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Carstens, Allen & Gourley (Formerly Carstens & Cahoon) is an award-winning intellectual property law firm with offices in Dallas & Denver. We help clients and venture-backed startups with patent, trademark, copyright, trade secrets, and intellectual property strategy.

From Filings to Fuel: Unpacking the Latest Hydrogen Patent Report by James R. Gourley

The “Hydrogen Patents for a Clean Energy Future” report, released jointly by the European Patent Office (EPO) and the International Energy Agency (IEA), provides a comprehensive analysis of clean-energy hydrogen technology innovation over the past two decades based on global patent filings. As patents are a strong indicator of innovation …

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Blog: New Year’s Resolutions: Exercising the Mind

While a common New Year’s resolution is to go to the gym regularly to improve one’s appearance, we do not pay enough attention to an equally noble goal of exercising the mind. Also overlooked is how individuals and businesses can protect creations of the mind by properly utilizing the IP …

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