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The Rise of Australia’s Small Boutique Patent and Trademark Firms
A recent study by IP blogger Mark Summerfield discussed the winners and losers as far as Australian patent filings are concerned, and there is a clear indication …
Other Barks & Bites for Friday, July 10: China Patent Filings Increase Despite COVID-19, CJEU Says Government Committees Subject to GDPR and CAFC Revives Part of Uniloc Motion to Seal in Apple Patent Case
This week in Other Barks & Bites: the Federal Circuit extends Arthrex to ex parte appeals and vacates part of a denial of a motion to seal filed …
On Goodwill Versus History and the Potential Renaming of Franklin Pierce Law School
According to the Concord Monitor, the University of New Hampshire is being petitioned by several students to drop the name of Franklin Pierce from the law school. …
IPWatchdog Launches Weekly Comic Strip, ‘Informal Drawings’, by Peter Sleman
IPWatchdog is pleased to announce the launch of our weekly comic series, brought to you by Wei & Sleman founding partner, Peter Sleman. Peter’s Comic Strip, appropriately …
The New Standard: Licensing Scenarios and Patented Technologies Relevant to Versatile Video Coding
Versatile video coding (VVC), also known as Future Video Coding (FVC) or H.266, is a video compression standard that was released on July 6 and is being positioned …
CAFC Vacates Order Denying Attorney Fees to ShoppersChoice.com
On July 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) vacated and remanded an Attorney Fee Order of the U.S. District Court for …
Federal Circuit Extends Arthrex Holding to Ex Parte Proceedings
On July 7, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), in In re: Boloro Global Limited, granted a motion by Boloro Global Limited (Boloro) …
Patent Filings Roundup: A Suit Wrapped in Swaddling Clothes, a Fishy Competitor Fight, and Sisvel’s Continued Monetization Efforts of 3G Blackberry Patents
It was another relatively normal week at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board with 30 patent filings—two post grant reviews (PGRs), 28 inter partes reviews (IPRs)—and another …
Ninth Circuit Reverses Functionality and Fame Findings in Office Chair Trademark Case
On June 25, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision in Blumenthal Distributing v. Herman Miller, Inc. in which the appellate court …
Federal Circuit Upholds Patent for Biologic Drug Enbrel; Judge Reyna Dissents
On July 1, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) affirmed a holding of the U.S. District Court for the District of New …
Trademark Lessons from BLACK LIVES MATTER Name Confusion
Many people are looking for ways to support the Black community and to encourage police reform following the death of George Floyd and others by police. One …
How Patent Races Impact Innovation
When it comes to patents, timing matters. If two inventors are working on the same invention, it is the one who races to the patent office first …
This Week in Washington IP: Algorithmic Biases in AI, Federal Funding of R&D Programs and Digitalization-Driven Improvements to Energy Efficiency
This week in Washington IP news, a pair of committee hearings in the House take a look at the use of artificial intelligence in contact tracing and …
Unified Patents is Seeking Full-time Senior Legal Counsel
Unified Patents is again growing its legal department and seeks to add another experienced, registered patent attorney to the team to prosecute and litigate matters in-house. This …
Supreme Court’s Booking.com Ruling Signals Uptick in Registration of ‘Generic.com’ Marks
On Tuesday, June 30, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the Fourth Circuit’s holding that BOOKING.COM is a protectable trademark. The U.S. Patent and Trademark …
