We’ve had the opportunity to talk about how vital a legal tool Trademark is for any company out there. Not only does it promote your brand and provide differentiation in the market.But it also protects your business from others trying to confuse your customers with subpar goods and services. It may also prevent con artists…

You’ve started to amass considerable wealth and you have no idea how to protect it from creditors or potential legal actions where you might be rendered liable. That’s when an asset protection trust (APT) comes into play. Asset protection is the group of strategies implemented to safeguard a person’s or a corporation’s wealth. It limits…

In a world of uncertainty, it is always essential to have a backup plan and Asset Protection Insurance is the perfect contingency plan. But what exactly is it? As the name suggests, Asset Protection Insurance was designed to protect your assets. Your car, your home, any recreational vehicles, etc. are included in an asset protection…

Michael Cohen of Cohen IP Law Group recently presented a lecture regarding various issues of patenting cannabis covering the different types of patents and IP which can be used to secure protection, as well as discussing cannabis patent trolls and other issues involving cannabis IP litigation.  The two day seminar can still be accessed through…

There has been several articles written, mostly inaccurate and misleading, indicating that a Chinese company has taken the Yeezy trademarks. This is likely not the case.  Kanye West, through his company Mascotte Holdings, Inc., has a US trademark registration for “Yeezy” filed in 2013, as well as other registration/applications for YZY and Yeezi. What the hullabaloo…

According to Patexia, approximately 500 patent application were published in 2017 that included the keywords “Bitcoin” and “Blockchain”.  The growing number of filed applications reflects the interest surrounding the elusive crypotocurrency market especially when compared to the number of applications filed in 2012 which were only 6.  The top assignees for Bitcoin were Game Play…

Michael Cohen of Cohen IP Law Group PC will be lecturing on patent issues on the second day of the seminar “Medical and Recreational Marijuana” hosted by the The Seminar Group on March 30, 2018 in Santa Monica, California. His topic will be Cannabis Patents: What Can You Get And How Can You Get It. How to apply for…

The LA Times has recently interviewed Michael Cohen regarding Gene Simmons recent trademark filing for the iconic rock hand gesture. http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/la-et-entertainment-news-updates-june-gene-simmons-trademark-horns-1497554772-htmlstory.html

Within the United Stated Patent and Trademark Office, there are two separate trademark “registers” that exist, namely the Principal and the Supplemental.  Typically when an applicant files a new trademark application, that application when ultimately approved and issued is defaulted to be on the Principal Register.  However, under some circumstances during the prosecution of the…