Intellectual Property Updates

Two proceedings under the Trademark Modernization Act became actionable today, December 27, 2021. This is first day in the history of the United States trademark law to file for expungement or reexamination. The purpose of this is to attack the registration validity. Specifically, somebody falsely or incorrectly claims non-existent use of a product or service… Read full article

December 21, 2021 welcomed three new patent grants to Smith & Hopen clients. The University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) secured U.S. Patent 11,202,604 today, for a system to assess pediatric and neonatal pain. On average, infants receiving care in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) experience fourteen painful procedures per day. Newborn children have… Read full article

December 14, 2021 welcomed new patent grants to Smith & Hopen clients.  University of South Florida The University of South Florida (Tampa, Florida) secured U.S. Patent 11,198,842 on December 14, 2021, for a blood-brain barrier model. The blood-brain barrier (BBB) is a highly selective, semipermeable barrier that separates circulating blood from the brain and extracellular… Read full article

DECEMBER 7, 2021:  Florida Polytechnic University (Florida Poly) is the newest of the 12 public universities in Florida and received its first patent today. It is Florida’s only public university focusing solely on STEM education. It opened for classes in 2014 and collaborates with public and private partners including Microsoft, Lockheed Martin, Mosaic, Cisco and… Read full article

November 16 and 23, 2021 welcomed new patent grants to Smith & Hopen clients.  We are grateful for the trust placed in us and celebrate these great accomplishments by our clients. Syniverse Technologies Syniverse Technologies (Tampa, Florida) secured U.S. Patent 11,184,356 on Nov. 23, 2021, for a system for user equipment authentication. This provides enhanced… Read full article

Good morning, my name is Anton Hopen with the law firm of Smith and Hopen. It is Tuesday, November second, 2021, and that means it is a Patent Grant Tuesday. Five new patents to talk about. Med-Genesis The first one is through Med Genesis. This is for typically biopsy technology, where you have to seal… Read full article

Good morning, my name is Anton Hopen with the law firm of Smith and Hopen, and it is Tuesday, October 19th, 2021. And that means that it is patent grant Tuesday. Florida A&M University – better topical anesthetics. The first patent to talk about is by Florida A&M University in Tallahassee, Florida. This is a… Read full article