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Lawyers weigh in on the USPTO’s request for comment on the effects of AI on prior art analysis and obviousness determinations
Regardless of whether the FTC’s ban on non-competes goes into effect, businesses should stop relying on these agreements
Mary Till, a former legal advisor at the USPTO who has joined Finnegan this week, is looking forward to providing clients with a USPTO perspective
IP in-house counsel who receive lots of pitches from AI vendors explain how they review them – or why they ignore them
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Sponsored by Shiga International Patent OfficeMasato Iida of Shiga International Patent Office calls for greater clarity in the Japanese patent linkage system in comparing it with US and Chinese practice
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Sponsored by Purplevine IPJoin Ude Lu, the chief IP counsel (US) of Purplevine IP, Helen Zhang, the litigation manager of Purplevine IP in Beijing, and Penny Sun, the brand protection manager of ABRO Industry, as they discuss evidence collection for patent enforcement in China and the US virtually with Managing IP on November 9 at 10am (US ET) / 3pm (UK) / 11pm (China)
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Sponsored by CASPeter Blasi, Global Strategic Account Manager for the CAS Ionic Affinity Program, talks to Managing IP about prior art patent searches, sharing his advice on maximising both thoroughness and efficiency
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Sponsored by CASCAS explains how intellectual property (IP) is becoming increasingly central to companies, particularly to research and development (R&D) teams, and highlights five key findings from a survey of senior business leaders
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Sponsored by CASCAS explains the five high-risk areas of IP for R&D organisations and identifies how companies can protect their innovations and safeguard their growth potential
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Sponsored by CASCAS shares how patent offices around the world are adopting AI, and explains the benefits of clean data, multiple algorithms, and leveraging human expertise alongside technology
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Sponsored by CASThe CAS IP Research Team analyse how organisations are applying IP insights to accelerate scientific breakthroughs and identify potential risks to commercialisation
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Sponsored by CASPeter Blasi, business development manager at CAS IP Search, explains how to set standards for an effective IP search
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Sponsored by CASAnne Marie Clark, senior patent searcher at CAS, looks at ways to protect and commercialise the promise of RNAi
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Sponsored by CASCAS considers how the emerging field of RNA therapeutics highlights trends in targets, chemical modifications, and new delivery systems that increase stability of RNA
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Sponsored by Red PointsRed Points, in partnership with Managing IP hosted a webinar on April 7 at 9am PDT / 12pm EDT / 5pm BST to discuss best practices in uncovering and dismantling large-scale counterfeiters
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Sponsored by GoDaddyWith sunset for .xxx Sunrise B blocks fast approaching, brand owners will need to convert an existing block to AdultBlock or AdultBlockplus
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Sponsored by Katten Muchin RosenmanKaren Artz Ash and Alexandra Caleca of Katten Muchin Rosenman take a closer look at the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s decision on preventing Dolce Vita’s use of the ‘CLEAR’ trademark on opaque products
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Sponsored by Katten Muchin RosenmanKaren Artz Ash and Alexandra Caleca of Katten Muchin Rosenman explore the legal battle between a popular bridal designer and a bridal gown company over the use of social media accounts
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Sponsored by Katten Muchin RosenmanKaren Artz Ash and Alexandra Caleca of Katten Muchin Rosenman explain the provisions of the Act which seeks to support trademark owners in combatting fraud
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Sponsored by Faegre Drinker Biddle & ReathRobert Stoll, partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath and previously commissioner for patents, examines essentiality audit data relating to 5G patents
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Sponsored by Bird & BirdRichard Vary, Clemens Heusch and Matthias Schneider reveal their views on component-level versus end-point licensing and Unwired Planet
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Sponsored by MMXWith many blocks on .xxx domain names expiring next year, brand owners should consider using new tools to prevent their trademarks being available to third parties
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Sponsored by MMXBrand owners assess the reputational damage if their marks are used by third parties on pornographic websites and mull the best strategy for combating infringement
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Sponsored by Katten Muchin RosenmanIn Fifth Generation Inc. v Titomirov Vodka LLC, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a precedential ruling, granting Fifth Generation's motion for summary judgment as a sanction in view of Titomirov Vodka's failure to comply with the TTAB's orders, as well as its pattern and practice of avoiding its discovery obligations.
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Sponsored by Katten Muchin RosenmanIn In re Odd Sox LLC, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a precedential ruling, holding that the term "generic name" as used in the Trademark Act encompasses product packaging, and that the generic inquiry is applicable to assessments of source identification capabilities of product packaging.
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Sponsored by Katten Muchin RosenmanIn Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc. v Goldsmith et al. No. 17-CV-2532, 2019 (S.D.N.Y. July 1 2019), the US District Court for the Southern District of New York addressed the question of whether Andy Warhol's (Warhol) use of a photograph of Prince Rogers Nelson, best known as Prince, constituted violations of the Copyright Act. Granting the Andy Warhol Foundation's (AWF) motion for summary judgment, the court found that although the at-issue photograph was protected by copyright, AWF had a viable fair use defence.
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Sponsored by Katten Muchin RosenmanIn In re TracFone Wireless, Inc., the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued yet another decision finding that a particular designation fails to function as a mark – the subject of over 21% of precedential rulings this year. These decisions highlight the importance of brand owners, marketing teams, advertising departments and legal counsel coordinating effectively.
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Sponsored by Katten Muchin RosenmanIn Universal Standard Inc. v Target Corp. (S.D.N.Y., No. 18 Civ. 6042), the US District Court for the Southern District of New York addressed the question of whether sharing attorney-client privileged communications with a public relations firm destroys that privilege. The court found that Universal Standard waived the privilege by including its public relations firm, BrandLink, in emails discussing strategy related to the lawsuit.