Inevitable Disclosures

The U.S. Copyright Office’s 2020 “Section 512 Report” addressed the role technologies and technical measures can play in addressing internet piracy. Read more

The fee schedule was revised on January 1, 2022. Read more

The USPTO announced a new Deferred Subject Matter Eligibility Response (DSMER) Pilot Program for nonprovisional patent applications that will launch on February 1, 2022. Read more

Toshiba America Electronic Components, Inc. v. Monument Peak Ventures, LLC, IPR2021-00330, (PTAB Jan. 14, 2022) (Paper 19) Read more

As part of ongoing efforts to increase accountability during the trademark filing process and advance the USPTO's register protection initiatives, on January 8 the USPTO launched identity verification for USPTO.gov account holders who use the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and TEAS international (TEASi). Read more

On January 25, 2022, the USPTO issued an order for sanctions against Abtach Ltd., 360 Digital Marketing LLC, and Retrocube LLC. Read more

In response to a January 2021 Executive Order (EO) on economic relief during the COVID-19 pandemic, the USPTO established an Economic Relief Working Group (ERWG) comprised of individuals from across the USPTO to identify and develop programs and strategies to fulfill the goals of the EO – specifically, “to provide the greatest relief to individuals, families, small business; and to State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments.” Read more

The U.S. Copyright Office is proposing procedures governing active proceedings before the Copyright Claims Board (CCB) and post-determination procedures, as directed by the CASE Act of 2020 including evidence-related topics and post-determination procedures. Read more

On January 5, 2022, Register of Copyrights Shira Perlmutter announced the appointment of Suzanne “Suzy” Wilson as General Counsel and Associate Register of Copyrights of the United States Copyright Office, effective January 31, 2022. Read more

The U.S. Copyright Office published a Federal Register notice announcing a study to evaluate the merits of providing an option to defer its examination of copyright registration application materials until examination is later requested by the applicant. Read more