We are proud to announce our client, Noam Krasniansky Bambooee, Shark Tank, patent, trademark, copyright, Noam Krasniansky , will appear on Shark Tank tonight at 9pm PST to work out a deal with the Sharks regarding his product Bambooee. Congrats Noam! ...
Continue readingParamount Pictures is not happy about the way a Twitter user is sharing one of its movies. The Twitter user @555hz attempted to show the entire film “Top Gun” on Twitter through tweets of the film as frame-by-frame clips and images. The Twitter user posted content from the film every half hour, generating over 1,500 tweets in one month. The user has gained a following of over 6,900 other Twitter users. The handle “@555hz” is suggested to reference the number of frames per second at which the film was being “shown” on Twitter. According to this calculation, the film could be...
Continue readingWe have a law clerk opening for a 3rd year law student or recent graduate pending bar results. Must have taken trademark law and preferably other IP courses in law school. Please send cover letter and resume to info@cohenip.com. No phone calls please. ...
Continue readingGreat story about a young innovator from the African country of Sierra Leone, creating important tools to help his community with limited resources. He lands an invitation from MIT to foster his abilities. http://youtu.be/XOLOLrUBRBY ...
Continue readingHere is some great insight into some potential issues with the recently passed Innovation Act of 2013.http://www.todaysengineer.org/2013/Dec/HR-3309.asp ...
Continue readingThe power of creating an incredible invention and having good counsel can be seen in a recent arbitration settlement in which the inventor of the Super Soaker, Lonnie Johnson Ph.D, was awarded $72.9 million in royalties against Hasbro. Although Johnson has over 80 patents, many of which we are sure relate to the Super Soaker or variations of it, Johnson was able to obtain this mammoth settlement based on a breach of contract of a more ambiguous nature rather than on any specific intellectual property. Namely, in a 1996 agreement, Hasbro agreed to pay Johnson royalties of 2 percent for...
Continue readingCongratulations to one of our client’s launch of their new product Veza Bands. http://www.vezabands.com/ ...
Continue readingCohen IP Law Group, P.C. is proud to announce that it will be an exhibitor at the Small Business Expo held in Los Angeles, California on November 7, 2013. Admission is free to attendees, so stop by BOOTH 109 to say hello and learn more about our firm. We hope to see you there...
Continue readingWhile many government agencies have been forced to close shop as a result of the quibbling between the members of congress, there has been one bright bastion of hope for American efficiency; the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Without sounding like I’ve been paid by them, the USPTO appears to be the exemplary son of Uncle Sam compared to its inept siblings. Why? Because it remains open during the shut down, able to stand on its own feet. See their official comment here: http://www.uspto.gov/news/2013ops.jsp USPTO shutdown Don’t get me wrong, as an IP firm with a high volume of patent and...
Continue readingHere is a great posting by the United States Patent and Trademark Office regarding why you should hire a trademark lawyer to file your trademark application: http://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/private_attorney.jsp...
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