Online Enforcement
Date: Wednesday, June 29, 2022 (90 minutes – 1.5 PA CLE Pending) Location: Online Time: 9 AM EDT & 7 PM EDT Instructors: Bridget H. Labutta; Steven D. Lustig; Philip L. Hirschhorn 9 AM EDT Registration Link Here 7 PM…
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Trademarks, Copyrights, Trade Secrets
Originally Presesnted Wednesday, June 22, 2022 (90 minutes – 1.5 PA CLE Pending) Location: Online Time: On Demand Instructors: Philip L. Hirschhorn; Bridget H. Labutta; Steven D. Lustig Watch Recorded Session View Slides Session Overview Defining and distinguishing trademarks, copyrights,…
IP Rights and Issues for Cannabis
Originally presented Wednesday, June 1, 2022 (90 minutes – 1.5 PA CLE Pending) Location: Online Time: On Demand Instructors: Travis W. Bliss, Ph.D.; Stephany G. Small Ph.D.,; Steven D. Lustig Watch Recorded Session View Slides Session Overview Learning the lingo…
Online Enforcement
Title: Online Enforcement Description: This presentation will discuss: How to identify online enforcement issues with patents, trademarks, copyrights, and domain namesTake-down actions available directly and through the courts and other organizationsEnforcement via ecommerce/online platforms, payment services, social media, and web…
Trademark Fee Increases
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will be enacting several trademark fee adjustments, effective January 2, 2021. We will see significant increases in application filing fees, maintenance and renewal fees, and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) fees.…
Notice Regarding Brexit’s Impact on Your Trademark in the European Union
On March 29, 2017, the United Kingdom (UK) submitted its intention to withdraw from the European Union (EU). The British exit from the EU – i.e., Brexit – is scheduled to take effect as of March 29, 2019. Once the…
Are You Offended?: Scandalous and Disparaging Trademarks
As we have covered in previous blog posts, 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…
Waiting to Enforce your Trademark Rights
*This article is based in part on a presentation moderated by Bridget Labutta during the Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association on May 22, 2018 in Seattle, Washington. Owning a trademark brings certain benefits, as well as certain obligations.…
Understanding the Use of Decision Trees in Mediation
A useful tool in preparing for mediation or in a mediation itself is a decision tree. Decision trees, also known as flow charts, help attorneys to make decisions early in the mediation process and plan for potential outcomes. Long used…
Revised PTAB Operating Procedures Will Mean Transparency and Reliability for Patent Owners
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…