Eugene Vamos

Eugene Vamos counsels individuals, small business and start ups with their intellectual property law and business formation issues, including patents, trademarks, copyrights and internet domains throughout Tucson and Southern Arizona.

Mr. Vamos is a Member of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Department. He has over 11 years of patent, trademark, and copyright experience. Prior work experience and academic knowledge provides Mr. Vamos with the ability and competence to counsel clients through technology development, the inventive process, and business issues with a financial analysis perspective.

James E. Rogers College of Law, University of Arizona

J.D.

2005 - 2008

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

M.S. | Technology and Policy, Energy Focus

1993 - 1995

Stanford University

B.S. | Industrial Engineering

1987 - 1991

Member

Jennings, Strouss & Salmon

2022 - Current

Attorney

Law Office of Eugene Vamos

2012 - 2022

Attorney

Altfeld Battaile & Goldman

2008 - 2010

American Intellectual Property Law Association

2013 - Current

Arizona

Since 2008

Arizona-Bankruptcy

Since 2012

US Patent and Trademark Office

Since 2011

9th Circuit

Since 2009

• Free Consultation

• Licensing, SaaS Agreements, MSA, Software Contracts

Q. How long should it take for a patent to issue? We applied 31 months ago and still see no action. Odd I think.

December 27, 2024

A: The time to receive an office action ("pendency") depends on the subject matter of the patent application and the Art Unit it is assigned to. That being said, the average pendency to the first office action as of November 2024 is 20.2 months, so your time frame is starting to be an outlier.

DId you have a chance to examine the filewrapper of the application? At 31 months, the application should be open for inspection to the general public. That would show you if there was any USPTO activity and whether any correspondence was issued (and hopefully received).

Q. will the name 'milky way electric' cause any copyright infringement on milkyway the chocolate bar company?

June 28, 2023

A: It depends on the context of your proposed usage. The words "Milky Way Electric" can not be copyrighted, but they can probably be used in a trademark, that is, associate it with a good/service. You will have to seek out a trademark attorney to guide you on the specific areas of permissible usage (HINT: Not candy and chocolate)

Q. Can a distributor ship products of another brand who has permission to use a 3rd companies logo on the product w theirs

June 21, 2023

A: Those third party logos are someone's intellectual property, and I would advise you to obtain some kind of proof from your customer that these third party logos are allowed/licensed to be used in the particular product.