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Happy Halloween
by Hovey Williams November 1, 2022This is how we do Halloween – we celebrate with a costume contest! Some of our staff and attorneys donned Halloween costumes and vied for prizes and some office fun. The firm voted to determine the WINNERS: First place – Laura (Pebbles from the Flintstones) Second Place: Greg (Jackie Daytona from What We Do In
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Dianne Smith-Misemer Named in Top 25 US Trademark Attorneys Specialized in Web3
by Hovey Williams October 26, 2022Congratulations to our own Dianne Smith-Misemer on this great honor.
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USPTO Implements New Deadlines to Respond to Office Actions for Applications and Registrations
by Hovey Williams October 12, 2022USPTO ALERT! SHORTENED RESPONSE TIME Beginning on December 3, 2022, instead of the current six months, trademark applicants will have three months (with a possible three-month extension) to respond to an office action issued during the examination of a trademark application at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This same change will go
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Inaugural Intellectual Bootcamp a Success!
by Hovey Williams October 6, 2022Inaugural Intellectual Bootcamp a Success!
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Hovey Williams 2023 Recognition in “The Best Lawyers in America”®
by Hovey Williams August 22, 2022Congratulations to our honorees. A well deserved honor.
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Meet our Law Clerk, Jake Langerot
by Hovey Williams August 1, 2022In honor of #National Intern Day, we’d like to celebrate and recognize our own law clerk, Jacob (Jake) Langerot. Jake joined Hovey Williams in February of 2022 as a Law Clerk. We’re thrilled to announce that he will continue clerking with team Hovey through the upcoming school year!!! Here are some things that will help
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Save the date! Intellectual Property Bootcamp for Diverse Students – September 30th
by Hovey Williams July 27, 2022Mark your calendar! Intellectual Property Bootcamp | Friday, September 30th, 2022 | 9am – 3:15pm | Overland Park, Kansas
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New Trademark Registrations Linked to Future Profitability and Stock Valuation, but Consistently Undervalued by Analysts and Investors
by Hovey Williams June 14, 2022A study recently published in Management Science entitled, “Valuation of New Trademarks,” finds that a public company’s new trademark registrations substantially contribute to the firm’s long-term valuation but are notoriously undervalued by analysts and investors.[1] This conclusion is reflected in the study’s findings that public companies engaging in new trademark activity before the U.S. Patent
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Copyright Claims Board Begins Accepting Claims
by Hovey Williams June 14, 2022On June 2, 2022, the U.S. Copyright Office announced that the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) will begin accepting claims on Thursday, June 16, 2022. The CCB was established by the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (CASE) Act of 2020. The CCB consists of a three-member tribunal that provides a voluntary alternative to federal district court
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