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A SHORT HISTORY OF THE U.S. PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

The U.S. Patent Office was established as a bureau of the Department of State in 1802 and subsequently transferred by Executive Order to the Department of Commerce, its present location. The name was changed from the Patent Office to Patent and Trademark Office in 1975. During the latter part of the 1800’s, after nearly 500,000… See the Full Article

Category: Patents

SOMEONE USED MY PHOTO AND EVEN PUT THEIR WATER MARK OVER MINE. WHAT STEPS DO I NEED TO TAKE?

Imagine one day you’re surfing the web, going about your own business, when all of a sudden you spot a photo you recognize. That’s unmistakably your photo, except you never posted it to this website. It all of a sudden becomes clear that somebody is using your image without your permission. Maybe they’ve even gone… See the Full Article

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SOMEBODY IS TRYING TO GAIN THE RIGHTS TO THE SAME SLOGAN I’M USING

You’ve been using a slogan in your business for a number of years. You haven’t taken any legal measures to protect any rights you might have in it, and you learn that somebody is trying to gain exclusive rights to that same slogan. Now you want to protect what you’ve been using for years. BRAND… See the Full Article

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HOW TO VERIFY WHETHER A WORD OR LOGO HAS BEEN TRADEMARKED

Before applying for a trademark, it is always a good idea to conduct the proper research in order to determine whether or not your desired mark, or one similar to it, is already registered and/or in use. Conducting a trademark search is a very simple process. Below is an overview of the steps that should… See the Full Article

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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