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27 Jan 2015, 10:00 am by Ron Coleman
John Welch said, a long time ago:  “The ‘family of marks’ doctrine is often invoked by hopeful Section 2(d) opposers [to registration of trademarks at the Patent and Trademark Office, but its applicability is almost always rejected by the Board. [read post]
27 Jan 2015, 8:33 am by Gene Quinn
Earlier today the United States Patent and Trademark Office released the promised patent eligible subject matter examples, which together with the recently released guidance will give applicants, patent prosecutors and patent examiners more information about how the USPTO interprets the state of the law in this all important area. [read post]
27 Jan 2015, 8:33 am by Gene Quinn
Earlier today the United States Patent and Trademark Office released the promised patent eligible subject matter examples, which together with the recently released guidance will give applicants, patent prosecutors and patent examiners more information about how the USPTO interprets the state of the law in this all important area. [read post]
26 Jan 2015, 12:03 pm by Ron Coleman
The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board of the United States Patent and Trademark Office reached a decision on March 25th . . . [read post]
23 Jan 2015, 5:23 pm by Lawrence B. Ebert
 Osborne, 11 Wall. 516, 546 (1871).Such deference is not absolute, however:  the opinion states that where the district court's construction is limited to the intrinsic evidence, i.e., the "plain meaning" of the claim language, the specification and ("when in evidence") the history of prosecution in the Patent and Trademark Office, then the appellate court's review can be plenary and give no deference to the… [read post]
23 Jan 2015, 9:21 am by Jason Rantanen
She then served in the Office of the General Counsel of the United States International Trade Commission working on Section 337 matters, arguing before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 1:47 pm by Lawrence B. Ebert
Teva argues that the district court correctly determined that its response during prosecution of the '847 patent, where it stated that "[o]ne of ordinary skill in the art could understand that kilodalton units implies [sic] a weight average molecular weight," was not contradictory. [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 12:48 pm
On January 17, 2015, the United States Patent and Trademark Office issued the January 2015 Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure ("TMEP"), which incorporates changes made in accordance with the following rules: • Renaming of Express Mail® to Priority Mail Express®, published October 22, 2014 at 79 FR 63036; • Reduction of Fees for Trademark Applications and Renewals, published December 16, 2014 at 79 FR… [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 8:00 am by Steve Brachmann
Michelle Lee, the current Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, was once again in front of a Senate Judiciary Committee panel yesterday, answering questions during her confirmation hearing. [read post]
22 Jan 2015, 8:00 am by Steve Brachmann
Michelle Lee, the current Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office, was once again in front of a Senate Judiciary Committee panel yesterday, answering questions during her confirmation hearing. [read post]
20 Jan 2015, 7:11 pm by Maureen Johnston
Philips Electronics North American Corporation 14-619Issue: Whether the Federal Circuit has erred in blocking all appellate review of United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) decisions made under 35 U.S.C. [read post]
19 Jan 2015, 11:37 am
Readers who have not come across the term IDS might want to note the explanation on Wikipedia, which opensAn information disclosure statement (often abbreviated as IDS) refers to a submission of relevant background art or information to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) by an applicant for a patent during the patent prosecution process. [read post]
18 Jan 2015, 2:46 pm
 Two major achievers in the eyes of this Kat were two people who did not so much lead thought as to provide a catalyst for serious thinking: he notes the quiet but effective manner in which Robin Rolfe, an administrator rather than an IP lawyer, worked to metamorphose the United States Trademark Association into the International Trademark Association, a.k.a. [read post]
17 Jan 2015, 7:50 am by Gregory B. Williams
., January 14, 2015), the Court denied related motions filed by defendants M&G USA Corporation and M&G Polymers USA, LLC (collectively “M&G”) seeking to stay the action pending the completion of the reexamination process of the patent-in-suit by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) and seeking relief from the final judgment previously entered against M&G, which was affirmed by the Federal… [read post]
16 Jan 2015, 7:52 am by John Elwood
United States, 13-9972, concerning a similar issue. [read post]
15 Jan 2015, 10:17 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
Cogantransfer the relevant files to another law firm, Welsh &Katz, to continue prosecution before the United StatesPatent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”). [read post]
14 Jan 2015, 8:05 am
The United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") is in the process of redesigning its IT systems to take advantage of new technology that will allow end-to-end electronic processing of trademark matters. [read post]
11 Jan 2015, 11:19 pm by Steve Baird
And, given the seriousness of the charge, the focus properly was directed to whether the accused had the requisite subjective intent to deceive the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), while knowingly making false statements of material fact. [read post]
10 Jan 2015, 1:53 pm by Gina Bongiovi
Trademark owners often feel a justifiable sense of pride and satisfaction when they receive their trademark’s Certificate of Registration in the mail from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [read post]
10 Jan 2015, 1:53 pm by Gina Bongiovi
Trademark owners often feel a justifiable sense of pride and satisfaction when they receive their trademark’s Certificate of Registration in the mail from the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [read post]