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Boyle Fredrickson Sponsors WISACCA Seminar on Advertising
Boyle Fredrickson sponsored a Wisconsin Chapter of the Association of Corporate Council America (WISACCA) seminar entitled "Ads that Shouldn't Have Run and Other Ethical Issues in Advertising. " Attended by more than 90 attorneys and business executives, the program provided insight into the legal and...
Boyle Fredrickson Again Named a “Fastest Growing Firm”
Boyle Fredrickson was recently named by the Milwaukee Business Journal as one of southeast Wisconsin's "Fastest Growing Firms." It is the second consecutive year the firm, which is the largest intellectual property law firm in Wisconsin, has achieved such recognition. The firm now boasts 23...
Client Spotlight: ZBB Energy Welcomes President Obama
Obama with ZBB CEO Eric Apfelbach
USPTO Postpones “Track One” Patent Processing Initiative
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has postponed the implementation of an initiative that would have provided expedited examination of patent applications. The initiative, dubbed "Track One" and part of a broad Three-Track program intended to provide patent applicants with more filing options,...
Chinese Design Protection: The Inexpensive Sword and Shield
By: Michael Gratz Unique designs are protectable in most industrialized areas of the world including China. Such design protection may be good enough to stop most competitors, if your world-wide strategy is well thought out. For example, a design patent in the US can prevent...
Patents: The Great Wall of China
By: Andrew McConnell Patent protection in China can be obtained under the familiar invention patent system or what is known as a utility model system. Invention patent applications are subject to a full examination and have a term of 20 years from filing while utility...
Don’t Let Someone Else Own Your Trademark in China
By: Adam Brookman China has a "first to file" trademark system. This means that in China, unlike the United States, your use of a trademark does not give you any trademark rights. Instead, the first person who files to register a trademark can obtain the...
www.scam.cn
By: Adam Brookman You receive an email message from a kindly Chinese domain name registrar who warns you that a company has applied to register your name (or trademark) with various Asian suffixes (e.g., .cn, .tw, .asia). The email is in broken English giving it...
Client Spotlights: Badger Meter, Ladish and Twin Disc Named Among Forbes 200 Best Small Companies
Boyle Fredrickson congratulates three clients – Badger Meter Inc., Ladish Co. and Twin Disc Inc. – for their listing among Forbes magazine’s 200 Best Small Companies. Announced this past October, Forbes’ list of the 200 Best Small Companies is based on performance as measured by...
Boyle Fredrickson Cares Helps Southeastern Wisconsin’s Underprivileged
Boyle Fredrickson has been a staunch supporter of the local community since the law firm’s founding in 1999. Through the Boyle Fredrickson Cares program, the firm has a committed plan in place every year to help make a positive difference in and around the Milwaukee...
