IPC News & Notes - Intellectual Property Consulting, LLC

An Update from New Orleans

8/31/2021

It has been an incredible 48 hours here in New Orleans. Hurricane Ida packed a tremendous punch. I am happy to report that all of our people are safe and sound. If you live or work along the coast, we hope you, your family and your professional team are safe as well.

Power is out indefinitely across the city, so business offices are closed. But, we are operating full speed from remote places across the Gulf South. We have fully prepared for events of this nature; our entire staff has full access to email, voicemail, files, data and all else needed to continue to serve you.

If you’ve sent an email or text, or left a voicemail, that has not yet been answered, please know that we are hard at work catching up. If you need something urgently, please send an email to info@iplawconsulting.com and the office will get back to you immediately. We appreciate your patience and support while we get settled in to our new locations.

IPC Client Edge-Works Receives Patent for a Pliable Ammunition Magazine Carriers

8/26/2021

Congratulations to IPC Client Edge-Works Manufacturing Company! IPC Patent Attorney, Stephen Kepper, recently obtained a patent that covers an improved insert for pliable ammunition magazine carriers.

If you have questions about patents, contact our professionals at (504) 322-7166 for more information on how IPC can help.

IPC Patent Attorney Mark Melasky Featured in Gambit’s 40 Under 40 List

8/19/2021

IPC Patent Attorney Mark Melasky was recently featured in the Gambit's 40 Under 40 list for his work with The Ella Project's Louisiana Invents Patent Pro Bono Program.

From his passion for intellectual property to his work as an adjunct professor, the Gambit applauds Melasky for his work in co-founding The Ella Project's Louisiana Invents in 2019. Louisiana Invents helps local low-income inventors obtain patent protection. If you are interested in reading more, please visit the following link: https://www.nola.com/gambit/news/the_latest/article_cce53188-e8c7-11eb-a614-a701b3629ec6.html.

If you have questions about patent related issues, the professionals at IPC can help. Give us a call at (504) 322-7166.

IPC Sues Restoration Hardware for Breach of Contract with Designer Tara Shaw

8/17/2021

IPC has filed a lawsuit against upscale retail giant Restoration Hardware in Louisiana federal court on behalf of IPC client Tara Shaw, a New Orleans-based antique dealer and interior designer with her own line of antique reproduction and custom furniture and décor. Ms. Shaw claims that Restoration Hardware has failed to compensate her as promised for using Ms. Shaw‘s manufacturers to produce home décor items that Restoration Hardware had not licensed from Ms. Shaw.

Under a license agreement it entered into with Ms. Shaw in 2014, Restoration Hardware has been manufacturing and selling home décor designed by Ms. Shaw. After entering into the licensing deal, Restoration Hardware requested to use Ms. Shaw’s manufacturers to produce the licensed home décor, instead of using Restoration Hardware’s established manufacturers. The lawsuit alleges that because Ms. Shaw had invested time and finances training and setting up her manufacturers, Restoration Hardware verbally agreed to compensate Ms. Shaw if it ever used her manufactures to produce any products that were not licensed from Ms. Shaw. Ms. Shaw claims that Restoration Hardware has breached that agreement.

If you have any questions about copyright licensing issues or protection of trade secrets, the professionals at IPC can help. Give us a call at (504) 322-7166.

IPC Represents the Company That Produces The Basketball Tournament

7/12/2021

IPC represents the company that produces The Basketball Tournament, an annual basketball tournament where the winning team earns $1,000,000. For more information or to catch up on how the tournament is going, click the following link: www.thetournament.com.

If you have any questions about trademark related issues, the professionals at IPC can help. Give us a call at (504) 322-7166.

Louisiana State Bar Association Elects IPC's Stephen Kepper as Vice President for the Intellectual Property Section

6/14/2021

IPC Patent Attorney Stephen Kepper was recently elected as the Vice President for the Intellectual Property Section of the Louisiana State Bar Association. Stephen has served as Treasurer and Secretary for the past two years.

If you have questions about trademark issues, the professionals at IPC can help. Call us at (504) 322-7166 for more information.

IPC Client Reed Smith Receives Patent for Hot Dog Slicer

6/11/2021

IPC attorney Adam Vickers successfully helped client Reed Smith obtain a patent for his hot dog slicer, a seasonal achievement for our client as the summer grilling season approaches.

If you have questions about trademark issues, the professionals at IPC can help. Call us at (504) 322-7166 for more information.