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10 tips if you think you received a trademark scam

Erik K Pelton

If you think you might have received a trademark scam letter or. solicitation, here are some tips: Do not pay it. Search the internet for information about the material you. received. Use particular language or addresses from the material. and place it in quotations (“ ”) to make the search more direct. Contact an attorney if you have any questions.

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Missing Appointments: Supreme Court Grants Certiorari in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew

Trademark and Copyright Law Blog

While all eyes have been trained on the confirmation hearings from last week, the Supreme Court made news in the IP world. The Court granted certiorari in Arthrex v. Smith & Nephew (Nos. 19-1434, -1452, -1458), a decision analyzing the Appointments Clause, U.S. Const. Art. II, § 2, Cl. 2. In Arthrex , a panel of the Federal Circuit held that the statutory scheme for appointing administrative patent judges (APJs) of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board violates the Appointments Clause.

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Coping with cost pressure in Intellectual Property

IP Blog

When dealing with our clients and talking to people in the IP industry, we acknowledge that costs are always an important issue, even more so in times of crisis. However, maintaining a balanced budget while keeping up a high level of IP protection can be quite challenging. Fortunately, this is not a case of "you cannot have your cake and eat it too.