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Trademark Modernization Act

In an effort to help combat an increase in fraudulent trademark filings and registrations, the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA)...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...