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What is TRADEMARKS

Trademarks are used to distinguish the goods of one party from the goods of another. Service Marks distinguish the services of one provider from the services of another provider. Trademarks and service marks are treated equally under law and commonly referred to as marks. On 25 October 1870, Trademark Number 1 was registered to the… See the Full Article

Category: Trademark

BENEFITS OF TRADEMARK REGISTRATION

The specific benefits accorded a mark registered with the USPTO are: constructive notice to the public of the registrant’s claim of ownership of the mark; a legal presumption of the registrant’s ownership of the mark and the registrant’s exclusive right to use the mark nationwide on or in connection with the goods and/or services… See the Full Article

Category: Trademark , Trademark Protection

Resist Dumbing-down Your Invention

In Topliff v. Topliff, 145 U.S. 156 (1892), the Supreme Court stated: The specification and claims of a patent, particularly if the invention be at all complicated, constitute one of the most difficult legal instruments to draw with accuracy, and in view of the fact that valuable inventions are often placed in the hands of… See the Full Article

Category: Patents

What Start-Ups Need to Know About IP

Regardless of your industry or if you’re selling goods or offering services, intellectual property will play a part in your start-up. Having a working knowledge of the basics of intellectual property laws will allow you to safely navigate through various business hurdles and challenges. Patents, copyrights, and trademarks are the three pillars that make up… See the Full Article

Category: IP

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"Our company has worked with a number of patent attorneys and were so pleased when we began working with Parsons & Goltry nearly a decade ago. Mike Goltry's knowledge and attention to detail has enabled us to have numerous products patented and trademarks registered. We highly recommend this Law Firm."

- Sharon K.

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"Michael Goltry is the most professional, honest and effective patent attorney whom I ever met in my 40 year professional engineering career. I started to work with him over 20 years ago and plan to work indefinitely."

- Zoltan Kemeny, PhD, Struct. Eng.

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"Mr. Goltry took a provisional patent that we'd filed ourselves, and quickly and professionally turned our innovation into U.S. and foreign applications. His [patent claims] were a thing of beauty, and I was amazed by how deftly he countered the inevitable office actions. His language held up, and the U.S. Patent just issued. He was easy and efficient to work with, and his fees were remarkably reasonable. We're not planning to go anywhere else, ever."

- Ski Milburn, CEO, Victori, LLC

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"I applied for a patent through Parsons & Goltry. After being on the docket for 2 years at the USPTO, I received notification that my patent request had been denied. Michael Goltry contacted me immediately to review my options. After I informed him of my decision to move forward, he filed a response to the USPTO. In his response he got the examiner to fully understand the claims in the patent application and the "denied" decision was reversed. I was able to secure and receive a "patent granted" decision. Thank you, Michael Goltry."

- Kathy H., Inventor