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US Trade marks: Cautions on related party uses of marks

In April 2016, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a precedential decision in Noble House Home Furnishings, LLC v Floorco Enterprises, LLC. This decision is a good reminder about the advisability of memorialising a grant of rights in situations where a company registers a mark in the name of one entity and then exploits the mark through a related entity.

Managing IP Correspondent, April 25 2016

ANDA patent litigation rises 68% in past two years

Lex Machina’s Hatch-Waxman/ANDA Report reveals a spike in case filing, as well as the biggest participants and law firms in ANDA patent litigation

April 28 2016

Unitary Patent & UPC

Unitary Patent and UPC: A progress report (April 2016)

Recruitment process for UPC judges imminent; Code of Conduct for UPC representatives reviewed; PMAC arbitration rules agreed; EPO Select Committee discuss remaining aspects of the Unitary Patent system; our latest UPC scenario on challenging a non-opted out European patent relating to a pharmaceutical product during the transitional period; and informative webinar on Unitary Patent and UPC

April 29 2016

US Supreme Court takes on two more IP cases

The Supreme Court will consider useful articles in copyright cases and laches in patent cases after granting cert in Star Athletica v Varsity Brands and SCA Hygiene Products v First Quality Baby Products

May 02 2016

USTR special 301 report, Redskins, Klingon, Jawbone, Fitbit, copyright reform – the week in IP

The USTR releasing its annual “Special 301” report, Pro-Football filing a petition for Supreme Court cert in the Washington Redskins case, a brief defending the constructed language of Klingon from copyright claims, the ITC terminating two Jawbone patents under section 101, and the House Judiciary Committee chairman discussing potential copyright reforms were in the intellectual property headlines in the past week

May 02 2016

PTAB grants sixth motion to amend

While granting Tire Hanger’s motion to amend, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board approved “grouping prior art references together according to their particular teachings” and “discussing only a representative few in its motion to amend”. This may provide guidance to other patent owners seeking to amend claims

May 03 2016

The leading women in intellectual property

Jennifer Ruther introduces the 2016 IP STARS list of the top 250 women in IP, as compiled by our researchers

Managing IP Correspondent, May 03 2016

How to prove it to the PTAB

The role of prior art has become important in many PTAB proceedings. Scott D Marty and Jonathon A Talcott discuss evidentiary challenges for petitioners and patent owners

Managing IP Correspondent, January 26 2016

Data: PTAB filing up in April, led by HP

Managing IP reveals the biggest petitioners and most-targeted entities in April and year-to-date at the Patent Trial and Appeal Board. HP and Apple had a busy month, while Finjan and Nike were on the receiving end of the most petitions

May 04 2016

Federal Circuit declines to change patent venue rules

The Federal Circuit has denied TC Heartland’s petition for a writ of mandamus that called for a change in the patent venue rules. The court said the “arguments raised regarding venue have been firmly resolved by VE Holding”

May 03 2016

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