Unwired Planet v Google, Q1 PTAB and district court filing, Hefty/Glad false advertising dispute, USPTO leadership, International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition – the week in IP

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Unwired Planet v Google, Q1 PTAB and district court filing, Hefty/Glad false advertising dispute, USPTO leadership, International AntiCounterfeiting Coalition – the week in IP

April 05 2017
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The Federal Circuit’s denial of en banc review of Unwired Planet v Google, a record quarter for PTAB petition filing, a false advertising case involving garbage bag makers, the latest on USPTO leadership and IACC praise for a President Trump executive order were in the recent intellectual property news

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