Changes to Spanish EU trademark and Community design litigation
Changes to Spanish EU trademark and Community design litigation Lexology Full coverage
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In: DESIGN NEWS
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EUIPO has prepared a Questions and Answers (Q&A) document on EU trade marks and registered Community designs in the context of the notification of the intention of the United Kingdom to withdraw from the European Union. The Q&A document is in line with the Commission’s recommendations and …
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In: DESIGN NEWS
Design
If you seek to have registered design in at least two European countries, it is advised to obtain a registered Community design (RCD) in the EU. RCDs are valid for all the countries in the EU, currently 28 countries, and are governed by a single legal system, providing strong and... Continue reading
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In: TRADEMARK NEWS
9th Circuit revives ‘Eat Right’ trademark case against Whole Foods
9th Circuit revives ‘Eat Right’ trademark case against Whole Foods Reuters Full coverage
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In: TRADEMARK NEWS
Minnesota pillow-maker in trademark fight
Minnesota pillow-maker in trademark fight KIMT 3 Full coverage
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In: PATENT NEWS
Why The Active Cyber Defense Certainty Act Is A Bad Idea
Tom Kulik is an Intellectual Property & Information Technology Partner at the Dallas-based law firm of Scheef & Stone, LLP. In private practice for over 20 years, Tom is a sought-after technology lawyer who uses his industry experience as a former computer systems engineer to creatively counsel and …
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In: PATENT NEWS
Firms Large and Small Announce More Partner Promotions
A gaggle of law firms—large Am Law firms and local boutiques alike—have been busily minting new partners in Atlanta. … Carroll handles IP litigation, focused on pharma and biotech-related patents. … Spier practices intellectual property law, focused on patent and trademark procurement. That follows …
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In: PATENT NEWS
Court ruling creates challenges for software developers
Not a lot of case law is going through the appeals court, but so far it appears appellate courts see their hands tied by the Alice decision. That said, several early cases have been examples of companies basically trying to patent mathematical algorithms, which aren’t patentable. So there is still... Continue reading
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In: PATENT NEWS
2nd Swipe At ‘Secret’ USPTO Program Fails At Claims Court
Law360, New York (January 29, 2018, 3:59 PM EST) — The owners of patent applications that were diverted into a secret, now-defunct patent screening process lost their latest contract suit against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on Friday, with the U.S. Court of Federal Claims finding it had already …
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In: PATENT NEWS
The Road More Traveled: Patent Attorneys Head to Delaware
The TC Heartland decision, which held that a domestic corporation “resides” only in its state of incorporation, upended nearly 30 years of precedent in patent law and dramatically restricted where patent cases may be litigated. Previously, the rules for where a patent infringement lawsuit could be filed …