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A recent study conducted by George Mason University suggests that the Milwaukee-Waukesha area is ranked fifth in the nation for growth in important new patents. According to Professor Philip Auerswald, the report was requested by the United States Department of Commerce as a way to draw attention to cities that have potential for economic and…

As companies continue to spread their identity to other parts of the world, they are becoming increasingly susceptible to fraudulent trademark scams. Companies are increasingly targeted by scammers using official looking emails and documents that threaten loss of intellectual property rights unless the company pays an invoiced fee to “protect” it through the scammer’s phony…

Krueger International, Inc. (KI) has established itself as a leader in innovative furniture production and according to Boyle Fredrickson President and KI counsel representative Andrew McConnell, they show no signs of slowing down. KI is a pioneer in their industry and at the rate they have been developing new products, they seem to be well…

Boyle Fredrickson attorney Keith Baxterrecently presented “International Intellectual Property Protection” at the third annual Mini Conference for the Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC ). As part of his presentation, Baxter addressed the basic concepts behind protecting intellectual property outside the United States and paid special attention to the complexities of doing…

A recent article appearing in the June issue of Les Nouvelles, a leading technology journal of the Licensing Executives Society (LES ), addressed several issues relating to patent quantity and quality that some believe plague the effectiveness of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (US PTO ). In the article titled “What is Patent…

Abstract Thoughts October 27, 2008 Ray Croc is well known as the founder of McDonalds. But what if Croc had tried to patent the concept of fast food? “It’s a little silly, but it’s something he could have done which didn’t re-quire any machinery,” said intellectual property attorney Keith M. Baxter. “It’s a classic business…

A patent lawyer from Washington D.C. has filed two separate false patent markings lawsuits – the first against Solo Cup Company and the second against Gillette (and its parent company a href=”http://www.pg.com/en_US/index.shtml” target=”_blank”>The Procter & Gamble Company). These actions, if successful, could cost each company millions of dollars in damage settlements. According to Matthew Pequignot’s…