by Maxey-Fisher Human Resources | Aug 3, 2026 | Article
Summer is still in full swing in Tampa and one of the best ways to enjoy the outdoors is a bike ride! No matter what kind of bike you are riding on today, you can thank Pierre Lallement and James Carroll for starting the race for bicycle development. The pair owned...
by Maxey-Fisher Human Resources | Jul 27, 2026 | Article
Marks that are descriptive or generic are weak. Weak trademarks are often not federally registerable because they fail to clearly indicate the source of the goods or services. Descriptive marks are marks that merely describe an aspect of the goods and services without...
by Maxey-Fisher Human Resources | Jul 20, 2026 | Article
After winning science fairs in school, Smoot’s guidance counselor recommended he apply to Brooklyn Tech, where he then went to Columbia University on a full scholarship and received a job at his future employer, Bell Labs. Smoot’s first Patent was granted in...
by Maxey-Fisher Human Resources | Jul 13, 2026 | Article
Blanche Ames was an artist, activist, and inventor. Though she was best known for her political cartoons that focused on women’s suffrage, Ames spent the majority of her life inventing. In 1927, Ames and her brother received a patent for a system of color standards...
by Maxey-Fisher Human Resources | Jul 7, 2026 | Article
The centennial of the America’s independence marked the beginning of The United States Golden Age of Innovation. The affordability of the U.S. patent system allowed independent inventors to solve problems across a wide range of industries, while expanding...
by Maxey-Fisher Human Resources | Jul 1, 2026 | Article
Are you using Honeycrisp apples to make your apple pie this fourth of July? I bet you didn’t know they were patented! In the 1960s, David Bedford began crossbreeding apples to get to the delicious Honeycrisp. The patent was granted in 1991, and the apple has grown in...
