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7 Jan 2009, 3:53 am
The MOUs will be signed between the US Patent and Trademark Office, the US Copyright Office, China's National Copyright Administration and the State Administration for Industry and Commerce. [read post]
23 Sep 2010, 4:28 pm by Clifford D. Hyra
To place your trademark on the federal register, you must submit an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [read post]
28 Dec 2015, 6:00 am by Steve Baird
After all (and in addition to the valid points raised by dissenting Circuit Judge Lourie about publication in the Official Gazette), Section 7 of the Lanham Act explicitly confirms that a Certificate of Registration is issued in the “name of the United States of America” and has the federal government’s fingerprints all over it: “Certificates of registration of marks registered upon the principal register shall be issued in the name of the United… [read post]
8 Feb 2018, 2:31 pm by Dennis Crouch
” For the past nine months, the Agency has been led to Joe Matal who was given the difficult title of “person performing the functions and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office. [read post]
8 Jul 2015, 11:58 am
Section 2 of the Lanham Act empowers the PTO to deny or cancel a mark’s registration, and thus control what appears on the Principal Register, on a number of grounds, including [besides the prohibition on disparaging marks] any mark that: (b) Consists of or comprises the flag or coat of arms or other insignia of the United States, or of any State or municipality, or of any foreign nation, or any simulation thereof; (c) Consists of or comprises a name, portrait, or… [read post]
2 Jun 2009, 2:00 pm
p=253)   Bilski and Warsaw appealed the rejection of their business method application to the United States Patent and Trademark Office Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences (USPTO BPAI) and to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC). [read post]
22 Feb 2023, 1:07 pm by Dennis Crouch
As a point of context, it’s worth noting that many states already require disclosure or much more draconian regulation of litigation funders backing state court cases—for instance, some states require funds and funders to register, and some even require funding agreements to be disclosed with the state. [read post]
5 Jun 2014, 9:30 am by Steven Boutwell
” [2]  The United States Patent and Trademark Office interpreted this standard to mean that “the validity of a claim will be preserved if some meaning can be gleaned from the language. [read post]
7 Feb 2019, 6:37 am by Florian Mueller
IPR2018-01154 targeting claims 15-20 of the U.S. envelope tracker patent is most interesting in this regard as the claims and the prior art references are most similar to the issues before the EPO's opposition division.The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) of the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO), which had previously instituted two inter partes reviews of the envelope tracker patent, yesterday granted… [read post]
29 Dec 2016, 9:39 am by Eric Goldman
How Cedar Valley was able to persuade the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) to register such marks is a mystery, particularly given that Cedar Valley has used only particular shades of orange; used it only on shirts, lawn signs, and a few other advertising items; and used it only in connection with a narrow slice of the construction industry. [read post]
3 Jun 2013, 9:44 am by Eric
 Threats actions are uncommon in the United States (a rare example is 17 U.S.C. 512(f)), but they are well-known in the United Kingdom and other Commonwealth countries. [read post]
27 May 2010, 2:20 pm by Stephen Albainy-Jenei
United States Patent and Trademark Office, et al. (09 Civ. 4515) Emphasizing that “purification of a product of nature, without more, cannot transform it into patentable subject matter” since the isolation or “purification of native DNA” did not alter the “essential characteristic- its nucleotide sequence…”, the Court held the composition of matter claims of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 patents did not… [read post]
9 Oct 2014, 6:00 am
To combat the threat, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") and National Institute of Standards and Technology ("NIST") have teamed up to explore viable cybersecurity solutions and are asking for help from the public. [read post]
27 Oct 2014, 12:55 pm
A copyright registration, if available, is easier and less expensive to obtain than a registered patent or trademark. [read post]
13 Nov 2019, 7:50 am by Antoinette F. Konski
In an October 17, 2019 update (“2019 Update”) of its current subject matter eligibility guidance (2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance (“2019 PEG”)), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) gave further instruction on the eligibility of certain personalized therapies. [read post]
1 Nov 2010, 8:35 pm
I searched for a patent for that item on United States Patent and Trademark Office website and did not find any patents for the item I want to sell. [read post]
15 Apr 2010, 4:26 pm
In 2004, United Food filed a trademark registration application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) to register the BASMA mark in connection with various frozen fruits and vegetables (claiming use since January 1, 1998). [read post]
8 Jul 2013, 12:00 am
Baxter Inter'l, the Federal Circuit decided whether the cancellation of the asserted claims by the United States Patent and Trademark Office ("PTO"), pursuant to the agency's statutory reexamination authority, must be given effect in pending infringement litigation. [read post]
9 Apr 2012, 10:18 am by Gene Quinn
Related posts: PTO Proposes Rules of Practice for Patent Trials before BoardThe United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has proposed a consolidated set of rules related to trial practice before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. [read post]
10 Feb 2010, 5:17 am by Lawrence B. Ebert
The night box is closed every night at midnight.As to the Patent Office:In view of the official closing of the Federal government offices in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, including the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), on Monday, February 8, 2010 through Wednesday, February 10, 2010, the USPTO will consider each of Monday, February 8, 2010 through Wednesday, February 10, 2010, to be a “Federal holiday… [read post]