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The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on November 6, 2019, held Imtiyaz Siddiqi, a man doing business as Global Telecommunications and Global Communications, liable for contributory and vicarious trademark infringement for his part in a scheme which defrauded hundreds of DISH Network subscribers.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on November 4, 2019, found that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) erred when it concluded that a “travel trailer” was unpatentable because it was anticipated by two cargo truck trailer patents.

On December 2, 2019, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit will issue an updated version of the Federal Circuit Rules of Practice incorporating any adopted amendments to the Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.

Federal Circuit holds that APJs exercise the type of authority that renders them principal officers of the United States who must be appointed by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 30, 2019, vacated and remanded a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) decision which found Liqwd Inc.’s keratin treatment patent invalid for obviousness, because evidence that L’Oreal USA, Inc., used Liqwd’s confidential information and copied Liqwd’s patented method should have been considered in determining whether the patent was valid.

Foley Hoag LLP Partner Barbara Fiacco has been named President of the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA).

Donald R. Dunner, the renowned patent attorney and name partner at Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP, passed away on October 16, 2019, at the age of 88.

The US Patent & Trademark Office will host a Virtual Instructor Led Training (vILT) course titled “Unity of Invention” on December 10, 11, and 12, 2019.

The Patent Trial and Appeal Board designated two decisions regarding design choice as informative.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 10, 2019, upheld a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) ruling which canceled Brazilian beverage company Cervejaria Petropolis SA’s FUSION trademark at the request of Ambev SA.

The US Patent and Trademark Office on October 9, 2019, announced that it achieved its patent examination pendency goals of reducing first office action times to under 15 months, and reducing total pendency times to under 24 months.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 9, 2019, held that Facebook Inc. was properly awarded $4,424.00 in costs after it “rebuffed” a patent infringement case by convincing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to invalidate patent claims relating to advertising software.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 2019, held that the US Patent and Trademark Office abused its discretion when it rejected Honeywell International Inc.'s request to correct a mistake in its refrigeration system patent.

AIPLA President Sheldon H. Klein, on September 23, 2019, testified during the USPTO’s Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) public hearing on proposed trademark fee adjustments.

The American Intellectual Property Law Association on September 23, 2019, hosted the thirteenth session of the EPO/US Bar Partnership for Quality Meeting.

The USPTO After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) has been extended through September 30, 2020.

AIPLA argues that that proof of willfulness should not be required for an accounting of profits under Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act.

The Sixth Circuit on September 17, 2019, affirmed a lower court judgment in favor of English singer and musician Steve Winwood in a copyright infringement case because the evidence of the alleged copyright infringement was inadmissible hearsay.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on September 12, 2019, held that a Curver Luxembourg SARL’s design patent for a chair was not infringed by home goods company Home Expression.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on September 12, 2019, affirmed a PTAB ruling which held that a patent covering a cooking oil sensor in a deep fryer was not invalid for obviousness.