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Kansas City Intellectual Property Blog
Copyright Office Grants Limited Protection for AI-Generated Images
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Hovey Williams Ranked #7 on the 2022 US Trademark Registration Tote Board
We helped clients obtain a colossal number of 521 trademark registrations in 2022!
Ideas for Streamlining Patent Budgets
With the cost of capital increasing and a recession looming, a review of patent prosecution expenditures is inevitable and wise for many organizations. While organizations may be tempted to simply cut costs, it is important to keep the future protection of your...
Hovey Williams Ranked Among Top 25 on Kansas City Business Journal’s Law Firm List for 2023
We are pleased to announce that our intellectual property boutique law firm is listed in Kansas City Business Journal’s (KCBJ) Top Area Law Firms list for 2023. The list of rankings is based on local number of attorneys and provides an in-depth look at the largest and...
FTC Proposes Restrictions on Non-Compete Agreements
Companies often use non-compete agreements with key employees to protect intellectual property such as trade secrets.
Hovey Williams Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 Edition
Congratulations to our honorees, you make us look good.
‘Girls Can’t Get Rich Playing Sports,’ And Other Reasons I Became An Attorney
A look at how representation and the lack thereof shaped the career of a female patent agent turned patent lawyer.
How Times Have Changed at the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office saw record numbers of new trademark applications filed in 2021.During 2021, the USPTO reported over a 25% increase in applications. See USPTO Performance and Accountability Report 2021, available here. Such a steep increase is...
Four Hovey Williams Partners Honored as Super Lawyers®
We are pleased to announce that four of our Partners, Scott Brown, Cheryl Burbach, Crissa Cook, and Michael Hurd have been selected to the 2022 Missouri & Kansas Super Lawyers list. Selection for the Super Lawyers list means these Partners rate among the top 5% of...
Global Entrepreneurship Week – KC
ATTENTION PIONEERS and INVENTORS!! DON'T MISS OUT ON FREE INFORMATIVE SESSIONS FOR ENTREPRENEURS. Global Entrepreneurship Week - KC happens November 14-20, 2022. Learn how to to protect and commercialize your inventions with patents, trade secrets, copyrights and...
