United States Patent and Trademark Office

The fact of this case is the Association for Molecular Pathology along with several other medical associations, doctors and patients sued the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Myriad Genetics to challenge several patents related to human genetics. Myriad Genetics, Inc. is a genomic research firm whose mission, among other things, is to learn what various sequences of DNA in the human genome actually do. In 1994, Myriad’s scientists made an extraordinarily useful discovery…

Crichton believes that the ability to patent genes was a misstep in, what he describes as, “An underfinanced and understaffed government agency.” ( 441) The former Harvard medical student believes that this new up and coming practice was a result of a “misinterpreted” supreme court ruling. (441) He leads the reader to believe that getting genes patented is a relatively easy process. On the contrary, Calfee states that is actually quite arduous to obtain a patent. The staff economist elaborates…

of the late great Hudson Parker. The first option has its benefits and its disadvantages, which could bring down the entire company if the secret becomes public. There are definitely risks that comes with withholding the truth. GPC could lose their patent rights and have to prove if Hudson Parker is the inventor of Parkelite. For a more ethical approach, GPC’s counsel, Mr. Lowell could do more research and get in touch with someone that is closet of kin to Mr. Karl Gintz and inform them of a…

Government regulation of the economy is the impact of the state on the activities of economic entities in order to ensure normal conditions for the functioning of the market mechanism. All the negative aspects of the market economy can serve as an explanation of the reasons for strengthening the role of government in the economy. The main purpose of the economic activities of the state is to prevent possible negative effects of market regulators. In order to do so, the government provides legal…

at all? Should gene patent holders be allowed to withhold genes at their will or should one be in charge of what happens to their own genes within their body? Michael Crichton, American best-selling author, who wrote “Patenting Life” and American economist and author John E. Calfee who wrote, “Decoding the Use of Gene Patents” both discuss the affects on people when gene patent holders come into the process of medical research. Crichton and Calfee both agree that gene patent holders have…

These retail stores operate under the brand names: Foot Locker Approved, Kids Foot Locker, Lady Foot Locker, Champs Sports, Footaction, Sidestep, Runners Point, Eastbay, and SIX:02. After researching the United States Patent and Trademark Office database, Foot Locker has 52 records. The first trademark was established on November 20, 1979 and the registrant was Kinney Shoe Corporation. Currently there are 13 active records for Foot Locker on the USPTO database. One of Foot Locker’s competitors…

Foundation 25, 30). Additionally, consumers age 18-24 have grown up “with cell phone awareness” and “experience[e] cell phones as a part of their everyday lives” (ComScore). Consumers age 25-34 “fall in between two distinct age groups: those who grew up with cell phone knowledge and those who did not,” but a large majority have adopted cell phones as their main tool of communication (ComScore). 98% of consumers age 18-29, and 97% of consumers age 30-49 own a mobile phone. A majority of these…

enforcement of intellectual property rights. To solidify its position in the global intellectual property market, China joined WIPO in 1980 and the Paris Convention on Industrial Property in 1985. Additionally, China signed the Patent Cooperation Treaty in 1994, registered all trademarks with the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in 1990, and became a member of the World Trade Organization (WTO) in 2001.15 To comply with the requirements of the…

(Halbert & Ingulli, 2012). Plaintiffs (businesses or employees) rely on the law of tort to convince the judge to award them monetary damages. For instance, the judge compels companies to pay damages to another after it infringes copyright, patent or trademark rights (Morrison, 2015). On the other hand, plaintiffs rely on the law of contracts to convince the judge to compel the defendant to execute contractual obligations or pay substantial monetary damages (Emerson, 2009). Implications of…

3D printers are changing the world and propelling society into the future. With this technology, it is possible for anyone to make anything. 3D printers are ushering a new industrial age, but the current US patent system is restricting its potential. The Federal government of the United States is questioning the legality of additive manufacturing and considers it destructive to intellectual property holders. Restrictions on 3D printing could put a damper on ingenuity and be detrimental to future…