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USPTO Revises Exam Guide on US-Licensed Attorney Requirement
September 10, 2019

The US Patent and Trademark Office on August 6, 2019, issued a revised examination guide on the requirement of a US-licensed attorney for foreign-domiciled trademark applicants and registrants.
Scholastic Beats Photographer’s Copyright Infringement Claims
September 6, 2019

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on August 28, 2019, dismissed a photographer’s copyright infringement allegations against Scholastic Inc., the well-known children’s book and textbook publisher.
Affliction’s Trademark Claims Against Utah Vape Shop Reinstated
September 5, 2019

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on August 27, 2019, reversed a grant of summary judgment in favor of a Utah vape shop in a trademark infringement suit.
PTAB Denial of IPR Challenge is Precedential
September 4, 2019

The US Patent and Trademark Office on August 29, 2019, designated as precedential its decision to deny Cisco Systems Inc.'s bid to invalidate claims in an equipment-tracking patent though the petitioner voluntarily dismissed an earlier civil action.
‘Minor Variation’ in Wording Not Enough to Throw Out PTAB Ruling
August 29, 2019

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on August 21, 2019, held that a “minor variation in wording” between Smith & Nephew, Inc.’s IPR petition and the PTAB’s decision doesn’t justify throwing out the ruling.
USPTO Seeks Comments on AI Patent Issues
August 28, 2019

The US Patent and Trademark Office on August 27, 2019, issued a Federal Register Notice requesting comments on artificial intelligence patent issues.
Oscar-Winning Composer Gets Victory in Copyright Assignment Dispute
August 27, 2019

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on August 21, 2019, held that Ennio Morricone, an Academy Award-winning Italian composer, can terminate an assignment of copyrights for six film scores he created in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
Viacom ‘Double Dare’ Trademark Declaration Will Have to Wait
August 22, 2019

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York held that Viacom’s request for declaration of its “Double Dare” trademark was too premature to be heard, as the alleged harm from Armstrong Interactive’s trademark registration applications was too speculative.
Courts Must Settle Claims Construction Dispute Pre-Dismissal
August 20, 2019

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on August 16, 2019, held that the District Court for the Northern District of California erred when it dismissed a patent infringement case based on patent ineligibility without first settling a claim construction dispute.
Invalidity Finding Affirmed for Dog Gene Patent
August 16, 2019

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on August 9, 2019, held that the University of Bern, a Swiss university, could not claim sovereign immunity to stop a challenge to its patent related to the detection of a mutation in dog DNA.