In this day and age, so much of our professional and personal life exists on the internet. This has become especially true over the last half-dozen years — and with much of the world at home during the COVID-19 pandemic, the internet was the conduit through which we stayed connected to family, friends and colleagues ..read more

Not only does patent infringement forestall individual innovation, but when occurring unimpeded on a broad scale, it also effectively puts entire markets into holding patterns. If your rights as an inventor are violated in this fashion, you can sue in the appropriate civil court to stop it, setting yourself up to recoup associated monetary losses ..read more

Cosmetics — everything from lipsticks and blush to eyeshadow and mascara — are all about making their wearers stand out. The same holds true for an effective trademark, meaning a brand's success or failure depends on distinguishing itself in a crowded field of competitors ..read more

When you are deeply involved in Intellectual Property (IP), the way we always are at Dennemeyer, it is important to maintain perspective about how certain facts of this industry are not readily known to the ordinary person ..read more

Beer is ubiquitous in this world. The vast majority of countries — large, small and in-between — brew and drink it in large quantities, reflecting its status as an integral part of many local cultures. In more than a few nations, including (but not limited to) Germany, Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Ireland, China, the United Kingdom and the United States, beer is a culture unto itself ..read more

We have frequently discussed how technological innovation is vital to the global economy's continued success and how protecting the Intellectual Property central to that process is critical. But it is not enough to simply praise tech for this fact and not examine how it can be much more than a driver of profit or creator of convenience in our personal and professional lives ..read more

Given that the subject of one of our recent articles in the Everyday IP series was cars, you might think we could not possibly pick an invention more critical to people's daily lives… but computers just might fit that description. After all, you are using one at this very moment to read this article, be it your home or work laptop or the smartphone in your hand — with more processing power than all but the most recent desktop computers ..read more

While many may assume that the legal arena is the primary employment venue for IP, this is not the case. Let us examine some of the different positions that comprise this industry and why they are vital to the sector and the global economy ..read more

Drawings are an essential element of any patent application for a device or design that requires a visual depiction of the functions and concepts involved. It is critical for all inventors to provide the best possible patent drawings so that examiners quickly understand the invention set forth in the application, thereby increasing the likelihood of a patent being granted ..read more

Foreign individuals or organizations filing for trademark registration in Pakistan may find themselves curious when faced with the obligation to indicate the mark's "date of first use" in their application. Here, we will unpack its legal requirements and implications and help you prepare to bring your brand into this burgeoning market ..read more