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- Reasons for the PTAB’s Priority Determination in Broad’s Favor (Perhaps)
- Mexico Publishes Amendments to Intellectual Property Law
- PTAB (Again) Awards Priority of Invention to Broad in Interference No. 106,115
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- USPTO Moves to Protect Design Rights for Digital Innovations
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Month: June 2020
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Supreme Court Rules That Booking.com Is Not Generic and Declines to Impose a "Nearly Per Se" Rule of Genericness for "Generic.com" Trademarks By Eric R. Moran — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a much-anticipated opinion in a trademark case directed to what it means for a trademark to be generic, and hence not subject…
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Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patent Offices – June 29 Update By Donald Zuhn –- In a notice posted on its website earlier today, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was further extending the time to pay certain required fees, but only for certain types of entities. As with the initial extensions…
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By Joshua Rich — Although the Federal Circuit faced obviousness issues that were simple to resolve in Adidas AG v. Nike, Inc., it saw an opportunity to continue to clarify its jurisprudence regarding standing on appeal from an adverse final written opinion in inter partes review. Thus, while the merits of the case will have…
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June 30, 2020 – "USMCA-TMEC enters into force and triggers new Mexican IP law" (Lexology Webinars, iam, and Olivares) – 10:00 am to 11:00 am (CDT) June 30, 2020 – "Leaving the Office Behind: The Decentralization of the Practice of Law" (Anaqua and IPWatchdog) – 12:00 pm (ET) June 30, 2020 – "Top 10 Things…
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The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Parallel Proceedings in District Court and the PTAB after NHK Spring" on July 2, 2020 from 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (ET). Hon. Alan Albright of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, Eley Thompson of Foley & Lardner LLP,…
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The Intellectual Property Owners Association (IPO) will offer a one-hour webinar entitled "Artificial Intelligence: Patentability and Inventorship in Europe" on July 1, 2020 from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm (ET). Mike Jennings of AA Thornton, Tobias Kaufmann of Bardehle Pagenberg, Heli Pihlajamaa of the European Patent Office (EPO), and James Signor of Leydig, Voit &…
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Lexology Webinars, iam, and Olivares will be offering a free webinar entitled "USMCA-TMEC enters into force and triggers new Mexican IP law" on June 30, 2020 from 10:00 am to 11:00 am (CDT). Alejandro Luna Fandiño, Daniel Sánchez, Víctor Ramírez, and Karla Olvera of Olivares will provide an update on the relevant changes to Mexican…
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Anaqua and IPWatchdog will be offering a webinar entitled "Leaving the Office Behind: The Decentralization of the Practice of Law" on June 30, 2020 at 12:00 pm (ET). T.J. DoVale of Fisher Broyles, Michelle Saitz of Thompson Coburn LLP, Mercedes Meyer of Drinker Biddle & Reath, and Gene Quinn of IPWatchdog.com will discuss the post-COVID…
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Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner will be offering a webinar entitled "Top 10 Things You Need to Know About Medical Device Patents" on June 30, 2020 starting at 12:00 pm (CT). Douglas Portnow and Ryan Connell of Schwegman Lundberg & Woessner will provide an overview of important intellectual property topics that executives and inventors should consider…
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By Kevin E. Noonan — Genetic instability has long been recognized as a hallmark of oncogenesis and tumor progression. The phenomenon was first identified cytogenetically, most famously by the Philadelphia chromosome in chronic myelogenous leukemia (see Wapner, The Philadelphia Chromosome: A Genetic Mystery, a Lethal Cancer, and the Improbable Invention of a Lifesaving Treatment), later…
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