February 17, 2026
How Trump Business Ownership of Airport Trademarks Would Violate the Domestic Emoluments Clause: How does the Domestic Emoluments Clause apply to these trademark applications? Who
October 9, 2025
The USPTO is going to put some (of course this will require a fee) new applications through an AI search and give applicants “an initial
August 18, 2025
The Illinois Legislature and Governor Pritzker signed a law recently that makes some big and helpful changes to when you can use a Small Estate
July 29, 2025
As biotech stocks falling today shows, Commerce Secretary Lutnick’s boneheaded idea of charging patent holders between 1% and 5% of their overall patent value annually
January 16, 2025
With inventions, patentability depends on several factors that will be different for each invention. These factors prevent many patent applications from succeeding in becoming granted
December 19, 2024
Announcing a new course empowering business owners to protect their intellectual property, covering essential topics such as copyright, trademarks, patents, and trade secrets. In 80
July 8, 2024
Filing a patent application can be lengthy, often taking years, but it grants immediate benefits such as “patent pending” status and database entry. The process
November 14, 2023
Julie King, King Business and Patent Law, PLLC, Champaign, Illinois was recently named to the National Small Business Association (NSBA) Leadership Council. NSBA is the
October 5, 2023
As seen in the Trademark Lawyer Magazine newsletter. Home Chef and Grubhub are battling over their logos, with Home Chef trying to show Grubhub’s trademark
August 17, 2023
You have a great business name, product name, or service name. It means something to you, and it appeals to customers. You’d be in trouble
August 17, 2023
You’ve chosen the perfect business name and you’re excited about starting to use it. Great! But not so fast. Before you spend time and money
August 14, 2023
To qualify to be registered as a trademark, the sound must be used or intended to be used as a brand identifier – something that
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