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Can You Get An International Trademark? The Madrid Protocol

By Stephen B. Schott | November 15, 2015

An Article in Schott, P.C.’s IP Law For Start-ups SeriesBy Stephen B. Schott If you have valuable intellectual property, you…

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Four Boilerplate Responses For Responding To Subject Matter Rejections Based On The USPTO Hypotheticals

By Stephen B. Schott | February 25, 2015

This is a summary of the sample argument sections of a longer article based on the USPTO’s subject matter-based hypotheticals. Hypothetical 1: Removing…

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Most (and Least) Popular IdeaEsq Articles of 2014

By Stephen B. Schott | December 31, 2014

By Stephen B. Schott In 2014, I published 39 articles. My goal was one a week so I fell…

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Federal Circuit Identifies Software as Patentable Subject Matter (post Alice)

By Stephen B. Schott | December 12, 2014

By Stephen B. Schott Software has been patentable subject matter for a long time but following this summer’s Supreme Court Alice v.…

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Older Supreme Court Cases Provide Guidance For Determining Patentable Subject Matter Post Alice

By Stephen B. Schott | November 1, 2014

By Stephen B. Schott The question on almost every patent attorney’s mind these days is: “What is patentable subject…

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The Rise of the Startup Manufacturer

By Stephen B. Schott | September 6, 2014

An Article in Schott, P.C.’s IP Law For Start-ups SeriesBy Stephen B. Schott “Some software startup founders are evolving into…

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How to Keep an Inventor’s Notebook

By Stephen B. Schott | July 24, 2014

An Article in Schott, P.C.’s IP Law For Start-ups SeriesBy Stephen B. Schott An inventor’s notebook can be a breeding…

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Top Ten Most Important Trademark Cases

By Stephen B. Schott | June 26, 2014

By Stephen B. Schott Patent attorneys appreciate patent law’s rigidity. Unlike many areas of the law, there are hard…

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