This week in Other Barks & Bites: the USPTO issues a final rule to facilitate its role as a receiving office for international patent applications in the ePCT system; the Third Circuit overturns a disgorgement award to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) after ruling that Section 13(b) of the FTC Act provides no such remedy; the Ninth Circuit decides an issue of first impression, requiring the showing of likelihood of confusion to establish trademark counterfeit claims; Sonos files a new lawsuit in its growing patent skirmish with Google over wireless speaker technologies; CBS Corp. files an opposition brief at the Supreme Court arguing that Personal Audio has waived collateral estoppel and constitutional arguments related to PTAB proceedings; and Daren Tang officially assumes his duties as Director General of WIPO.
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- UKIPO Issues New Trademark Guidance on NFTs, the Metaverse and Virtual Goods
- Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 26: USPTO Proposes Track Three Pilot Program for Micro Entity Patent Applicants; LeBron James Joins Taco Tuesday Trademark Battle; European Commission Releases List of Countries with Concerning IP Rights Protections
- Former Copyright Office GC Tells House IP Subcommittee His Counterpart Got It Wrong on AI Fair Use
- Clause 8: Tom Irving on Litigating the First Hatch-Waxman Case and Mentoring Thousands in the Patent Field
- IP Goes Pop! – Streamlining Copyright Disputes: The Copyright Claims Board
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- UKIPO Issues New Trademark Guidance on NFTs, the Metaverse and Virtual Goods
- Other Barks & Bites for Friday, May 26: USPTO Proposes Track Three Pilot Program for Micro Entity Patent Applicants; LeBron James Joins Taco Tuesday Trademark Battle; European Commission Releases List of Countries with Concerning IP Rights Protections
- Former Copyright Office GC Tells House IP Subcommittee His Counterpart Got It Wrong on AI Fair Use
- Clause 8: Tom Irving on Litigating the First Hatch-Waxman Case and Mentoring Thousands in the Patent Field
- IP Goes Pop! – Streamlining Copyright Disputes: The Copyright Claims Board