We are in this Together
During this unprecedented time, Baker and Rannells is fortunate to have the continued ability to provide quality service to our clients and community. While we [...]
Can You Protect Your Cannabis Mark By Obtaining A Trademark Registration In The USPTO?
Stephen L. BakerBaker and Rannells Intellectual Property Attorneys, Somerville, NJ Answer: It depends (sounds like a lawyer doesn’t it?). Selling foods, beverages, vaping oils, [...]
Baker and Rannells assisting next generation inventors
For the second consecutive year, Baker and Rannells will sponsor the Hopewell Elementary School science fair held March 23, 2018 in Mercer County New Jersey. [...]
Attorney Sergei Orel Is Attending ProWein
Baker and Rannells' Attorney Sergei Orel will be attending ProWein, the No.1 International Trade show For Wine And Spirits. The event is being held from [...]
Baker and Rannells acts as liaison between Government Officials from China and Freedom House, NJ
SOMERVILLE, NJ- On December 6th, 2017 Baker and Rannells Attorneys hosted a contingent of government officials from Jiangsu Province, China on their fact-finding-mission to the [...]
Stephen L. Baker: Panelist at Food Biz NJ
On October 24th, 2017 Stephen L. Baker spoke on a panel at Food Biz NJ located at the palace at Somerset Park. The panel was [...]
Jack Rannells: Music Industry Panelist
New York City- January 25, 2017-Baker and Rannells, P.A. John M. "Jack" Rannells was part of a panel discussion at WIX seminar, Music 101, speaking [...]
Visit Baker and Rannells at Latino Food Trade Show
Baker and Rannells, PA is excited to be an exhibitor at the World of the Latino Cuisine, El Mundo de la Cocina Latina, on August [...]
Baker and Rannells, P.A. Attends INTA 2017
Baker and Rannells, PA attorneys’ Stephen L. Baker, Pei-Lun Chang, and Jason L. DeFrancesco attended the 2017 International Trademark Association (INTA) Conference May 20th –May [...]
Do I Need a Trademark Attorney?
Practically anything is capable of functioning as a trademark. This includes a word or phrase (IF IT IS GOYA IT HAS TO BE GOOD), a [...]
Top Reasons to Trademark Your Brand and Your Company
Baker and Rannells, P.A. Protecting Brilliance: Top Reasons to Trademark Your Brand or Company Name by Jack Branowski November 2016 The most valuable brands in [...]
Part 2: Strengthening Alliances in China
September 2016 Part 2: Strengthening Alliances in China By Jack Branowski We are back! The trip to China, taken by Baker and Rannells, P.A., President [...]
Part 1: Strengthening Alliances in China
This is a very exciting time for Baker and Rannells, PA, the notable and highly regarded law firm specializing in intellectual property law, as [...]
Top Trademark Attorneys Recognized in the CSC® Trademark Insider® Annual Report
Although the Trademark Insider® Annual Report is no longer published, the performance of the firm Baker and Rannells, PA and the firm’s President/Chief Attorney Stephen [...]
Do I NEED to register my trademark?
We often get questions from business owners whether they should register their logo or trade name. According to USPTO, who manages incoming applications and issues [...]
Tips and Resources to File Trademark
A trademark includes any name, word, symbol, or device used, in business to distinguish the goods of one company from another. A trademark is a [...]
Patent Examiners – United States Patent and Trademark Office
Patent examiners at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) prosecute applications for patents. Examiners make determinations based on federal codes, rules, and judicial [...]
Patent Attorneys and Patent Agents – United States
In the United States, a practitioner may either be a patent attorney or patent agent. Both patent attorneys and patent agents have the same license [...]
Patent Application Preparation, Filing and Prosecution
The process of obtaining the grant of a patent begins with the preparation of a specification describing the invention. That specification is filed at a [...]
Patent Application
A patent application is a request pending at a patent office for the grant of a patent for the invention described and claimed by that [...]
United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO)
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO or USPTO) is an agency in the United States Department of Commerce that issues patents to inventors [...]
Trademark Infringement
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Trademark infringement is a violation of the exclusive rights attaching to a trademark without the authorization of the trademark owner [...]
Intellectual Property Licensing
A licensor may grant a license under intellectual property laws to authorize a use (such as copying software or using a (patented) invention) to a [...]
Getting a Trademark
Trademarks are protected by law. In some countries, a person or company can get a trademark simply by using the name, word, phrase, symbol, logo, [...]