Posts Tagged: intellectual property
IPWatchdog CON2020
This IPWatchdog® Conference will endeavor to address the issues facing innovators, creators and brand owners as they find it increasingly difficult to monetize their proprietary creations in …
A Case Study in Protecting Internet Quiz IP
Along with cat memes, TikTtok videos and electoral manipulation, the Internet is enriching people’s lives with the instant quiz. Whether seeking to gauge one’s resemblance …
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. …
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 …
‘Unalienable Rights’: Understanding America’s Growing Disdain for Physical and Intangible Property
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these …
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 …
China is the New Hub for Wireless Charging Technology
With a growing number of users and increased demand for consumer electronics, smart-wearables, electric vehicles, Internet-of-Things (IoT) and Internet-of-Everything (IoET), the need for powering such devices and …
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 …
