
McHale & Slavin P.A. is pleased to announce that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office awarded the Nine Millionth Patent Number to their client WiperFill