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TTAB Starts Expedited Cancellation Pilot Program
January 23, 2019
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board has started a pilot program for cancellation proceedings involving claims of abandonment and/or nonuse. The pilot program will explore a faster, more cost-effective way to remove unused or abandoned registrations from the Trademark Register. -
Guild Mortgage Gets Another Shot at Trademark Registration
January 22, 2019
The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on January 14, 2019, vacated and remanded the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s decision to deny registration of the mark “GUILD MORTGAGE COMPANY” and its design based on likelihood of confusion with the registered mark “GUILD INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT.” -
USPTO Offers vILT on the Revised Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance
January 21, 2019
The USPTO is offering training to members of the public on topics related to examination practice and procedure derived from the recent training delivered to experienced USPTO examiners. -
USPTO Seeks Nominations for National Medal of Technology and Innovation
January 18, 2019
The USPTO is seeking nominations for the 2019 National Medal of Technology and Innovation. -
9th Circuit Throws Out Applied Underwriters’ Trademark Infringement Claims
January 17, 2019
Applied Underwriters Inc., a financial services firm that provides workers’ compensation insurance to businesses across the United States, can’t proceed with its trademark infringement claims against Providence Publications LLC, the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held January 15, 2019. -
Federal Circuit Affirms Data Compression Patent Invalidity
January 16, 2019
Realtime Data LLC’s patent describing a system for lossless data compression is invalid because its claims are obvious due to the prior art, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held January 10, 2019 -
AIPLA Submits Amicus Brief to the Precedential Opinion Panel of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board
January 15, 2019
AIPLA on December 28, 2018, argued in an amicus brief to the Precedential Opinion Panel of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board that the circumstances in which the Director may grant a motion for self-joinder should be the exception, not the rule. -
Thomas Krause Appointed as USPTO Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property
January 15, 2019
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on January 10, 2019, announced the appointment of Thomas W. Krause as the new Deputy General Counsel for Intellectual Property Law and Solicitor of the USPTO. -
Sign Up for STEPP Agent/Attorney 3-day Course
January 11, 2019
January 13, 2019, is the last day to sign up for the USPTO’s STEPP Agent/Attorney 3-Day Course on March 5-7. -
Shodogg Wins Sublicensing Battle Against FetchIT
January 10, 2019
The Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware on January 2, 2019, ruled that FetchIT, a customer management software company, breached its license agreement with Shodogg when it alluded to a sublicense offer in an email to Shodogg’s competitor. -
Copyright Office Seeks Website User Feedback
January 9, 2019
The Copyright Office on January 7, 2019, issued an alert seeking participants to analyze the user experience on copyright.gov. -
Supreme Court Declines to Hear Olivia de Havilland’s Appeal in ‘Feud’ Case
January 8, 2019
The Supreme Court on January 7, 2019, refused to hear Olivia de Havilland’s right-of-publicity suit against FX Networks, the creators and producers of the television docudrama miniseries Feud: Bette and Joan. -
Supreme Court Grants Review to Scandalous Trademarks Case
January 7, 2019
The Supreme Court on January 4, 2019, agreed to decide whether Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act’s prohibition on the federal registration of “immoral” or “scandalous” marks is facially invalid under the free speech clause of the First Amendment. -
USPTO Announces Revised Guidance on Sections 101 and 112
January 4, 2019
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on January 4, 2019, announced newly revised 35 U.S.C. § 101 guidance for use by USPTO personnel in evaluating subject matter eligibility. The USPTO also announced guidance on the application of 35 U.S.C. § 112 to computer-implemented inventions. -
TiVo Blocks Tivoli in Trademark Fight
January 4, 2019
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) on December 31, 2018, issued a ruling that prevents light fixture company Tivoli from registering trademarks for its Tivotape and Tivobar electric lighting fixtures. -
Hatch, Tillis, and Flores Introduce Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act
January 3, 2019
Senator Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), and Representative Bill Flores (R-TX), on Tuesday, December 11 2018, introduced H.R. 7251, the “Hatch-Waxman Integrity Act of 2018.” -
ITC Should Have Considered Reducing $6M Penalty in Patent Fight
December 12, 2018
The Federal Circuit on November 27, 2018, ruled that the International Trade Commission wrongly denied DNB Holding LLC’s request to rescind or modify a $6 million penalty in a patent infringement case. -
Saint Louis Brewery Wins Battle Over SCHLAFLY Mark
December 10, 2018
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on November 26, 2018, affirmed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision against Phyllis and Bruce Schlafly, thereby allowing the Saint Louis Brewery (SLB) to obtain trademark registration for the word mark “SCHLAFLY”. -
USPTO Releases 2018-2022 Strategic Plan
December 10, 2018
The United States Patent and Trademark Office published its 2018-2022 Strategic Plan. -
AirFacts Wins in Trade Secret Case
December 6, 2018
The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on November 20, 2018, remanded a breach of contract case brought by software company AirFacts Inc. against one of its former developers the company said misappropriated trade secrets.
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