Managing IP Correspondent

USPTO trademark commissioner Cohn to retire

Deborah Cohn, the USPTO’s chief trademark commissioner, has decided to retire, a USPTO spokesperson has confirmed to Managing IP

Managing IP Correspondent, September 08 2014

Goodwin Procter hires five from Kenyon & Kenyon

Goodwin Procter has added five partners in its intellectual property litigation practice from Kenyon & Kenyon, including trial lawyer Elizabeth Holland

Managing IP Correspondent, September 08 2014

Senate trade secrets bill discussed in committee

A Senate bill to federalise trade secrets protections, titled the Defend Trade Secrets Act, is continuing to make slow yet steady progress through Congress’s upper chamber, with a closed doors meeting of the Senate Judiciary Committee the most recent development

Managing IP Correspondent, September 05 2014

Facebook “likes” ruled not a form of IP

The US District Court for the Southern District of Florida recently ruled that “likes” on Facebook cannot be stolen because they are not a form of intellectual property

Managing IP Correspondent, September 04 2014

FTC explains hopes for recently approved patent troll study

On August 8 the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) received the go-ahead from the White House’s Office of Management & Budget to conduct a study on patent assertion entities (PAEs), or patent trolls. The FTC told Managing IP the goal is to complete the study next year

Managing IP Correspondent, September 03 2014

Australia: Geographic place names are difficult trade marks

Australia has recently maintained the long tradition of denying traders the right to appropriate geographical place names for their exclusive use. In Kosciuszko Thredbo Pty Limited v ThredboNet Marketing Pty Limited [2014] FCAFC 87, Kosciuszko Thredbo, the operators of the popular Australian ski resort Thredbo, attempted to stop ThredboNet from using the name, suing on a plethora of different grounds.

Managing IP Correspondent, September 01 2014

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