Anton Hopen and
Ron Smith are Board Certified by the Florida Bar as
experts in Intellectual Property Law. Certification in
IP law is the highest level of recognition by the Florida
Bar of a lawyer's competency and experience in IP Law. The
Supreme Court of Florida established Florida's board
certification program in 1982 to enable consumers to
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Recently Awarded Patents
U.S. Patent No.
7,780,148 filed
Friday, May 05, 2006
awarded on
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
to
University of South Florida
for
vortex generating sand and snow fence.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,781,195 filed
Friday, July 09, 2004
awarded on
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
to
University of South Florida
for
electroporation device.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,770,523 filed
Monday, October 09, 2006
awarded on
Tuesday, August 10, 2010
to
University of South Florida
for
interactive amusement park attraction vehicle.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,768,143 filed
Friday, October 24, 2008
awarded on
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
to
James McCague et al.
for
movement and power generation apparatus.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,769,440 filed
Wednesday, September 10, 2003
awarded on
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
to
University of South Florida
for
electromanipulation device and method.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,766,335 filed
Friday, January 06, 2006
awarded on
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
to
Thomas H. Greenawalt
for
board game with 3D dynamic game play.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,767,323 filed
Wednesday, December 19, 2007
awarded on
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
to
University of South Florida
for
microbial fuel cell.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,762,929 filed
Monday, August 11, 2003
awarded on
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
to
TC Trust, LLC
for
golf swing exercise device.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,759,639 filed
Monday, August 20, 2007
awarded on
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
to
University of South Florida
for
electrospray depositing system for biological materials.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,755,041 filed
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
awarded on
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
to
University of South Florida
for
optical and laser differential absorption remote detection of TATP peroxide based explosives.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,748,490 filed
Thursday, June 26, 2008
awarded on
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
to
University of South Florida
for
a hands-free powered mobility device.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,751,716 filed
Monday, June 30, 2003
awarded on
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
to
University of South Florida
for
an open-path/free-space optical communication system and method using reflected or backscattered light.
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U.S. Patent No.
7,748,325 filed
Friday, October 21, 2005
awarded on
Tuesday, July 06, 2010
to
Liberty Ammunition, LLC
for
a firearms projectile.
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Recently Issued Trademarks
U.S. Trademark Registration No.
3,833,654
was granted on
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
for the mark
DREAMHOME.COM
in association with
providing links to the web sites of others featuring information on real estate
by
Verandaglobal.com, Inc.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
3827120
was granted on
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
for the mark
COLLEGE.ORG
in association with
providing links to the websites of others featuring information about college degrees, college admissions, and colleg applications
by
Verandaglobal.com, Inc.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
3827121
was granted on
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
for the mark
Consignment.com
in association with
providing links to the websites of others featuring information on buying and selling used goods, namely, used furniture, baby clothes, wedding dresses and maternity clothes
by
Verandaglobal.com, Inc.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
3827587
was granted on
Tuesday, August 03, 2010
for the mark
MOBILI T ROVER
in association with
wheelchair accessories, namely, devices permitting a wheelchair to move over rough terrain
by
Rehab Ideas - Wheelchair Products and Accessories Two, LLC.
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
3820884
was granted on
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
for the mark
SKATEPARK OF TAMPA ESTABLISHED 1993
in association with
providing facilities for recreation activities, namely, skate parks
by
The Skatepark of Tampa, Inc..
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U.S. Trademark Registration No.
3820883
was granted on
Tuesday, July 20, 2010
for the mark
design mark
in association with
providing facilities for recreation activitites, namely, skate parks
by
The Skatepark of Tampa, Inc..
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