The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic caused significant changes to the manner in which businesses must operate, including patent offices around the world and the businesses and law firms that file patent applications.
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2021 IP Trends: Global Patent Officials Must Decide Whether AI Can Be an Inventor for Purposes of Patent Protection
December 22nd, 2020
Artificial intelligence is being used more and more to develop new inventions without human aid. But as AI capabilities increase at a rapid pace, patent offices around the world face a crucial question: can AI be an inventor for purposes of patent protection?
Mark My Words! – Heed Patent Marking Requirements
July 29th, 2020
Congratulations! You’ve just been awarded a patent on your invention, which you are now manufacturing or otherwise using. You want to be certain that you will be able to enforce your patent and to collect any damages to which you are entitled, should someone infringe it. Now what?
Inter Partes Reviews – Patent Owners to Get a Helping Hand?
May 28th, 2020
Proposed rule changes by the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) published on May 27, 2020 may finally help improve patent owners’ odds of avoiding inter partes reviews (IPRs).
U.S. Trademark Office Makes Process Changes to Combat Bad Faith Filings
May 12th, 2020
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 has changed the way the United States Patent and Trademark Office operates, but the work of protecting intellectual property continues, albeit in a different manner. So, when a public meeting of the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) was held on April 17, 2020, it was held online.
SCOTUS Ruling Forecloses More Appeal Issues on PTAB Decisions
May 6th, 2020
Patent owners have lost another potential appeal argument relating to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decisions after a recent decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
IP Considerations During the Coronavirus Pandemic
March 25th, 2020
As the world continues to grapple with the ongoing pandemic of the novel coronavirus and the disease it causes, COVID-19, intellectual property attorneys and their clients face new challenges daily.
USPTO Implements its Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice
February 13th, 2020
On February 15, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will implement its new Changes to the Trademark Rules of Practice.
Are You Offended?: Scandalous and Disparaging Trademarks
January 17th, 2019
Not every name or brand is eligible for federal trademark registration with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO). One of the reasons the USPTO might reject an application to register a trademark is because the trademark is considered offensive.
Revised PTAB Operating Procedures Will Mean Transparency and Reliability for Patent Owners
October 4th, 2018
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), created in 2012 as part of the America Invents Act, a branch of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) that hears appeals to adverse examiner decisions and conducts trials, including inter partes reviews and post-grant challenges. Ideally, the PTAB is meant to ensure the predictable, uniform, and unbiased application of USPTO policy to patent applications.
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- USPTO Offers Additional Relief to Plant Patent Applicants Due to Pandemic
- Plant IP 101: Understand the various options so you can provide basic advice to clients in this complex area of IP law
- 2021 IP Trends: Global Patent Officials Must Decide Whether AI Can Be an Inventor for Purposes of Patent Protection
- As Cannabis Industry Moves Toward Full Legalization, IP Protection Becomes a Crucial Business Strategy
- Trademark Fee Increases