Intellectual Property
Under pressure from Congress and the hi-tech industry, President Obama has reportedly decided against nominating Johnson & Johnson executive Philip Johnson as director for the USPTO, leaving the office without leadership for 18 months and counting.
Both the process of creating a bioprinted organ or tissue and the composition of such organs and tissues may form […]
LexisNexis and Westlaw can provide legal briefs to subscribers without running afoul of copyright law, Judge Jed Rakoff of the […]
A group of technology companies led by Google, who together hold tens of thousands of patents, have signed an agreement […]
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board recently addressed confusion surrounding the propriety and timing of filing “supplemental evidence” in response to an evidentiary objection. The option is outlined in PTAB rules, but no guidance was available before as to how to file that information.
To maintain a trademark, the owner must complete and submit certain filings and fees with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) at specified intervals. When and why to maintain, and methods for preventing cancellation or trademark poaching.
The USPTO has proposed a reduction in some of its fees for electronically filing trademark applications and renewing registrations, that may become effective January 2015.
Duke University seeks to block the estate for the late actor John Wayne – often referred to as The Duke […]
It used to be common practice, but now it’s rare for an entrepreneur to request, or for a funder to […]
A Beijing court ruled this week that Chinese company Zhizhen Network Technology Co. can pursue a patent infringement lawsuit against […]
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