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The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") has proposed eliminating the Express Mail certificate and certificate of mailing/transmission for all filings that can be made online through the PTO’s Trademark Electronic Application System ("TEAS"). The certificates currently permit a trademark owner to obtain a filing date as of the date a document is mailed or transmitted rather than the date the PTO receives it. The PTO says that "the purpose of the rule change is to promote electronic

On March 14, 2008, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO") issued a final rule requiring a description of marks in all applications where the mark is not in standard characters. The new rule went into effect May 13, 2008.

When forming a business entity, an important and seemingly simple step is choosing an official and sometimes an unofficial name. Beyond the implications for brand awareness, goodwill, and other business concerns, there are often-overlooked legal issues that should be addressed before choosing the entity name. Failure to resolve these issues in advance can result in unnecessary delay, expense, and legal problems.

By: Timothy J. Lockhart, Willcox & Savage P.C. There’s a relatively new disaster-related federal law with which few people are familiar. Over the next several years, however, this law, which deals with preparedness for natural and manmade disasters, could affect virtually every business in the country. Signed by President Bush in August 2007, the law is entitled "Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007" ("Act") and is also referred to as "H.R. 1" and "Public Law ...

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September 18th: How To Win SBIR/STTR Awards 10:00AM-5PM This popular workshop is ideal for anyone new to SBIR/STTR and/or those want to participate more effectively in SBIR/STTR and improve their win/loss ratio. It includes: Strategic Planning with SBIR, Marketing Ideas, Doing The Homework, Vetting Ideas, Agency Differences, Reviewer Psychology and an extensive Application Writing Session with Section-by-Section Analysis. 5:00-6:00PM Special DoD Submission Tips Power Hour ...

Hampton Technology Incubator client Laser & Plasma Technologies is currently seeking a principle engineer to help spearhead its efforts in the next phase of its maturity. Founded in early 2001, Laser & Plasma Technologies, Inc. (LPT) is an advanced technology firm developing innovative solutions for laser and plasma applications. Currently headquartered in Hampton, Virginia, Laser & Plasma Technologies strives to synthesize the unique capabilities of its research and management teams ...

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Cost of fuel making you crazy? T. Boone Pickens thinks natural gas vehicles are part of the solution. You don’t become a billionaire by being foolish. See if your fleet should convert to natural gas. Come to Williamsburg Aug. 14. You’ll learn a lot in a single day. Maybe you could save money by converting to this clean fuel. Invest $53 to attend the seminar. We’ll throw in breakfast and lunch. Register on line here: ...

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Although reauthorization continues to dominate the SBIR news, there are other issues that may be of interest to you. As Walter Winchell used to say, "Lets go to press." High Power Connecticut SBIR Conference Beyond SBIR Phase II Conference & Exhibition 2007 New SBIR Awardee Database Search Site --> House SBIR Reauthorization Bill gets "Cool" Reception in the Senate It is not uncommon for our two bodies of Congress to have differing views on important legislative issues such as ...

In a much-awaited decision, the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia ruled in Tafas v. Dudas that the new patent rules promulgated by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) are unlawful, and permanently enjoined the USPTO from enforcing them. Last year, the USPTO enacted a new set of rules that would have dramatically changed the way patents are prosecuted in the United States. The new rules limited applicants to two continuation applications and one ...

The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia provides a unique and advantageous forum for bringing an intellectual property case. Unlike most courts throughout the country that take several years to bring a case to trial, in the Eastern District a trial usually is scheduled to start approximately eight months from the filing of the Complaint. The court almost never continues the trial date. Even in complex commercial cases involving difficult intellectual property ...

In February, the Supreme Court of Virginia upheld by a 4-3 vote the conviction of Jeremy Jaynes for violating the anti-spam provision of the Virginia Computer Crimes Act, ("VCCA"), Va. Code Ann. § 18.2-152.3:1 (2004). The court’s decision, Jaynes v. Commonwealth, 275 Va. 341, 657 S.E.2d 478 (2008), affirmed the first felony conviction in the United States for illegal spamming, or the bulk distribution of unsolicited e-mail.