Aldarondo IP LLC

Amazing experience to be part of the 30th anniversary celebration of the USPTO Patent and Trademark Resource Center (PTRC) at the University of Puerto Rio-Mayagüez! As a speaker for the event, it was exciting to share insights on trade secrets and confidentiality matters. I was also thrilled to engage with local innovators, USPTO representatives, and community leaders who are driving innovation across the island. Here’s to 30 years of fostering creativity and supporting Puerto Rican ingenuity—and to many more years of transforming ideas into impactful realities!

‘NBA2K’ makers win in lawsuit against Cleveland Heights tattoo artist over LeBron James’ inks in video games A jury in Cleveland on Friday sided with the makers of NBA2K video game series in a lawsuit brought by Cleveland Heights tattoo artist Jimmy Hayden over the use of two tattoos Hayden inked on LeBron James.

“More modern versions of Mickey will remain unaffected by the expiration of the Steamboat Willie copyright, and Mickey will continue to play a leading role as a global ambassador for the Walt Disney Company in our storytelling, theme park attractions, and merchandise.”

An early version of Mickey Mouse is now in the public domain | CNN Business On January 1, 2024, an early version of Disney’s mascot, featured in the 1928 short film, “Steamboat Willie,” entered the public domain for the first time.

A mason jar filled with a Gatorade sample and a persistent scientist helped make the drink’s mass production possible.

Gatorade inventor Robert Cade had already been rejected by the University of Florida, but his students and fellow scientists remained optimistic and determined for him to succeed. At a Christmas party in 1966, scientist Kent Bradley unsuccessfully pitched the drink to Alfred J. Stokely, CEO of the Stokely-Van Camp food company, but brazenly showed up at the company’s lab the next day.

“He told the secretary, ‘I have an appointment. He’s expecting me.’ He went in and sold the idea,” said Phoebe Cade, daughter of Robert Cade. “It never would have happened without him.”

Read about Cade’s story in our latest : http://bit.ly/3QmFzy6