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11/23/2022

The U.S. Supreme Court has granted cert on a trademark parody case involving Jack Daniels and dog toys.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday decided to referee a dog fight, agreeing to hear a bid by liquor brand Jack Daniel's to stop a company that sells dog toys from using designs that parody its trademarked Old No. 7 Black Label Tennessee Whiskey bottle.

08/04/2020

Listen in on this interview with David Oppenhuizen as he discusses how to establish and run a successful small/solo law practice in the area of intellectual property.

Listen to David Oppenhuizen, who runs his own practice at Oppenhuizen Law PLC, as he shares his insights on running and growing his patent practice with our hosts, Anant Kataria and Faiz Wahid.

12/04/2019

We are happy to announce that David Oppenhuizen has been named a 2019 top lawyer in the area of Intellectual Property and Patent Law by Grand Rapids Magazine.

The research for the Top Lawyers list was created by PRS and is based on a peer-review survey sent out to certified lawyers within the Grand Rapids area.

02/21/2019

David Oppenhuizen was featured as a legal resource in this article by Rapid Growth Media.

A 2018 survey conducted by CB Insights showed two of the top five reasons startup businesses fail are lack of capital and not having the right team in place. See how three local service providers help entrepreneurs navigate common pitfalls.

07/30/2018

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has a new cover for issued patents. What do you think?

06/20/2018

On June 19, 2018, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office issued U.S. Patent No. 10,000,000 to the Raytheon Company for a laser detection and ranging system.

Complete Patent Searching Database and Patent Data Analytics Services.

02/27/2018

Pictures of the 2018 flood in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

02/24/2018

It is official - Taylor Swift's "Shake It Off" lyrics lack originality and creativity.

So uncreative did Judge Michael Fitzgerald find Taylor Swift's 2014 hit Shake It Off, he dismissed a copyright case filed against her. In his opinion Judge Michael Fitzgerald explained the allegedly infringing lyrics used by Swift lacked even the modest level of creativity required for copyright pro...

02/12/2018

A little patent attorney humor.

10/17/2017

The rooftop view from the McKay Tower at Oppenhuizen Law PLC.