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5 Jun 2023, 9:00 am by Eileen McDermott
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Katherine Vidal that asks, “whether the refusal to register a mark under Section 1052(c) violates the Free Speech Clause of the First Amendment when the mark contains criticism of a government official or public figure. [read post]
2 Jun 2023, 3:16 am by Kluwer IP Reporter
The Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks & Anr., the Indian Controller General of Patent, Design and Trade Marks (office) issued a public notice on 21 April 2023 announcing the withdrawal of two notices issued on 6 February 2023 and another two notices issued on 27 March 2023, which called for a mass abandonment of pending trademark applications that did not meet the office’s specified deadlines. [read post]
1 Jun 2023, 2:15 pm by Eileen McDermott
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Andrei Iancu, who is now a partner with Irell & Manella, told attendees of an Orrin G. [read post]
1 Jun 2023, 2:15 pm by Eileen McDermott
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Andrei Iancu, who is now a partner with Irell & Manella, told attendees of an Orrin G. [read post]
25 May 2023, 11:08 am by OCCO
I’m grateful for the opportunity to connect with service members and their families, and share information about the resources we provide at the USPTO – from trainings on patent and trademark basics to free legal services – that can help them become successful entrepreneurs. [read post]
15 May 2023, 4:22 am
As a fee-funded agency, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) must periodically assess and adjust fees to ensure our fee collections finance the aggregate costs necessary to register and maintain accurate and reliable trademarks. [read post]
10 May 2023, 9:15 am by Eileen McDermott
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge (APJ) Michael Tierney of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Lead APJ Amber Hagy presented a webinar Tuesday on the Office’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on PTAB practices, walking attendees through some of the key proposals, and repeatedly reassuring stakeholders that the ANPRM does not contain any proposed… [read post]
10 May 2023, 9:15 am by Eileen McDermott
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal, Vice Chief Administrative Patent Judge (APJ) Michael Tierney of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Lead APJ Amber Hagy presented a webinar Tuesday on the Office’s Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on PTAB practices, walking attendees through some of the key proposals, and repeatedly reassuring stakeholders that the ANPRM does not contain any proposed… [read post]
4 May 2023, 4:15 am by Eileen McDermott
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal issued a sua sponte Director Review decision on Tuesday explaining that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) reading of the inter partes review (IPR) statute was incorrect, and directing the Board to revisit a petition brought by Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC and to analyze the Fintiv factors in view of a parallel district court proceeding. [read post]
4 May 2023, 4:15 am by Eileen McDermott
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal issued a sua sponte Director Review decision on Tuesday explaining that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB’s) reading of the inter partes review (IPR) statute was incorrect, and directing the Board to revisit a petition brought by Volvo Penta of the Americas, LLC and to analyze the Fintiv factors in view of a parallel district court proceeding. [read post]
3 May 2023, 10:15 am by Alec Pronk
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal testified during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Centripetal Networks filed a reply in support of its petition for a writ of mandamus in its patent dispute with Cisco. [read post]
3 May 2023, 10:15 am by Alec Pronk
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director Kathi Vidal testified during a hearing before the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property and the Internet, Centripetal Networks filed a reply in support of its petition for a writ of mandamus in its patent dispute with Cisco. [read post]
1 May 2023, 4:29 am by Kluwer IP Reporter
Read the full story here USPTO launches Final Pretrial Conference pilot program On 1 April 2023, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) began a pilot program, on the lines of the federal district court practice, to hold Final Pretrial Conferences in selected inter partes (trial) cases. [read post]
28 Apr 2023, 2:24 pm by Dennis Crouch
(a) For all documents filed in the Office in patent, trademark, and other non-patent matters, and all documents filed with a hearing officer in a disciplinary proceeding, except for correspondence that is required to be signed by the applicant or party, each piece of correspondence filed by a practitioner in the Office must bear a signature, personally signed or inserted by such practitioner, in compliance with § 1.4(d) or § 2.193(a) of… [read post]
27 Apr 2023, 11:10 am by Eileen McDermott
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) demonstrated some confusion on the part of Congress about the intent of USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s recent Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) processes, and suggested the Subcommittee members believe she may be exceeding her authority. [read post]
27 Apr 2023, 11:10 am by Eileen McDermott
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) demonstrated some confusion on the part of Congress about the intent of USPTO Director Kathi Vidal’s recent Advanced Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on changes to Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) processes, and suggested the Subcommittee members believe she may be exceeding her authority. [read post]
27 Apr 2023, 10:00 am by Audrey A Millemann
An inter partes review (IPR) is a procedure in the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) whereby a U.S. patent can be challenged in the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO). [read post]
23 Apr 2023, 10:00 pm
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on April 20 seeking comments on proposed changes to America Invents Act trial proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). [read post]
23 Apr 2023, 10:00 pm
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on April 20 seeking comments on proposed changes to America Invents Act trial proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). [read post]
23 Apr 2023, 10:00 pm
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) published an Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) on April 20 seeking comments on proposed changes to America Invents Act trial proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). [read post]