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  • AIPLA Files Amicus Brief with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc.

    March 21, 2024

    Arlington, VA. February 29, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief in support of neither party with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in Google LLC v. Sonos, Inc., a case on appeal from the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. The district court held that the post-GATT patents-in-suit are unenforceable under the doctrine of prosecution laches and found unreasonable and inexcusable delay where 13 years had elapsed between the provisional patent application and presenting the claims at issue.
  • AIPLA Comments to Copyright Office on Group Registration of Updates to a News Website

    February 22, 2024

    Arlington, VA. February 20, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the U.S. Copyright Office's Notice of Proposed Rulemaking related to group registration of updates to a news website.
  • Research and Innovation 1320x480 AIPLA Comments to HHS on WHO Pandemic Treaty

    February 8, 2024

    Arlington, VA. January 31, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to the RFC on Implications of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) Commitments/Regimes and Other Proposed Commitments in the World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement.
  • Washington DC web AIPLA Comments to NIST on March-In Rights Guidance

    February 7, 2024

    Arlington, VA. February 5, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in response to the Request for Information Regarding the Draft Interagency Guidance Framework for Considering the Exercise of March-In Rights.
  • Law-400 AIPLA Comments to Federal Trade Commission on Proposed Rulemaking Regarding Consumers “Right to Repair”

    February 5, 2024

    Arlington, VA. February 1, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in response to the petition for rulemaking to protect consumers’ right to repair products they have purchased.
  • uspto logo AIPLA Comments on WIPO IGC Negotiations on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge

    January 31, 2024

    Arlington, VA. January 22, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in response to the October 24, 2023 Notice on WIPO Intergovernmental Committee (IGC) Negotiations on Genetic Resources and Associated Traditional Knowledge.
  • USPTOHouseLetter-12-1-21-logo AIPLA Issues Letter in Support of the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023

    December 11, 2023

    Arlington, VA. November 14, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted a letter in support S. 2140, the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023.
  • Copyright Music AIPLA Files Amicus Brief in Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. v. Sherman Nealy, et al.

    December 7, 2023

    Arlington, VA. December 7, 2023 - the American Intellectual Property Law Association filed an amicus brief in support of neither party to the Supreme Court in Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. v. Sherman Nealy, et al. on the issue of whether the Copyright Act's statute of limitations imposes a three-year limit on the lookback period for damages in copyright ownership disputes applying the discovery rule.
  • PTABBenchandBar21-logo AIPLA Comments on Rules Governing Pre-Issuance Internal Circulation and Review of Decisions Within PTAB

    December 5, 2023

    Arlington, VA. November 29, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“Office”) in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on “Rules Governing Pre-Issuance Internal Circulation and Review of Decisions Within the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.”
  • TermDisc-Comments-March21-logo AIPLA Filed Amicus Brief with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re: Cellect, LLC

    November 29, 2023

    Arlington, VA. November 22, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re: Cellect, LLC. in support of a petition for rehearing en banc.
  • Washington DC web AIPLA Submits Letter in Support of the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act

    November 9, 2023

    Arlington, VA. November 7, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted a letter to the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property in support of S. 2220, the “Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership Act” (PREVAIL Act), as introduced in the 118th Congress.
  • DCA-Comments-March21-logo AIPLA Comments to ITA-NIST-USPTO on Collaboration Initiative Regarding Standards

    November 8, 2023

    Arlington, VA. November 6, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the US Patent and Trademark Office on a joint ITA-NIST-USPTO collaboration initiative regarding standards.
  • USPTO AIPLA Comments on DOCX Submission Requirements

    October 31, 2023

    Arlington, VA. October 27, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments in response to a series of Federal Register Notices of Information Collection (NOIC) inviting comments on proposed information collection concerning DOCX Submission Requirements.
  • AIPLA Comments to the Copyright Office on Copyright Law and Policy Issues Raised by Artificial Intelligence

    October 30, 2023

    Arlington, VA. October 30, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the U.S. Copyright Office in response to their Office Notice of Inquiry and Request for Comments (“RFC”) related to the study of copyright law and policy issues raised by artificial intelligence (“AI”) systems.
  • USPTOHouseLetter-12-1-21-logo AIPLA Comments on Patent Center and the Retirement of EFS-Web and Private PAIR

    October 30, 2023

    Arlington, VA. October 30, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on the upcoming transition to Patent Center as a replacement for EFS-Web and Private PAIR by the USPTO.
  • TermDisc-Comments-March21-logo AIPLA Files Amicus Brief in The TriZetto Group, Inc. v. Syntel Sterling Best Shores Mauritius Limited

    October 24, 2023

    On October 18, 2023, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief in support of a petition for certiorari to the Supreme Court in The TriZetto Group, Inc. v. Syntel Sterling Best Shores Mauritius Limited (23-306) on the issue of whether unjust enrichment damages in a trade secret case should be considered independently of the victim’s own loss.
  • gaylord-national-header-2020-tb American Intellectual Property Law Association Announces New Board Members and Award Recipients at 2023 Annual Meeting

    October 23, 2023

    ARLINGTON, Virginia - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) hosted the 2023 Annual Meeting from October 19-21, at the Gaylord National Resort & Convention Center in National Harbor, Maryland, where new board members were sworn in for the 2023-2024 year and ten awards were presented to deserving recipients.
  • AIPLA Files Amicus Brief with Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re: Xencor, Inc.

    October 16, 2023

    On October 6, 2023, the American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) filed an amicus brief with the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in In re: Xencor, Inc., a case on appeal from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Patent Trial and Appeal Board. The case concerns the Board’s rejection of patent claims directed to a treatment method involving administration of an antibody containing certain amino acid substitutions that increase the antibody’s half-life. The Board rejected the claims for lack of written description and as indefinite.
  • AIPLA Stands with Israel

    October 12, 2023

    The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) condemns acts of hate and violence. We unequivocally denounce the abhorrent and violent acts by Hamas on Israel and its citizens. Our thoughts and condolences go out to those who have lost friends and loved ones; we pray for the safe and swift return of all those taken captive.
  • USPTO AIPLA Comments on Changes to Duration of Attorney Recognition

    October 10, 2023

    Arlington, VA. October 6, 2023 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on their recent proposal on the changes to the duration of attorney recognition.