LexBlog IP

JULY 24, 2023

This move was not unexpected as the POP panel (an early attempt to cure the Arthrex infirmity with partial Director oversight) was effectively replaced by the SCOTUS decision in Arthrex (Director Only). In relying only on the DR moving forward, the PTAB has also decided to expand it to AIA institution decisions.

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The IPKat

JULY 23, 2023

Katfriend Alessandro Cerri covered the topic of whiskey and dog toys by delivering an article on the recent SCOTUS decision on First Amendment protection for expressive works.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

JUNE 1, 2022

SCOTUS watchers have been buzzing over the lineup of judges: Kagan joining the Alito wing; Barrett and Kavanaugh joining the other side. Given the strength of the 11th Circuit decision, it would be ideal to have that opinion frame SCOTUS’s consideration of the topic. ” I agree. .” ” Maybe.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 4, 2022

With American Axle failing to tempt the SCOTUS , the message has become clear… ”Congress, this is your mess to fix.” With Senator Leahy retiring this year, and the potential for a shake-up in control this November, I’m looking forward to the many CLE panels in the years ahead on this topic.

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The IPKat

JULY 17, 2023

The Rogers test has primarily been applied by the courts in situations where a mark is used to perform some form of expressive function rather than designate a work’s source – a topical example being the lawsuit brought by Mattel in the early 2000s in relation to the song Barbie Girl.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

MAY 18, 2023

SCOTUS issued two eagerly awaited decisions in the Twitter v. Between the two decisions, we get a powerful opinion on the topic of “aiding and abetting” online, while Section 230 dodged its first SCOTUS review. They should have cleaned their house before SCOTUS got involved. Supreme Court [FN]. Twitter, Inc.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

This is a topic where anything could happen.] The State is therefore favoring engagement with certain topics, to the exclusion of others.” ” I presume it’s time for the state’s appeal, In the interim, the NetChoice SCOTUS cases may reshape the law…for better or worse… Case Citation : NetChoice LLC v.

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