Supreme Court Finds Bar On Scandalous And Immoral Trademarks Unconstitutional
The Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Circuit’s decision in In re Brunetti, 877 F.3d 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2017) holding that the provision...
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- Jun 7, 2019
Predictability And Criticality As Factors In The Evaluation Of A Patent Specification
The Court of Appeals vacated the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in In Re Global IP Holdings (Fed. Cir. 2019), instructing...
- May 28, 2019
Bankruptcy And Trademark License Agreements
In Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v Tempnology, LLC (Supreme Court 2019), the Supreme Court addressed whether a rejection by a licensor...
- May 15, 2019
Amazon Program For Patent Infringement Complaints
Amazon is testing a new program to handle infringement complaints brought by patent owners against third-party retailers. The program is...
- May 5, 2019
USPTO Issues Examination Guidance For Cannabis And Cannabis-related Marks
The 2018 Farm Bill amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA) to remove “hemp” from the Controlled Substances Act’s (CSA)...