news & events
January 2019
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette published the article, "A retired engineer patented his own game, but thinks he may have been gamed by a marketing pitch," by Courtney Linder. The same article appeared in the print edition on January 20 under the title, "Hungry to get in the game, but it's hard to score a deal," appearing on page C1. William Lang provided information for the article, and his information and advice was quoted in the article.
March 2016
Lang Patent Law LLC is pleased to announce its new address
Lang Patent Law LLC has now outgrown its previous location. This new location, within Beaver's Third Street business district, is easily accessible to clients located in the Greater Pittsburgh Area, and provides the additional space needed to accommodate the growth in demand for our services. Lang Patent Law remains committed to providing high quality, personalized service to its clients. Please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Lang to discuss your intellectual property needs.
November 16, 2015
WILLIAM LANG WAS MADE A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ADOPTION CONNECTION PA
William Lang was made a member of the Board of Directors of Adoption Connection PA (http://adoptionconnectionpa.org). Adoption Connection is a nonprofit Christian faith-based agency that helps bring prospective adoptive parents together with children for whom adoption is desired. Adoption Connection also provides services for children in foster care.
October 2014
WILLIAM LANG WAS INVITED TO RETURN TO PENN STATE BEAVER AS A GUEST LECTURER FOR AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLASS
William Lang was again invited as a guest speaker for a 200 level business class focusing on entrepreneurship. His presentation provided business students with basic information about how, when, and why to protect intellectual property, as well as the value of intellectual property to a startup company. Topics included general patent principles, general trademark principles, general copyright principles, and trade secret principles. Other topics included choosing between design patents and trade dress, the overlap between copyrights and design patents, and choosing between patent and trade secret protection.
September 04, 2013
WILLIAM LANG SERVED AS A GUEST LECTURER FOR AN ENTREPRENEURSHIP CLASS AT PENN STATE BEAVER
William Lang was invited to speak to a 200 level business class focusing on entrepreneurship. His presentation provided business students with basic information about how, when, and why to protect intellectual property. Topics included the patent application process, patent infringement, the trademark application process, trademark infringement, choosing between design patents and trade dress, the scope and limitation of copyright protection and importance of copyright registration, the overlap between copyrights and design patents, trade secret principles, and choosing between patent and trade secret protection.
February 26, 2013
A RECENT VICTORY APPEARS ON THE FORBES WEBSITE
William Lang's recent victory in a trademark opposition was the subject of this article on the Forbes website. The opposition resulted when a multitalented musician and artist, Ali Spagnola, was threatened with an action for infringing a descriptive term for which a competitor was trying to obtain trademark registration. By persuading the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board that the purported trademark was highly descriptive, we protected the right of Ali, as well as others, to describe their products using the name of the game for which they are intended
July 9, 2012
William Lang provides advice regarding the use of provisional patent applications to members of the Pittsburgh Technology Council.
In an article published on the Technology Council’s blog, “Techburgher,” William Lang expresses his concerns about the manner in which provisional patent applications are often used. Provisional patent applications are not examined, but are used merely to preserve a filing date for one year, by which time a utility patent application must be filed. Unfortunately, many inventors are attempting to protect their inventions by filing self-drafted provisional patent applications. These applications often fail to adequately disclose every detail that is ultimately recited within the claims of the utility patent application, resulting in loss of the provisional application’s filing date for these claims. The entire article can be found here: http://www.techburgher.com/deep-dive/
November 29, 2011
William Lang will provide a Continuing Legal Education class for the Beaver County Bar Association on December 15, 2011.
This presentation will provide an overview of various patent, copyright, trademark, and trade secret issues which may arise in the context of counseling clients on other issues. Topics include identifying patentable subject matter, deciding between patent and trade secret protection, deciding between design patent and trade dress protection, avoiding trademark infringement, the basics of protecting trademarks, avoiding copyright infringement, spotting appropriate circumstances to utilize copyright protection, trade secret basics, and the importance of timely action in this deadline-sensitive practice area. The course will also touch on spotting scams which may target clients with intellectual property needs. Attorneys who do not practice intellectual property law, but who counsel business clients are particularly encouraged to attend.
May 20, 2011
William Lang provided an overview of intellectual property to members of the Beaver County Chamber of Commerce.
This presentation provided local business owners with a basic, working knowledge of intellectual property issues that affect their businesses. Topics included the basics of patent protection, avoiding trademark infringement, protecting trademarks, utilizing copyright protection, and appropriate usage of trade secret protection.
March 7, 2011
Lang Patent Law is pleased to welcome Kristin Lang
Lang Patent Law is pleased to welcome Kristin Lang, who has joined our team effective March 7, 2011. Kristin’s top-notch paralegal education, as well as her paralegal and administrative experience, will prove to be important assets to our growing practice. More information about Kristin can be found here.
August 23, 2010
WILLIAM LANG RECEIVES HIS SECOND ENGINEERING DEGREE, IN
ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
On August 14, 2010, William Lang received a BSE with a concentration in electrical engineering from Geneva College. This electrical engineering education is well suited to complement his previous industrial engineering degree from Penn State. With this broad educational background, as well as over 12 years of experience practicing intellectual property law, William Lang has the capability to understand the finer points of a wide variety of electrical, mechanical, manufacturing, software, and medical technologies, and to ensure that all aspects of inventions in these technologies receive maximized patent protection.
Please do not hesitate to contact Lang Patent Law to discuss patent protection for your valuable innovations.
March 6, 2010
Lang Patent Law LLC is pleased to announce its new address,
effective March
1, 2010
This new location in the Fourth Street Professional Building not only provides additional space to accommodate the growing practice, but also provides access to a network of other professionals who can be relied upon to assist clients with needs that extend beyond intellectual property law. This new location, in the heart of Beaver, is easily accessible to clients located in the Greater Pittsburgh Area.
Lang Patent Law remains committed to providing high quality, personalized service to its clients. With this new location, enhanced availability and accessibility of William Lang to his clients will be realized. Please do not hesitate to contact Mr. Lang to discuss your intellectual property needs.