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Intellectual Property Law
Updates and events from the Intellectual Property Law Section
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published a notice in the Federal Register announcing a modification to its COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program.
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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) has published an update to its Orange Book patent/biologic patent study.
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On August 4, 2021, the Department of Commerce filed for federal registration of the USPTO marks in an effort to protect trademark customers from misleading solicitations and trademark filing scams.
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On June 29, as a result of the recent Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Arthrex, Inc., the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented an interim procedure whereby review of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) final written decision in an inter partes, post-grant, or covered business method review may be initiated sua sponte by the Director or requested by a party to a PTAB proceeding.
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USPTO updates information on implementation of the Supreme Court’s decision in U.S. v. Arthrex, Inc.
On June 29, as a result of the recent Supreme Court decision in U.S. v. Arthrex, Inc., the USPTO implemented an interim procedure whereby review of a Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) final written decision in an inter partes, post-grant, or covered business method review may be initiated sua sponte by the Director or requested by a party to a PTAB proceeding.
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The USPTO is seeking comments from the public regarding the impact of patent eligibility jurisprudence in the United States since the Supreme Court’s 2016 decisions in Mayo and Alice and subsequent Federal Circuit decisions applying the Supreme Court’s legal framework.
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On May 18, the USPTO published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement changes to trademark rules of practice authorized by the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) of 2020.
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The USPTO just recognized more than 100 patent practitioners for volunteering 50 or more hours on patent pro bono programs in 2020.
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Join us for Day 1 of the The 2021 Summer Cannabis (Law) Series
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On May 18, the USPTO published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) to implement changes to trademark rules of practice authorized by the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) of 2020.
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