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Ninth Circuit Set to Clarify Aesthetic Functionality Doctrine

January 17, 2020

A case now pending before the Ninth Circuit, LTTB LLC v. Redbubble, Inc., Docket No. 19-16464, has the potential to clarify the controversial doctrine of aesthetic functionality. Aesthetic functionality has…

From Research to Market Value: Innovation Value Teams

January 16, 2020

Stone Law, P.C.

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In a recent article in Harvard Business Review, “Real Innovation Requires More Than an R&D Budget,” Dr. Gina O’Connor makes the case for having three capabilities for any innovation initiative:…

Privacy Policies and the Value of Data in Bankruptcy Sales

January 15, 2020

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The last few years have seen unprecedented changes in the legal landscape concerning data protection and privacy. The European Union General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became enforceable in May 2018.…

A Global Look at Post Grant Patent Maintenance Fees

January 14, 2020

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A patent maintenance fee is an official fee that is payable at prescribed intervals to a national patent office over the lifecycle of a patent application or a granted patent,…

Three Key Strategies for Adapting Patent Departments to Agile Innovation Settings

January 13, 2020

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As companies grow their digital business, many R&D organizations transition to Agile innovation practices*, both in software and hardware development. Any implementation of Agile leads to key changes in how…

What Brand Owners and Small Businesses Can Learn from Backcountry.com’s Trademark Enforcement Campaign

January 11, 2020

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Business, Litigation, Patent, Trademark

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U.S.-based online outdoor goods retailer, Backcountry.com, has faced a significant social media backlash over the past month, with both customers and competitors publicly reacting to its aggressive trademark enforcement campaign.…

Other Barks & Bites, January 10: SCOTUS to Review Section 101 Petitions Today and Hear Oral Arguments in Trademark Cases Next Week

January 10, 2020

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This week in Other Barks & Bites: the U.S. Supreme Court will meet today for a conference during which it will consider several petitions regarding patent-eligibility under Section 101; next…

Top Tips for Trying Your First (or Next) Patent Jury Trial

January 10, 2020

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Litigation, Patent

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Writing about tips for trying patent jury trials is, in some ways, like teaching skills for hunting dinosaurs. To start, patent jury trials are challenging, which (presumably, at least) would…

At a Crossroads: Developing a Standardized Access System to Domain Name Registration Data

January 9, 2020

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Patent, Trademark

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As the European Union’s landmark Global Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) was set to go into effect in 2018, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) engaged in a…

Changing the Presumption: Shifting U.S. Patent Policy From a ‘Bad Actor’ to ‘Rational Actor’ Model (Part I of II)

January 8, 2020

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Since the Supreme Court’s Alice decision in 2014, the Judiciary’s development of 101 law has caused such an upheaval, Congress may need to intervene. In a July 2018 joint position…