For the serious handbag collector, purchasing a Hermès Birkin is a pinnacle achievement. Beyond the eye-watering price tag for the purse alone, being offered a Birkin for purchase is often the result of several thousand dollars in prior sales with Hermès and a positive, established relationship with a salesperson who is authorized to offer Birkin
In the fall of 2023, the Biden Administration issued the Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence.[1] In section 5.2 of the order, the administration charged the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) with three
Intellectual property comprises some of the most valuable assets a business may hold – its brands, patents, know-how, and other intangible rights that make the business unique. The intellectual property assets (IP) throughout the energy sector—upstream, midstream, downstream and service providers along the way—will be affected as more energy companies seek bankruptcy relief in the
Intellectual Property (IP) clearance should be an integral part of business planning, regardless of the size of the business. IP clearance may be as simple as checking the proper trademark databases before choosing a name for a new business or subsidiary. In other situations, IP clearance may include conducting an extensive patent search and analysis