With the holiday season half way over, and Christmas less than a week away, you’re running out of time to bring some holiday cheer to those around you. Luckily, Chipotle, Taco Bell, and Jimmy Dean have your back and they’re ready to help you surprise and delight your food-obsessed friends and family this
Holidays
Santa Goes to the Trademark Office
— Jessica Gutierrez Alm, Attorney
This is Fashion Santa.
Or at least it was until recently. Fashion Santa is a role that originated with model, Paul Mason and Toronto’s Yorkdale Mall in 2014. He promoted the mall and a successful charitable giving campaign. Mason continued as Fashion Santa during the 2015 holiday season, and became…
A Few Useful Holiday Inventions
— Jessica Gutierrez Alm, Attorney
One principal requirement for obtaining a utility patent is that the invention be useful. “Whoever invents or discovers any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof, may obtain a patent therefor.” 35 U.S.C. 101. The usefulness requirement has roots in…
Merry Christmas
Happy Thanksgiving(R) Dolls and Guys
Thanksgiving is, without a doubt, my favorite holiday. It’s a day to reflect on our many fortunes and to spend time with family eating delicious turkey, potatoes, and pie (and maybe watching some football). It seems that the Christmas trees, music and displays spring up at local retailers earlier and earlier each year, usually immediately…
Just a simple holiday message…
For many of you, today is the last day of work before a long weekend. So I’ll keep it short (my gift to you).
Thanks. No, really. THANK YOU. Thank you for being loyal readers, commenters, and social media sharers. Thank you, guest bloggers, for generously sharing your insights…