Highlights
LUEDEKA NEELY RETURNS A BIG WIN AT THE FEDERAL CIRCUIT
Earlier this month, the Federal Circuit announced a precedential decision heavily in favor of Spireon, Inc. thanks to the hard work of Luedeka Neely attorneys Michael Bradford and Mark Crockett. The court vacated and remanded a decision of the Trademark Trial and...
Summaries of Recent Patent and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Cases
Luedeka Neely attorneys provide analysis of recent precedential cases from the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) for the period of September - October 2022. NXP USA, Inc. v. Impinj, Inc., IPR2021-01556, Paper 13...
Summaries of Recent IP Law Cases
Luedeka Neely attorneys provide analysis of recent precedential intellectual property law cases for the period of August - September 2022. In re Killian (Fed. Cir. August 23, 2022) - Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC)Appeal from Patent Trial and Appeal...
Luedeka Neely Selected as a Top 100 Firm by the PCT Network
Luedeka Neely is excited to have been recently named as a PCT Network Top 100 Member Firm of 2020. We are proud to be among the law firms that exemplify excellence in the five core values of The PCT Network: quality, integrity, transparency, professionalism, and...
Applicants Outside the U.S. Must Be Represented by a Qualified U.S. Attorney in All U.S. Trademark Filings
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently amended its rules of trademark practice to require all foreign applicants, registrants, and parties – including those in Canada – to be represented by a qualified U.S. attorney in connection with any...
The Unusual Side of Intellectual Property
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is a treasure trove of clever – and sometimes unintentionally funny – inventions. Here are some interesting compilations of clever and weird mapping ideas from National Geographic and strange ideas for back to school from the...
Tackling Trademark Scams
If you have a registered trademark and you receive a letter or email from a private company asking you to send money to renew your registration – don’t do it! It’s a scam, and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is calling out the scammers in a recent blog post...
Client Spotlight – Nanomechanics, Inc.
One of Luedeka Neely’s clients has become quite successful at thinking small. We mean really small. Nanomechanics, Inc., based in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, develops products for evaluating the mechanical performance of materials at the micro- and nano-levels. “Nano”...
Client Spotlight – Spireon, Inc.
We at Luedeka Neely believe that the success of our clients is an indicator of our success in helping them develop and protect their intellectual property. So, we are always happy to shine a light on our clients’ achievements. We are particularly proud to report...
Luedeka Neely assists musicians and others in the performance arts protect their intellectual property
The lawyers at Luedeka Neely (LN) can assist musicians and others in the performance arts protect their intellectual property. For example, are you a songwriter or performer or both? Are you in a band? If so, copyright and trademark are two forms of intellectual...