This week in Other Barks & Bites: Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) will once again chair the House IP Subcommittee during the 119th Congress; the Ninth Circuit holds that advertising shares and selling equity cannot constitute trademark infringement; a Federal Circuit panel majority reverses the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) while Circuit Judge Stoll dissents over improper fact finding; the Third Circuit holds that asserted features of a hockey memorabilia product are uncopyrightable in a case filed against Fanatics; China announces that smartphones and other electronic devices will be added to that nation’s consumer trade-in program; and Beyonce’s IP holding company finally registers the trademark to daughter Blue Ivy Carter’s name.
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- CAFC Finds IPR Petitioner Did Not Rely on AAPA as Basis for Obviousness Grounds in Affirming PTAB Invalidation
- Foreign Price Controls: A Risk to U.S. Medical Innovation and Patient Access
- Other Barks & Bites for Friday, July 11: EGC Affirms Annulment of Rubik’s Cube Marks; Sysco Trade Secret Case Dismissal Affirmed by Fourth Circuit; and EU Advocate General Finds Member States Can Impose Measures to Protect News Content on Meta Platforms