Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

Would your utility patent application enjoy a higher success rate if it were filed by a patent attorney? Too narrow, and the claims will get allowed without sufficient breadth. The chart above does not show the success rates of Office Action responses or what proportion of each group even bothered to file a response.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

PPH allows the participating patent offices to share information and to benefit from work performed by other participating patent offices, and thereby reducing examination workload and improving quality of patents. allowance or abandonment), is approximately 11.9 months [1]. months for non-PPH patent applications. United States.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 20, 2022

In the last quarter of 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reported that patent filings for Artificial Intelligence (AI) related inventions more than doubled from 2002 to 2018. As good news for AI inventors, these two Tech Centers experience high percentages of allowance.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Highlights of the Week Draft Patent Amendment Rules – Increasing Efficiency of Granting Patent Monopolies While Forgetting the Reason for Allowing Them in the First Place Changing substantive safeguards through procedural amendments. That’s perhaps the best way to summarize the recently proposed Draft Patent Amendment Rules.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) conducted a live meeting for its Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Emerging Technologies (ET) Partnership Series. In this chart, the allowance rate of AI biotechnology patent applications and non-AI patent applications is illustrated. On September 22, 2022, the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 15, 2023

In particular, the government fee for filing a Canadian trademark application is increasing to $460 for the first class and $140 for each additional class (the current fees are $350 and $105, respectively). Canadian brand owners should prepare now for fee increases coming into force in 2024. Overall, fees are set to increase by 20 to 35%.

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 30, 2022

Each year, IP Spotlight updates our readers who often ask: how long does it take for a patent or trademark registration to grant? The Data Visualization Center includes several dashboards with detailed information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about patent and trademark proceedings.

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TorrentFreak

APRIL 18, 2023

1fichier operates a “freemium” business model which allows users to access the platform for free and then pay a fee to have various restrictions removed. 1fichier allows user content to be accessed via links posted elsewhere, meaning that when users upload infringing content, links render that content available to the public.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 15, 2024

In the past few days, the DHC and MHC have, in three separate and interesting orders, refused to- (1) vacate an interim injunction, (2) remand back to the patent office, and (3) continue allowance of a patent grant! The Court allowed the defendants to use the sound recordings subject to payment of the ad hoc fees.

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 31, 2020

The USPTO recently released its FY2020 Performance and Accountability Report , with contains helpful information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about its review of patent and trademark applications this year. The allowance rate increased to 61.7%. Average total pendency was 9.5

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IP Spotlight

DECEMBER 6, 2021

The USPTO recently released its FY 2021 Performance and Accountability Report , which contains detailed information about allowance rates, average pendency, and other statistics about its review of patent and trademark applications this year. The overall allowance rate for patent applications remained steady at 61.8%.

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IP and Legal Filings

OCTOBER 23, 2023

The issue of counterfeiting not only compromises a brand’s reputation or brand value, but also puts consumer safety at risk by allowing the sale and uninformed purchase of sub-standard goods. Effective trademark enforcement is essential in this situation for protecting the goodwill and financial interests of legitimate businesses.

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Patent Trademark Blog

JUNE 10, 2021

A helpful way to estimate your probability of success in obtaining a US design patent is to consider the average design allowance rate which is the percentage of design patent applications allowed by the USPTO. In fiscal year 2021, the design allowance rate was over 85%.

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Patent Trademark Blog

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

According to the USPTO , the design allowance rate is approximately 83%. A high rate of approval does not guarantee that your design patent application will be approved. appeared first on Patent Trademark Blog | IP Q&A. What is your average probability of success in getting US design patents?

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Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Those activities are all well and good – and I fully appreciate that “ bobbing for apples ” wasn’t listed because, let’s be honest, that’s really gross – but as we’re the Trademark & Copyright Law blog, allow me to focus on something a bit closer to home: apple trademarks. But let’s talk trademarks.

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The TTABlog

JANUARY 24, 2023

claiming trademark infringement and dilution of two registered trademarks for medical gloves, one mark consisting of the color purple and the other the color gray. Furthermore, courts have a long-standing familiarity in resolving suites under both the Lanham Act and the common law of trademark infringement and unfair competition.

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Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

AUGUST 23, 2023

Significant CIPO Fee Increase Effective January 1, 2024, a one-time 25% fee increase will be implemented, impacting most patent, industrial design, trademark and copyright fees. The above changes are detailed below with some recommendations for saving on official fees.

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SpicyIP

MAY 2, 2022

We’re pleased to bring you a timely guest post by Sangita Sharma on a recent order by the Delhi High Court, on the usage of a competitor’s registered trademarks as keywords or adwords. The plaintiff filed the suit seeking protection of its various registered trademarks used by Defendant No.1- 1- Booking.com B.V

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The IP Law Blog

JULY 28, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office announced that the PTO would be revisiting the test for patent subject matter eligibility. Since the implementation of the revised guidelines, the rate of rejections for subject matter eligibility has dropped from 25% in 2018 to 8% in 2022. On Monday this week, the Director of the U.S.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2023

This covers the initial filing cost including our flat rate attorney fee, USPTO fees and illustrator fees. Additional costs will apply after initial filing, such as paying the issue fee if and when your design patent application is allowed. When your utility patent application was allowed, the claims may have looked good at the time.

