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Top Trademark Trends of 2020

Erik K Pelton

Uncle Ben’s, Eskimo Pie, Aunt Jemima, Washington Redskins, and Cleveland Indians are some of the brands began name changes or removed items from their logo in 2020. All major trademark conferences moved to virtual platforms in 2020, including INTA and the ABA-IPL’s Annual Spring Meeting, and the much-anticipated debut of Alt Legal Connect.

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Likelihood of extrusion – 2020

Likelihood of Confusion

The post Likelihood of extrusion – 2020 appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. Adapting my annual Passover post, scrubbed and cleansed and covered with vinyl shelf paper for this year: This year Passover, which begins tonight, takes up two weekdays, Thursday and Friday, so.

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Utility Patents Granted per Calendar Year, 1840-2020

Patently-O

utility patents granted per year from 1840-2020: Data for 2021 isn’t included in the table, but as of July 31, 2021, the authority file contains 195,480 patents. If the pace remains the same, that would predict about 335,000 patents granted this calendar year–around 10% lower than 2020 (356,640 granted patents).

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Top Trademark Trends of 2020

Erik K Pelton

The post Top Trademark Trends of 2020 appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Yet there has been a surge in filing for trademarks and lots of other trademark developments that are noteworthy. In this episode, Erik covers some of the most important ones. The year in review is one of Erik’s most popular episodes.

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PMPRB releases 2020 Annual Report and April 2022 NEWSletter

JD Supra Law

On March 30, 2022, the Minister of Health tabled the 2020 Annual Report of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB). The 2020 Annual Report outlines the PMPRB’s mandate, structure and regulatory activities and contains analyses of pharmaceutical sales and pricing trends and research and development (R&D) expenditures.

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Trademark News Roundup for July 2020

Erik K Pelton

The post Trademark News Roundup for July 2020 appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. How about the fact that the Washington Redskins are changing their name? In this podcast, Erik shares some important and fascinating trademark news you ought to hear about. Did you know that filing statistics are actually up?

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Patent Litigation in the United States, 1980 to 2020

IP Watchdog

Between 1980 and 2020, the number of patent cases reaching trial ranged between a low of 63 (in the COVID-19 affect FY 2020) but was otherwise at a low o 64 (in FY 2019) and a high of 164 (in FY 2016). The real growth in patent litigation over the last 40 years has taken place before trial.