Trademark Modernization Act
In an effort to help combat an increase in fraudulent trademark filings and registrations, the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA)...
JOHN C. LAURENCE
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- Mar 15
Teaching Away And Motivation To Combine
Teaching away and motivation to combine are defenses that may be used to help overcome an obviousness-type rejection of claims in a...
- Mar 8
When You Should Consider Hiring A Trademark Attorney
If you are an inventor or business owner, you probably take great pride in your invention or business. But merely having an invention or...
- Mar 1
The Intersection Of Trade Secrets And Patents
A federal court in New Orleans has allowed a trade secret claim to proceed to trial, even though the alleged trade secrets were disclosed...
- Feb 22
Protecting Individual Replacement Parts
In Automotive Body Parts Ass’n v. Ford Global Techs. (Fed. Cir. 2019), Ford accused the Automotive Body Parts Association (ABPA) of...
- Jan 18
In Re Morinville: Computer Generated Business Organization Not Patentable
In the case of In re Morinville, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Court”) affirmed on appeal the decision of the Patent...
- Nov 20, 2020
Canada Rejects Problem-Solution Approach For Computer Implemented Patent
The Canadian Federal Court has rejected the problem-solution approach as adopted by the Canadian Intellectual Property Office (CIPO) for...
- Jul 10, 2019
U.S. Licensed Attorney Requirement For Foreign Trademark Applicants And Registrants
The USPTO has amended the Rules of Practice in Trademark Cases to require applicants, registrants, or parties to a trademark proceeding...