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IPilogue

NOVEMBER 8, 2022

The study investigated female patenting rates in Australia over a period of 15 years. However, recent advances in computing technology and open data polices allowed the study to be done. Furthermore, studies performed by the US Patent and Trademarks Office typically analyzed patents from a majority of US residents.

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IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Thus, there is an unmistakable similarity between domain names and trademarks, which is why domain names have been granted trademark recognition and protection. Reliance is also a registered trademark, and as such, it is protected from trademark infringement.

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Olartemoure Blog

SEPTEMBER 23, 2022

The credit line will grant loans of up to USD 450,000 for projects related to the Bioeconomy at an interest rate of 1% for small and medium-sized businesses and 4% for large businesses. 09/22/22 – Trademarks and Consumer Protection. Original source in Spanish. 09/22/22 – Consumer Protection. Subscribe to our newsletter.

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Patent Trademark Blog

DECEMBER 12, 2022

Here is a breakdown of the initial filing fees if you are providing acceptable design drawings from the priority design application: $770 flat rate attorney fee, including priority claim; plus. In contrast, certain foreign patent offices do not require or even allow surface shading.

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Patent Trademark Blog

AUGUST 24, 2023

Let’s assume, however, that the second patent firm obtains allowances with fewer Office Actions on average than the first firm. That being said, we do offer flat rate costs for patent and trademark applications here. That being said, we do offer flat rate costs for patent and trademark applications here.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JULY 19, 2023

Trademarks play a vital role for small and big businesses across the globe, serving a unique identity to the products and services of the business. The status of well-known trademark is not granted based on mere unfounded hearsay. This is the reason we have popularly know some trademarks like WIPRO, Cadbury, Parle G etc.

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Patent Trademark Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2022

What is a Notice of Allowance in a patent application? A Notice of Allowance (NOA) is a USPTO document indicating that a patent application has been allowed. Next steps to consider after a Notice of Allowance. Having trouble getting a Notice of Allowance in your patent application? Examiners can be stubborn.

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The IPKat

JANUARY 2, 2022

TRADE MARKS Lise Charles (WTR) provides an overview of the most-read posts on Word Trademark Review (WTR) on European trade mark case law over the past year, including analyses of cases dealing with issues such as unconventional signs (i.e., disputes between domain names and trademarks).

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IPilogue

JULY 26, 2021

Callegari explained that while we have gender-stratified information on PCT patent filings, the same cannot be said for trademarks or other forms of IP. Callegari recommends that other IP offices utilize this dictionary to obtain further gender-stratified data in trademarks and other IP filings.

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43(B)log

AUGUST 26, 2022

24, 2022) This seems like a silly result to me, shifting the burden to comparative advertisers, but it's often much harder to get summary judgment in a trademark case than in comparable cases. PennEngineering claims a PEM family of marks and sued Peninsula for trademark infringement, counterfeiting, false advertising, and unfair competition.

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JIPL Online

APRIL 7, 2021

ii] This blog post will (i) introduce the problem of counterfeit sports merchandise, (ii) provide a summary of trademark policy rationales and how they have been applied in the sports apparel context, and (iii) offer a proposed solution to the problem. (i) i) Introduction to the problem of counterfeit sports merchandise. Euroquilt, Inc. ,

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

AUGUST 30, 2023

A trademark is an instrument using which a business can set itself apart from its competitors. Indicating the goods and services offered by the business, a trademark can be any word, phrase, logo, symbol, combination of colours etc. However, it must be kept in mind that a trademark has to be a visual representation.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 12, 2023

It includes patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. Obtaining patents or trademarks for their inventions or brand names can prevent others from copying or imitating their innovations, protecting those ideas and giving them a competitive edge. Let’s delve into the specific reasons why. All for free.

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The TTABlog

APRIL 3, 2023

7: TTAB Reverses Failure-to-Function Refusal of Lizzo's "100% THAT B H" for Clothing Items "A S LIVE FOREVER" Fails to Function as a Trademark, Says TTAB Genericness: Fourth Circuit Affirms ED Va., Trademark Cases Bob Cumbow: "The Most Important Trademark Fact You Probably Don’t Know" Prof. Text © John L. Welch 2023.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

PPH allows the participating patent offices to share information and to benefit from work performed by other participating patent offices, and thereby reducing examination workload and improving quality of patents. allowance or abandonment), is approximately 11.9 months [1]. months for non-PPH patent applications. United States.

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IIPRD

OCTOBER 14, 2022

It is overwhelming that the value of FinTech transactions is projected to increase from $66 billion in 2019 to US$138 billion in 2023 with a current rate of 20% compound annual growth. With this, the author of copyright in software in a FinTech is the only authority to do or allow specified activities in relation to its computer programme.

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LexBlog IP

JULY 28, 2022

Patent and Trademark Office announced that the PTO would be revisiting the test for patent subject matter eligibility. Since the implementation of the revised guidelines, the rate of rejections for subject matter eligibility has dropped from 25% in 2018 to 8% in 2022. On Monday this week, the Director of the U.S.

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