Patent the Boring Stuff
https://vimeo.com/426324281 This video is an excerpt from Anton Hopen's live-stream CLE program on patent law for business attorneys. Innovation and inventions are exciting…so why would…
List of Items for Clothing Trademark
Many of our clients request we file an intent to use (ITU) trademark application for clothing which requires a list of items to be covered.…
Respiratory Distress from COVID-19 Hemoglobin Attack
Respiratory distress is common in COVID-19 patients which may result from an attack on red blood cell hemoglobin. Researchers at Sichuan University in China published…
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Antibody Neutralizes COVID-19
We have some exciting news to talk about - an antibody that apparently neutralizes COVID-19. We talked about vaccines, but we have a new therapeutic…
COVID-19 Vaccine Available September
https://vimeo.com/414325792 TRANSCRIPT: Good morning my name is Anton Hopen with Smith and Hopen. In this is the 60-second Friday Update we have some phenomenal news…
New Patents Granted this Week
This week was a bi-week at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office and six new patents granted on April 7, 2020 to Smith & Hopen…
Are Software Inventions Patentable?
Are software inventions patentable? The short answer is "yes, but it also depends." Software that merely takes a known process and makes it operate on…
Staying Positive with COVID-19
https://vimeo.com/414352909 There is a lot of anxiety and fear about our personal safety and the state of the economy with COVID-19 but staying positive is…
Design Patents for Vehicles
Design patents for vehicles protect the aesthetic shape and appearance of a vehicle body or component. Design patents do not protect the functional aspects, that…
Virus Fears and Video Conferencing
After dramatic market reaction to virus fears on Thursday, many businesses adjusting to the "new normal" and staying open with the use of video conferencing.…