EU Hits Google with $2.7 Billion Antitrust Fine 
On Tuesday June 27, 2017, Google was hit with a $2.7 Billion antitrust fine by European Union regulators. This is the largest…
baystatenewJune 28, 2017
#NoFilter: Supreme Court paves way for Offensive Trademarks
On June 19, 2017, the Supreme Court concluded that the disparagement clause of the Trademark Act violates the Free Speech Clause of…
baystatenewJune 21, 2017
Upping the Ante – TTAB Rulings & Issue Preclusion
This past December, the Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of B&B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Indus., Inc. wherein the…
baystatenewMarch 1, 2015
USPTO EXTENDS AFTER FINAL PILOT PROGRAM
The United States Patent & Trademark Office recently extended the current After Final Pilot Program until September 30, 2015, at which time…
baystatenewOctober 28, 2014
Interchangeable Graphic Display System and Method of Making Same
Create Originals is dedicated to continuously providing the highest quality and most innovative products designed, made for, and tested by the best…
baystatenewAugust 25, 2014
Post Alice: A Nonexistent Wonderland Filled with Questions
On June 19, 2014, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International, that basic business methods could not…
baystatenewAugust 15, 2014
DOMAIN NAMES . . . USE THEM OR LOSE THEM?
In today’s global economy coupled with the continued growth of e-commerce, businesses no longer exist only as brick and mortar locations, but…
baystatenewJuly 9, 2014
Assignment of Intellectual Property Rights in Employment Contracts
Intellectual Property, namely patents, trademarks and copyrights are some of a company’s most valuable business assets, and accordingly, care should be taken…
baystatenewJune 3, 2014
Do I Need a Prototype to File a Patent Application?
A common question that arises during an initial consultation, especially with start-ups and individual inventors is whether or not a prototype of…
baystatenewApril 27, 2014
I Have an Idea . . . Now What?
All of a sudden, one day you are sitting at work or at home and something pops into your head, you believe…
baystatenewMarch 18, 2014
