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New USPTO trademark fees – increases – coming January 2, 2021

Erik K Pelton

The USPTO will put into effect on January 2, 2021 what is quite likely the largest trademark fee increase in US history. For my past public comments on these, please see earlier posts here: Public comments submitted by EMP&A regarding USPTO’s proposed trademark fee increases (Aug. 23, 2019). Current Fee.

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Thirteen Reasons Why Businesses Fail

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Entrepreneur.com rates people’s chances of surviving in business beyond 5 years at 50/50, while the chances of failure after 10 years are 70%. Focus on these to increase your chances of achieving substantial success: 1. Not knowing what you don’t know can blindside you and differs for all of us based on our worldly experiences.

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Recipes Aren’t Copyrightable, No Matter How “Exciting” They Are–Coscarelli v. Esquared

Technology & Marketing Law Blog

Normally I’m Team Vegan all the way, but I exit Team Chloe when I see a low-merit copyright claim like this. This case involves vegan chef Chloe Coscarelli , the first vegan to win Food Network’s Cupcake Wars. That win made her a legend in the vegan community, and she has parlayed her fame into some great vegan cookbooks.

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The Hocus Pocus of Intellectual Property in Halloween Costumes

IPilogue

But why do many retailers resort to using these creative names? In Canada, under section 64(2) of the Copyright Act , it is not an infringement of copyright to reproduce the design of a “useful article”, so long as more than 50 copies are made. Courts have interpreted the scope of section 64(2) and it’s U.S.

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Thursday Thingies

The IPKat

Your grounding in IP Law 2. Your experience of IP management 3. Your suggested best learning experience for students in 50 minute tutorial would be achieved by. This means explaining the most important IP concepts in a way that they can engage with and apply. You can read more about Benjamin here.

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A December to Remember: The Trademark Modernization Act Implemented on December 18, 2021

LexBlog IP

The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) went into effect on December 18, 2021. Applicants and registrants now have new tools at their disposal to clear the federal register of unused trademarks and the USPTO can move applications through the registration process more efficiently. Ex Parte Reexamination Proceedings.

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TMSR Session 2: Administrative Agencies and Specialized Courts

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Academic research: you have to demonstrate you’re bringing in grants; a great way to increase the chance of that is an industry partner; the best funded, most active one of those in TM is IP Australia, so that controls the focus of research. that something needs to change, then it can change quite quickly.