A good map of Ontario’s wine-producing regions might color the Niagara Peninsula royal purple, with a swath of plum along the north shore of Lake Erie, a tiny patch of periwinkle for Pelee Island and a brilliant violet filling in the irregular contours of Prince...
There’s an old saying that the only things you can be certain of are death and taxes. Maybe the saying should be amended to add the U.S. Supreme Court. Despite the unprecedented turmoil of 2020, the court continues to quietly, steadily do its job. Let’s take a look at...
Trademark registration is a business rite of passage that tells the public and your competitors that this is your brand and that you intend to protect it. Before the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) approves the registration, it conducts a search of...
In normal circumstances, the phrase “patent pending” is used to let the public know that an inventor has filed a patent application. But there’s a frosty, flavorful exception to that definition from Minnesota’s Twin Cities: a St. Paul brewery has teamed up with a...
Back in the day, critics bemoaned Bic lighters as symbols of disposable culture. Yet the inexpensive, disposable lighters were a big hit upon their introduction in the 1970s and remain popular today. That popularity is undoubtedly the motivation behind the flow of...
It would be nice if there were patent cops prowling streets, stores and websites, ready to flip on flashing lights and screaming sirens when they nab those who violate ownership rights and patent law. That’s not how it works, however. Patent enforcement falls...
It would be nice if there were patent cops prowling streets, stores and websites, ready to flip on flashing lights and screaming sirens when they nab those who violate ownership rights and patent law. That’s not how it works, however. Patent enforcement falls...
The 20th anniversary of the creation of the first popular peer-to-peer file-sharing platform passed late last year with little fanfare. But back in its heyday, Napster stood the music industry on its head, sending major labels (Sony, Universal, EMI, etc.) into a...
The question of whether or not plants can be patented might seem absurd when you take a walk through the woods and observe trees, bushes, grasses, flowers and more growing in the wild. No one can obtain a patent for those naturally occurring, common plants. Asexual...
The question of whether or not plants can be patented might seem absurd when you take a walk through the woods and observe trees, bushes, grasses, flowers and more growing in the wild. No one can obtain a patent for those naturally occurring, common plants. Asexual...
