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		<title>Can I Trademark a Sound?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:18:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Thalwitzer</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[We hear them every day. The clip that plays before the radio show you listen to. The short sound before a movie or TV show you watch, linked inextricably with a logo or other item. A sound trademark...<br/>
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		<title>Duty of Disclosure During Patent Prosecution and Supplementing the Disclosure</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:01:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Malek</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[By: Mark R. Malek You may recall that I wrote an article recently which noted that there is a duty of disclosure when filing a patent application in the United States.  For the sake of a quick...<br/>
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		<title>It’s STILL Kinda Like Dating: Unified Patent Fiasco Keeps Continuing</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Danie Roy</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Danie Roy Okay, to explain this one, I&#8217;m going to have to recap by taking you back to younger days&#8230; middle or high school will do. I want you to remember the most popular guy in school:...<br/>
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		<title>NEWT GINGRICH SUED FOR USE OF ‘EYE OF THE TIGER’</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>danieldavidson</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Daniel Davidson These past few years, musicians have made it no secret that they prefer that the Republican Party not use their music.  Last year I reported on a story that consisted of David...<br/>
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		<title>Can I Trademark a Color?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 10:57:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Thalwitzer</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Many products use a particular color to distinguish themselves. The definition section of the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1127, defines trademarks as including “any word, name, symbol, or device, or any...<br/>
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		<title>I Didn’t Respond To An Office Action and now My Patent Is Abandoned – Now What?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:36:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Malek</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[By: Mark R. Malek If you haven’t noticed, many of my posts lately have revolved around the questions that I get from various clients.  This one was a tough one. Not necessarily from the perspective...<br/>
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		<title>Terms of Service and Your Copyrights</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:52:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Nyman</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[Upon logging into my Gmail this morning, a mandatory step in my daily routine, I noticed an alert that Google is consolidating the privacy policies and terms of service for all of its various online...<br/>
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		<title>Trademark Infringement: One Name, Two Restaurants, Two Blocks Away</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Jan 2012 10:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Aaron Thalwitzer</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[I&#8217;m in Orlando, Florida, this weekend, visiting my family, and an old friend has asked me a question. Question: I&#8217;ve owned and operated a restaurant under the name [JR's] for 20 years. A...<br/>
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		<title>SOPA, PIPA, and a Criminal Copyright Indictment Against Megaupload.</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 14:00:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rene Dial</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[By Rene Dial What a week in the world of intellectual property protection! Okay I am trying to figure this one out.  Legislation is/was being pushed through with regard to SOPA and PIPA.  Read Danie...<br/>
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		<title>The Duty of Disclosure When Filing A Patent Application</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:24:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mark Malek</dc:creator>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[By: Mark R. Malek When people think of most areas of law, they generally picture an adversarial process.  In other words, most areas of law involve two parties in a dispute of some sort and each...<br/>
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