AIPLA Member Exclusive Webinar! This webinar will explore the importance of considering different dispute resolution options in resolving high stakes intellectual property and technology disputes, which is often overlooked. In particular, the speakers will discuss the benefits of choosing Singapore (whether arbitration, mediation or litigation) to resolve your IP and Tech disputes. The Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) has been ranked as the most preferred arbitral institution in Asia Pacific and 2nd among the world’s top five arbitral institutions. The webinar will delve into IP dispute resolution in SIAC, as well as via the Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC), and the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC).

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Arlington, VA. September 26, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in response their request for comments on the current state of the common law experimental use exception and whether legislative action should be considered to enact such an exception.

AIPLA Writes Letter in Support of S. 2140, Patent Eligibility Restoration Act, S. 2220, PREVAIL Act, and S. 4713, IDEA Act

Arlington, VA. September 6, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) has filed an amicus brief with the U.S. Supreme Court in Dewberry Group, Inc. v. Dewberry Engineers, Inc., expressing concern over the Fourth Circuit's decision regarding the scope of a district court's discretion under 15 U.S.C. § 1117(a).

On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court decided that the Lanham Act’s names clause does not violate the First Amendment. The decision contrasts with the amicus brief filed by AIPLA on August 1, 2023.

On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. v. Sherman Nealy, et al., affirming the Eleventh Circuit’s ruling that, provided suit is timely filed under the discovery rule, copyright damages are recoverable for infringements occurring prior to the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations. The majority opinion is consistent with the amicus brief filed by AIPLA on December 1, 2023. To read the opinion of the Court, please click here.

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court vacated and remanded the 10th Circuit's decision in Abitron v. Hetronic. The Court held that the Lanham Act’s causes of action for trademark infringement do not rebut a canon of statutory construction—the presumption against extraterritoriality. Accordingly, any triggering conduct for Lanham Act liability must be domestic, and the Court held that the relevant triggering conduct is “infringing ‘use in commerce.’” The decision is in part inconsistent with the amicus brief filed by AIPLA on December 26, 2022. To read the opinion of the Court, please click here.