Category Archives: Projects

Project 1 – Trademarks (main)

Assignment for Project 1: trademark knock-out search Trademark knock-out search: scoring criteria Contact information for client USPTO resources: Search applications and registrations at USPTO using TESS Acceptable Identification of Goods  and Services Manual USPTO Trademarks main page (many resources) Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP) (manual used by Trademark examiners) Trademark Status & Document Retrieval (TSDR) (to find file history […]

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Project 1: Trademark “knock-out” search (2015)

Note: the main page for Project 1 (with other project-related materials) can be found here. MEMORANDUM THOMAS, THOMAS, AND THOMAS A Pretend Limited Liability Partnership FROM: Ira Steven Nathenson, “Managing Partner,” T3 PLLP TO: Spring 2015 “Associate” Class RE: Trademark “knock-out” search DATE: Feb. 2, 2015 Assignment. Background.  Broadly speaking, there are two kinds of […]

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Intellectual Property: Projects (2014)

Patents (Spring 2014). Draft an opinion letter to your client regarding a patent. Objectively advise client on issues of validity, infringement, and remedies. Deadline: Work product should be sent electronically to inathenson@stu.edu no later than Tuesday, March 4, 2014, at midnight EST (end-of-day). Patent at issue: U.S. patent 7,789,902 Other information: “Client” is a law school […]

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