Trenam Law IP

  • New Patent Grants (video)

    Good morning, my name is Anton Hopen with the law firm of Smith and Hopen, and it is Tuesday, September 28th, 2021, and that means it is a Patent Grant Tuesday, we have five patents. The first one is for the University of South Florida. Electroporation Patent This relates to the introduction of small molecules… Read full article

  • Patent Page Length (2m Video)

    Transcript: Good morning, my name is Anton, Hopen with the law firm of Smith and Hopen, it is September 17th, 2021. We’re here today to talk a little bit about disclosure and what is necessary to get a meaningful, valid patent disclosure of how to perform. The invention must be in sufficient detail to enable… Read full article

  • Patent Grant Tuesday (video)

    Happy Patent Grant Tuesday (Sept. 14, 2021). All U.S. patents grant every other Tuesday morning. Today we review and congratulate new patentees including Shyam Mohapatra (and team) at University of South Florida for a drug delivery mechanism targeting the posterior of the eye; the University of North Florida for a novel anti-tumor agent; Sedation Systems for an anesthesia gas delivery valve;… Read full article

  • Patent Grant Tuesday Video

    It is patent grant Tuesday (Aug. 31, 2021). Smith & Hopen, PA is up to eighty-two (82) patents this year with three (3) granting today. Helicopter hoisting technology by Live Saving Systems, Inc.; Tactile Telepresence (remotely transmitting “touch”) by the University of Central Florida; and Hip Implant Dislocation Mitigation by Cuptimize out of Belleair Bluffs, Florida. Congratulations to these great… Read full article

  • History of the Submarine Patent

    MARSHALL, TEXAS, August 6, 2021. U.S. District Judge Rodney Gilstrap tossed out a $308.5 million patent-infringement verdict against Apple, Inc. Judge Gilstrap found the plaintiff intentionally delayed its application (originally filed in the 1980s). The resultant patents didn’t start issuing until 2010. These are called “submarine patents” and stay “hidden” until the industry implements the… Read full article

  • Patents Granted Today

    It is only July 20, 2021 and we’ve seen 70 patent grants so far this year. Five important patents granted today and we cover them below. Getting a patent is challenging. It means that the invention claimed is useful, new and non-obvious. In other words, our inventors have created something that never existed before. Patents… Read full article

  • Why patent examiner interviews are a must

    In most instances, patent attorneys should conduct patent examiner interviews. An examiner interview is an opportunity to speak directly with the examiner to address the issues contained in the office action. Unless the issue is simply correcting a formality, your odds of securing a successful outcome are almost certainly greater if you participate in an… Read full article

  • Genericide – The Killer of Trademarks

    In some instances, trademarks become so successful they start to represent an entire category of goods.  In trademark law, generic terms are not afforded trademark protection. Genericide refers to situations in which the public understands and uses a brand name in a generic way to refer to an entire category of goods which results in… Read full article