Friedland Vining Intellectual Property Blog
Miami Intellectual Property Attorneys Named to List of Top ADR Firms
Friedland Vining is proud to announce that we have been included in the South Florida Business Journal's List of Top 25 Alternative Dispute Resolution Firms. Friedland Vining is ranked 19th on the List. Published as part of the Business Journal's May 25, 2012 Book Of...
Jaime Rich Vining Earns Intellectual Property Board Certification
Congratulations to Friedland Vining (a Miami Intellectual Property law firm) founding partner Jaime Rich Vining on becoming Florida Bar-Certified in Intellectual Property as of August 1st, 2012. Certification is the highest level of evaluation by the Florida Bar, with...
Apple’s Big Win
On August 24, nine jurors awarded Apple Inc. more than $1 billion in damages against Samsung Electronics Co. in connection with the complex and high-stakes patent dispute. The jury found that Samsung infringed six of Apple’s patents at issue, including three covering...
Why “The Butt Face” should be enjoined from being a butthead
Great article on trademark protection and the fine line of parody…. I put forth the proposition that, as much as trademarks, copyright, and other intellectual property, reputation is what makes a brand—so companies and their counsel should think twice...
TTAB Reverses Refusal to Register Hershey Chocolate Bar Design
It was a sweet victory for Hershey when the Board reversed a finding that Hershey’s chocolate bar design, defined by Hershey as “twelve (12) equally-sized recessed panels arranged in a four panel by three panel format with each panel having its own raised border...
Changes In Requirements For Declarations Of Continued Use And Pilot Program: “Hey fraudsters, we’re watching you!”
To combat persistent concerns of fraud, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced the launch of a pilot study to analyze possible fraud or other errors in the register. In connection with the pilot study, the USPTO amended the Trademark Rules...
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