John B. Hudak
Patents, Trademarks, and Copyrights - Intellectual Property
The Law Office of John B. Hudak is an intellectual property law firm providing legal services related to patents, trademarks, and copyrights.
John Hudak is a patent attorney and therefore able to prepare and submit patent applications and office action responses to the United States Patent and Trademark Office. Additionally, the Law Office of John B. Hudak can: prepare and submit federal trademark registration applications; respond to trademark registration office actions; submit maintenance documents and/or fees for patents and/or federally registered trademarks; prepare and submit copyright registration applications; litigate patent, trademark, or copyright cases in the Southern District of New York and Eastern District of New York federal district courts; and give legal advice on your current or future intellectual property.
- New York University School of Law
- J.D.
- University of Connecticut
- PharmD | Doctor of Pharmacy
- University of Connecticut
- B.S. | Pharmacy Studies
- Honors: summa cum laude
- Patent Attorney
- Law Office of John B. Hudak, PLLC
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- Comparison of the ability of various pharmaceutical silicates to amorphize and enhance dissolution of indomethacin upon co-grinding.
- Pharmaceutical Development and Technology
- Registered Patent Attorney
- United States Patent and Trademark Office
- Eagle Scout
- Boy Scouts of America
- Babbidge Scholar
- University of Connecticut
- State Bar of Connecticut
- Member
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- New York State Bar
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- Connecticut
- State of Connecticut Judicial Branch
- New York
- New York State Office of Court Administration
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- Patents
- Patent Appeals, Patent Litigation, Patent Prosecution
- Trademarks
- Trademark Litigation, Trademark Registration
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- Q. We would like to trademark Virosense. Please advise the cost, process and timeline.
- A: The approval time varies for multiple reasons. The peak time for approval for a mark already in use is 6-9 months and the peak time for approval for a mark not in use yet but intended to be used is 12-15 months. I have a LinkedIn article explaining a short case study I performed to determine those time periods: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/snapshot-case-study-when-trademark-application-approved-john-hudak/?trackingId=JOdrS3g5TQWpeBecPnbUhw%3D%3D
The application approval timing might change because there has been a steady increase in applications in the past few years and the numbers above were taken from applications filed at the beginning of 2017.
The fees vary based on the use of ... Read More
- Q. I'd like to know about new verdicts about patents and contracts in the state of New York
- A: Generally, almost all patent litigation is in federal court. Some patent litigation is in state court if it is related to a patent issue – which may apply to your situation of a patent/contract because the contract is in question and therefore the case will be decided in state court – but it depends because this is specific to your facts. You’ll have to know what case law to look at federal or state.
It sounds simple but web searching a specific question about your case can give some answers. Some law firm blogs have good info – they will have write ups of litigation in review for a certain year summarizing different cases in patent and more general sources of patent litigation. ... Read More
- Q. Can I use the word capricorn on a hoodie and not get sued?
- A: Unauthorized use of a word with trademark rights can be viewed as trademark infringement or trademark dilution. Below is a more technical description of both.
One can commit trademark infringement if that person uses a mark, which is the same as -- or similar to another mark -- that will cause likelihood of confusion to a potential consumer, that both marks are indicating a common source of the goods/services.
In addition to trademark infringement, there is trademark dilution. Under the Trademark Dilution Act 15 U.S.C. 1125(c), if a mark is used which impairs the distinctiveness of a famous mark or harms the reputation of a famous mark, the owner of the famous mark can obtain an injunction ... Read More