Posted by Unknown | Jan 16, 2013 |
The White House has released an official response to a petition to “[s]ecure resources and funding, and begin construction of a Death Star by 2016.” Last September, the White House launched We the People on WhiteHouse.gov that allows Americans to create and sign petitions that, if signed by enou...
Posted by Unknown | Jan 08, 2013 |
The December 21, 2012 edition of the Texas Lawyer and the January 6, 2013 edition of the Houston Chronicle reported the addition of attorney Harry Laxton Jr. to Ramey & Browning as of counsel.
Posted by William P. Ramey III | Dec 21, 2012 |
In a recent opinion, the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's refusal to register a trademark because the mark was vulgar. The law has long prohibited federal registration of immoral or scandalous trademarks. The Court noted that scandalousness can b...
Posted by William P. Ramey III | Dec 14, 2012 |
Ramey & Browning continued its sponsorship of the BEAR program in 2012 by providing gifts for two children in foster homes. BEAR… BE A Resource for CPS Kids offers hope and help to abused and neglected children and the caseworkers who protect them. BEAR is a 501(c)(3) public/private partnership ...
Posted by William P. Ramey III | Dec 12, 2012 |
Bill Ramey will present “For Me, or Not For Me: That Is the Question – Industry Funding for Research and Education” at an ARVO Workshop on Sunday, May 5, 2013. ARVO's annual program is May 5-9, 2013 in Seattle, Washington.
Posted by William P. Ramey III | Dec 09, 2012 |
In the patent infringement between Apple and Samsung, District Court Judge Paul S. Grewal has granted Samsung's motion to add the iPhone 5 to Samsung's list of allegedly infringing Apple products.
Apple started the lawsuit with Samsung by alleging that Samsung infringed several Apple patents. Sa...
Posted by William P. Ramey III | Dec 09, 2012 |
On November 12, William Ramey provided a seminar regarding intellectual property issues to Texas A&M's “Foundations of Entrepreneurship” business management class. Mr. Ramey, an A&M graduate (Whoop!), has been providing intellectual property training for several years at A&M. His November 12 pr...
Posted by William P. Ramey III | Dec 09, 2012 |
A coalition of the world's five largest patent offices announced that the coalition will release a statistical report to help the public understand the operations and patent procedures among the offices. The five patent offices, known as the IP5, are the patent offices for the U.S., Europe, Japa...