by Jennifer Mumm | Jul 3, 2020 | Case law, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Trademarks
On June 30, 2020, the United States Supreme Court rendered its opinion in the landmark trademark case United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al. v. Booking .com.591 U.S. (2020). This decision may be helpful for those who wish to seek a federal trademark...
by Pamela K. Riewerts, Esq. | May 8, 2018 | Client Spotlight, Copyrights, Intellectual Property
Hard Work and Hustle Pay Off: Congratulations to our client, Mario Armstrong’s Never Settle Show for taking home an Emmy Award for “Interactivity” at New York’s 61st Annual Emmy Awards on April 14, 2018. The Emmy Awards Show celebrates...
by Pamela K. Riewerts, Esq. | Mar 27, 2018 | Case law, Copyrights, Entertainment law, In the News, Intellectual Property, Licensing, Litigation, Media law
Last week, the Ninth Circuit upheld the lower court ruling that the artists of the 2013 “Blurred Lines” best-selling single infringed the copyright of Marvin Gaye’s 1977 song “Got To Give It Up”. In 2013, the family of the late Marvin Gaye sued musicians Pharrell...
by Pamela K. Riewerts, Esq. | Apr 13, 2017 | Business Law, Design patent, Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks
How Famous is the Coca-Cola bottle design? Not quite enough to protect small differences Design patents are an increasingly useful tool in product configuration protection, but as Coca-Cola recently learned, even a famous product design has its limits....
by Michael Oliver | May 26, 2016 | Intellectual Property, Patents, Software, Uncategorized
A brief recent history of patenting software in the United States goes something like this: before 1998 it was possible, but the internet was just coming to its own so there were not many software patents; then in 1998 the State Street decision was handed down. The...
by Pamela K. Riewerts, Esq. | May 19, 2016 | Intellectual Property, Intellectual Property, Patents, Uncategorized
Multi-Purpose Wrist Worn Tool Watch: O&G Timely Moves Through USPTO to Obtain Patent We are pleased to announce that Oliver & Grimsley, LLC successfully secured U.S. Patent No. 9,304,496, entitled: “Multi-Purpose Tool Watch Housing Multiple Tool Members...
