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IP as a political instrument in Russia

The IPKat

One of the first enacted changes concerned the rules for calculation of the compensation paid to the patent owner in the event that an invention, utility model, or industrial design is being used without the patent owner’s authorization. International license. Is anything here on the list?

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Federal Circuit on TM Law’s Information Matter Doctrine

Patently-O

The Lanham Act requires that a trademark identify and distinguish the source of a good or service in order to merit protection. If the nature of a proposed mark would not allow consumers to perceive it as designating a particular source, then it cannot qualify as a trademark eligible for federal registration.

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Trademark Glossary of Terms

Corsearch

A proceeding in which a party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark which has already been registered. What is a certification mark? A trademark registered for an organization for the purpose of licensing it to third parties as a sign of certification that their product meets certain criteria, such as the Woolmark.

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At USPTO's Request, CAFC Re-designates as Precedential Its EVERYBODY VS RACISM Failure-to-Function Affirmance

The TTABlog

e), the CAFC has re-designated as precedential its opinion in In re GO & Associates, LLC , Appeal No. 14, 2023, re-designated as precedential, January 22, 2024). The TMEP is not the law - ed. ]. At the request of the USPTO under Fed. 2022-1961 (Fed.

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