Intellectual Property
A Michigan appeals court issues a reminder that there is social responsibility inherent in a trademark, and that a mark […]
If a company purchases a competitor’s trademark so it can appear online when someone searches for the competitor, it sounds […]
A lawyer who was cited with a disciplinary complaint for r statements she made on her blog attempted—unsuccessfully—to mount a […]
The After Final Consideration Pilot program (AFCP 2.0) and the Quick Path Information Disclosure Statement program (QPIDS), programs that could reduce patent expenses and shorten the patent process for automotive, manufacturing, and other companies, will be extended, USPTO announced.
The number of patent lawsuits filed during September was 40 percent fewer than were filed in September of 2013. This […]
A recent case where attorney fees were awarded to the prevailing party after the defendant failed to withdraw a claim the District of Connecticut court found to be “frivolous,” is an example of the new cases going forward that may see attorney fees awarded following the SUprmee Court’s decision in Octane Fitness v. ICON Health & Fitness.
Companies that produce no goods and profit by filing copyright suits, often referred to as trolls, took home three times […]
Technological advances made possible by the cloud are revolutionizing older industries, at a pace intellectual property lawyers can’t match. While […]
In Alice Corp. V. CLS Bank, the Supreme Court ruled that an abstract idea – in this case, use of […]
Even as the number of applications continues to grow every year, the Office is whittling away at the backlog, now […]
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