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Does your employee handbook adequately cover intellectual property issues? ATTORNEY ADVERTISING

Posted on July 30, 2012 by mchattie

Over the years, The McHattie Law Firm, LLC has received many requests from our clients to review their existing employment manuals and handbooks, paying particular attention to the intellectual property (“IP”) provisions. Invariably, not one of those manuals provided thorough, and in many cases even adequate, guidelines for employees on the company’s intellectual property “Dos Read more about Does your employee handbook adequately cover intellectual property issues? *ATTORNEY ADVERTISING*[…]

DO YOU HAVE A TASTE FOR PATENTS? Exploring the patentability of flavors and fragrances

Posted on May 2, 2012 by mchattielaw

Simply stated, flavors and fragrances are patentable, but that’s only half the story. A little background on patents is warranted before we explore the patentability of flavors and fragrances Patent law protects “new and useful processes, machines, compositions of matter, and new and useful improvements thereof.” Patent protection is granted to inventions that are useful, Read more about DO YOU HAVE A TASTE FOR PATENTS? Exploring the patentability of flavors and fragrances[…]

The Times They Are A’Changing

Posted on December 20, 2011 by mchattielaw

The amount of money companies are prepared to invest on protecting their intellectual property is a fairly good litmus test for the state of the economy. There is concern that the current depression in the economy is showing no sign of improving. In a recent article by the Economist Magazine, the number of patent applications Read more about The Times They Are A’Changing[…]

Did the America Invents Act of 2011 Kill “False Marking” Claims for Relief?

Posted on October 6, 2011 by mchattielaw

Did the America Invents Act of 2011 kill “false marking” claims for relief? Yes and no, but, mostly, yes. It is now primarily the Federal government’s responsibility to protect consumers from false claims of patent protection. Wish us the best of luck. 35 U.S.C. 292 provided: “Whoever, without the consent of the patentee, marks upon, Read more about Did the America Invents Act of 2011 Kill “False Marking” Claims for Relief?[…]

The America Invents Act Doesn’t Live Up To Its Name… And What It Fails To Address

Posted on October 3, 2011 by mchattie

The United States has always been at the forefront of innovation. Perhaps born of necessity given our “wild frontier” history or perhaps just dumb luck, for better or worse, the United States has more often than not been the spearhead of change. From the industrial revolution, to the more recent technological revolution, to the information Read more about The America Invents Act Doesn’t Live Up To Its Name… And What It Fails To Address[…]