Trademark

Patent, Trademark

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC), a small group of senior industry trademark professionals who provide guidance to USPTO leadership, kicked off the…

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 15

March 15, 2019

Business, Copyright, Fair Use, Litigation, Patent, Trademark

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office promotes Scott Boalick to Chief Judge of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB); the agency also…

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 8

March 8, 2019

This week in Other Barks & Bites: The United Nations highlights the importance of women in innovation on International Women’s Day; Comments due today on USPTO Section 101 Guidance; FDA…

Ten Things to Avoid When Doing Trademark Surveys

March 2, 2019

Business, Litigation, Patent, Trademark

Surveys to prove or disprove trademark infringement or likelihood of confusion have been used by attorneys for many years. Unfortunately, many attorneys using surveys can weaken a survey’s impact by…

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, March 1

March 1, 2019

This week in Other Barks and Bites: the Senate Judiciary Committee plans to go after drug patents to promote access to generic medications; Apple faces another patent suit in the…

Mission Product Oral Argument Promises Certainty on Long Unresolved Question

February 25, 2019

Bankruptcy, Business, Litigation, Patent, Trademark

Mission Product Holdings v. Tempnology was argued last week at the Supreme Court and seeks to solve a circuit split regarding the effects of bankruptcy proceedings on trademark licenses. The…

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 22

February 22, 2019

This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Chinese and U.S. governments hash out intellectual property issues; a prominent New York City politician joins the effort to break the patent…

Mission Product: SCOTUS Appears Skeptical That Bankrupt Licensor’s Rejection of Trademark License Means Licensee Can’t Use the Mark

February 21, 2019

Bankruptcy, Litigation, Patent, Trademark

On Wednesday, February 20, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, where the Court was asked to address one of the most…

Other Barks & Bites for Friday, February 15

February 15, 2019