Panel on Intellectual Property Issues Added to 2011 Social Media Summit Erik Pelton, founder of Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC®, a boutique trademark law firm in Falls Church, Virginia, will lead the panel, Social Media and Intellectual Property Issues. The Summit will take place...
Read MoreThere is a growing debate in professional (including legal) communities as to whether and how much free content professionals should provide? Does providing free content make you a thought leader? Does it make your advice more valuable? Or does it dilute the value since so...
Read MoreReaders of this blog will likely know that Boise State’s blue football field is one of my favorite registered trademarks. It was innovative in the game of football at the time it was launched in the 1980’s, and it demonstrates that almost anything can serve...
Read MoreThe worldwide headquarters of Erik M. Pelton & Associates, PLLC® are located just 90 miles or so from the epicenter of yesterday’s 5.8 earthquake. Yes, we felt it considerably. Thankfully, no one was hurt. A few pictures shook, file cabinets opened, and ceiling tiles shifted. ...
Read MoreThe Trademark Public Advisory Committee of the USPTO met last week (Friday, August 19, 2011) in Alexandria, Virginia at the agency’s headquarters. Associate Mark Donahey provides the following report summarizing some of the key points from the meeting : NEW CHAIRMAN & NEW MEMBERS –...
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