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19 Jun 2017, 9:19 am by Beth Graham
Last week, the United States Supreme Court granted certiorari in a potentially significant patent case regarding whether the adversarial process currently used by the United States Patent and Trademark Office to analyze the validity of and cancel existing patents is constitutional. [read post]
14 Dec 2006, 2:25 pm
You can search over 7 million patents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office—from those issued in the 1790s up to mid-2006. [read post]
21 Jul 2020, 9:15 am by Robert Lichter
In the United States patent system, patent applications are handled by two separate, yet equally important, groups: the patent practitioners, who prepare and prosecute applications on behalf of inventors or their assignees; and the patent examiners, who examine the applications for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for patentability under U.S. patent law. [read post]
27 May 2011, 7:21 am
Did you know that there are two trademark registers maintained by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (PTO)? [read post]
27 Jul 2011, 5:12 am
In a recent case in the United States District Court for the District of Delaware, the district court stayed a patent infringement case pending reexamination of the patent in the Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO"). [read post]
31 Mar 2023, 2:02 pm by Scott Hervey and Josh H. Escovedo
The United States Patent and Trademark office has suspended action on trademark applications targeting the names of public figures. [read post]
23 Feb 2012, 11:26 am by Gene Quinn
On February 3, 2012, I had the pleasure of interviewing Deborah Cohn, the Commissioner for Trademarks at the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [read post]
4 Mar 2020, 6:00 am by Overhauser Law Offices, LLC
The Supreme Court of the United States has issued an Opinion affirming the decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of Laura Peter, Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, versus NantKwest, Inc. [read post]
10 Sep 2018, 7:34 am by Elizabeth A. Patton
Just when we thought the unconstitutionality of the ban on disparaging and scandalous trademarks had been resolved, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is shaking things up. [read post]
1 Sep 2021, 1:15 pm by Logan Murr
On August 31, at the request of Senators Thom Tillis (R-NC) and Patrick Leahy (D-VT), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USTPO) provided a report to Congress analyzing infringement disputes between patent and trademark rights holders and states and state entities. [read post]
2 Mar 2012, 9:22 am
Orange County - The trademark trial and appeal board for the United States Patent and Trademark Office has rejected four trademark applications for the term "CrackBerry," ruling that the trademarks would dilute Research in Motion Ltd.'s "BlackBerry" trademark. [read post]
19 Apr 2017, 10:12 am by Mandour & Associates
 Mastrosimone gained approval to register the slogan as a trademark from the United States Patent and Trademark Office last year. [read post]
10 Feb 2010, 9:59 pm by Patent Docs
United States Patent and Trademark Office (see Patent Docs reports here and here). [read post]
5 Dec 2006, 12:33 am
The Software Freedom Law Center (SFLC), provider of pro-bono legal services to protect and advance Free and Open Source Software, has filed a formal request with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for re-examination of Blackboard's e-Learning patent.... [read post]
31 Mar 2020, 3:36 pm by Evan Brown (@internetcases)
Here are three key ideas for selecting and protecting your company’s trademark: (1) choose a distinctive mark that is not descriptive, (2) conduct clearance so that you will not infringe, and (3) seek registration with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [read post]
13 Jan 2011, 5:01 pm by Gene Quinn
The United States Patent and Trademark Office has recently launched an online forum titled Discuss the MPEP, which as the title suggests will allow interested individuals to discuss sections of the MPEP, otherwise known as the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure. [read post]
17 Oct 2011, 4:58 pm by Bruno Tarabichi
Recently, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) announced enhancements to its Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS). [read post]
30 Dec 2022, 6:18 am by Gregory Lars Gunnerson
They provide panelists—including technologists, patent owners and practitioners, academics, and industry representatives—with an opportunity to share their knowledge and inform a joint study conducted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the United States Copyright Office. [read post]
26 Oct 2009, 10:10 am
On October 12, 2009 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued the sixth edition of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP). [read post]
29 Apr 2020, 12:29 pm by IPWatchdog
On April 28, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued official Patent and Trademark notices announcing that it will be further extending certain patent and trademark deadlines that fall between March 27 and May 31, to June 1, 2020 in accordance with the agency’s temporary authority under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. [read post]