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Examination of Trademarks Relating to Cannabis after the 2018 Farm Bill: Cannabis-related trademark applications have become increasingly common in recent months, particularly in California, where the market for such goods and services has substantially expanded. Along with the increase in cannabis-related trademarks, many questions arise regarding controlled substances, federal law, and drug-related paraphernalia. This newsletter aims to clarify the regulations surrounding... cannabis-related trademarks, and address frequent concerns surrounding examinations therefore... Use the link below to our secure website to continue reading: https://karich.net/1559-2/

NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES! We are excited to share with you a new feature on our website, www.karich.net/#productlaunches, announcing our clients’ new product launches. This is an exciting time in their product development and we wish to congratulate and support them as they bring their inventions to market. Our latest product launches include Monster Shield, the Helio Education Projector and CycleBoard. Learn more about these exciting and innovative inventions at www.karich.ne...t/#productlaunches where you can link to each product’s website or Kickstarter campaign. We encourage all of our clients to keep us updated with their product development especially their product launches and funding campaigns so that we may share those on our website as well. In addition, we are happy to provide our clients with valuable references and resources for all stages of product development from prototyping to manufacturing. Are you considering licensing your invention? Make sure you protect your interests with legal representation before signing a licensing agreement. Let us know, we are happy to help. See more

How important is a prototype? Many inventors want to know how important it is to build a prototype of their invention, especially if they are intending to license the idea rather than manufacture and sell the product. The general rule is that building a prototype is of significant importance. Without a prototype...Read my full article here: http://karich.net/how-important-is-a-prototype/

How a Buy-Sell Agreement Can Help Protect Your Business -Horwitz and Armstrong Newsletter March 1, 2016 All corporations should consider entering into buy-sell agreements with each of their shareholders. The purpose of a buy-sell agreement is to allow a corporation to maintain control of its shares in the event of a possible transfer of stock ownership, whether occurring because of a shareholder's death, divorce, bankruptcy, or other voluntary or involuntary event. In some ci...rcumstances, the corporation itself may purchase the shares. Or, the agreement may provide for a cross-purchase by the remaining shareholders. The buy-sell agreement will be executed between the corporation and its shareholders and will set forth the circumstances under which the corporation (or its remaining shareholders) may have the right to purchase the departing shareholder's shares, and the circumstances under which it must purchase the shares. Read the full article on our website... http://karich.net/how-a-buy-sell-agreement-can-help-protec/

How to Design Around a Patent to Avoid Liability and Reduce Risk If you are preparing to launch a new product, it is common to research the patent database to determine if you may infringe any existing patents or pending publications. If you discover that there is a danger of such infringement, or if you receive a cease and desist letter from a patentee following the product launch, it is important to respond immediately and take steps to avoid or mitigate infringement. Read more... http://karich.net/how-to-design-ar-and-reduce-risk/

Out to Vegas Weds for the World of Concrete trade show. Chasing some infringers.

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Secret Invention Tips from Experienced Inventors The first thing most inventors want, when they are trying to develop an invention, is a step-by-step guide for invention. The difficulty with this, however, is that there are three competing interests: patent protection, marketing, and product development and all three must be advanced concurrently. The specific order varies depending upon the particular invention, and expert advice may be required to determine a successful strategy that avoids the many pitfalls in the process. Read more... http://ow.ly/X83mK

HOVERBOARD NEWS! Razor, Inc. purchased the patent rights to the hoverboard from inventor, Shane Chen, after Mark Cuban inexplicably withdrew his offer to the buy the patent rights. Razor is already actively killing the competition, throwing them out of Amazon and other online venues, and presumably retail stores as well. This could have a very positive effect on the product itself, since cheap knockoffs have already been responsible for multiple fires caused by cheap batteries and chargers. Congrats to Shane! The terms of the purchase are undisclosed, but we suspect Shane has had a very Merry Christmas!

3 Valuable Patent Tactics That Every Entrepreneur Should Know There are three valuable patent tactics that all inventors and entrepreneurs should utilize to protect their valuable intellectual property and take advantage of new laws. Read the full article here... http://karich.net/3-valuable-patent-tactics-that-every-ent/

Karich & Associates is happy to announce a big win for our client John Greaves. Our client, John Greaves, licensed his Vac Brake invention to Blackbird Technologies who has successfully brought suit against potential competitors attempting to infringe. Chris Freeman, VP and Head of Litigation for Blackbird Technologies applauded the highly defensible patent expertly written by Eric Karich saying, It reflects on the high quality of the patent, the value of Mr. Greaves’ invention, and the professionalism of the parties involved. follow this link to our website for more details about this case. http://karich.net/?p=1150

Why Not Use A Cheap Document Preparation Service for your Trademark Registration? When someone needs a trademark, they don’t just need a simple registration form completed and filed, as some would have you believe. What they really need, to avoid CATASTROPHIC problems, is counseling on selecting, clearing, and registering a mark that meets the following criteria: (1) The mark must be distinctive. This is a legal term which means that the mark is capable of trademark p...Continue reading