Mar 17, 2026
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists are a global phenomenon. These drugs treat type 2 diabetes and obesity by mimicking gut hormones that suppress appetite and regulate blood sugar (1). Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk dominates the FDA-approved GLP-1... 
Jan 28, 2025
Generally, yes. Let’s consider the extent of Trademark Protection and Copyright Protection. Trademark Protection In the US, trademark infringement occurs when an unlicensed third party uses a registered or unregistered (common law) trademark in a manner that is... 
Mar 11, 2024
To be registrable, a trademark must be able to “identify and distinguish” the goods and/or services of the applicant from others, and “indicate the source” of those goods and services to US consumers. To determine whether a slogan functions as... 
Jun 20, 2023
In 2014 Jack Daniel’s Properties demanded VIP stop selling a squeaky dog toy that somewhat resembles a Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle, but which also bears an image of a spaniel and includes funny phrases like “Bad Spaniels”, “the Old No. 2 on your Tennessee Carpet”,... 
Aug 15, 2022
Thaler claims to own an artificial intelligence “AI” software system named DABUS, which is an acronym for “Device for the Autonomous Bootstrapping of Unified Sentience”. Thaler further claims that DABUS conceived of two patentable inventions, one for a fractal-shaped... 
May 9, 2022
Starting Tuesday, June 7, 2022, the US Patent and Trademark Office will begin issuing only electronic trademark registration certificates, accessible through the website https://tsdr.uspto.gov/. Trademark owners will have the option to request paper “presentation”... 
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