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

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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Serving up IP wisdom: from patents to ping pong

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Winning on non-analogous art: one doctrine, two outcomes

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‘Follow the money’: inside Gibson Dunn’s ‘innovative’ anti-counterfeiting strategy

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‘Lead before you feel ready’: Morgan Lewis lawyer marks 30 years

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