working with widgets
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Woodard, Emhardt partner Charlie Meyer was the featured speaker at the November 30th, 2010 meeting of the Rotary Club of Indianapolis. Mr. Meyer’s presentation included a humorous and educational look at aspects of patent and trademark law, in addition to noting how aspects of intellectual property have affected local interests over the years.TRANSCRIPT
WORKING WITH WIDGETSBy Charlie Meyer
Presented to RotaryNovember 30, 2010
A Better Mousetrap
PROGRESS CLAUSEU.S. Constitution, Art. 1, § 8
The Congress shall have power ... To promote the
Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times
to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective
Writings and Discoveries.
Preventing Train Collisions
Fire Escape Suspenders
Fire Escape
Name That Table
Peanut Butter & Jelly Sandwich
Spinal Implants
Stents and Catheters
The Beerbrella
Reinforced Basketball Goals
Faster Archery Bows
RCA Satellite Litigation
Trademarks and Service Marks
• Identify Source:
Where is this?
Would The Real Waffle House Please Stand Up?
Marks Can Be Lost
• VELCRO® “hook and loop fasteners”• FORMICA® “plastic laminate surfaces”• STYROFOAM® “multicellular expanded
synthetic resinous material” • Kleenex® “tissues”• Band-Aid® “bandages”• "use a Xerox® copy machine to make a copy,
not make a xerox!”• Aspirin was a trademark• Escalator was a trademark
ZOMBIE TRADEMARKS
Lucas Oil Products v. Lukoil
NOT “THE LUKE” Mascot “BIG LUKE”
COLTS® go to the SUPERBOWL®
Colts/NFL:• COLTS®• GO COLTS ®• SUPERBOWL®• GO BLUE®• BELIEVE IN
BLUE®
Fans/Others:• Our Team• Go Team• Dream Blue• Use blue and white
or• The Big Game• Indianapolis
Go Team to The Big Game
Mr. Anderson’s Chair
Dennis Anderson, MN
What’s The Next Widget?
