Mon.Jun 07, 2021

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Four components of a solid trademark Office Action response

Erik K Pelton

The following is an edited transcript of my video, Building a Strong Office Action Response for a Trademark Application. An office action is when an examiner at the USPTO issues a letter to the applicant asking for more information, notifying them of a procedural issue, or notifying them of a substantive issue. Responses to Office Actions are something that I’ve spent a lot of time thinking about over the years.

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Make no mistake about it – software functionalities cannot be protected 

Garrigues Blog

EU legislation has chosen intellectual property law as the main way of protecting computer programs – an essential asset to increase the competitive edge of both European companies and their products worldwide. Protection is easy to obtain because it is sufficient for the software in question to be original; there is no need to register it and no further formalities are necessary.

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Washington NPE case intriguing but 'not big deal' for tech counsel

Managing IP

Counsel say that while it’s good to see the state taking on a 'predatory patent troll', the outcome of the case won’t change their own litigation strategies

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Upcoming Webinar! How and Why Texas is Different When it Comes to Trade Secrets and Non-Competes

Trading Secrets

Wednesday, June 22, 2021. 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. Eastern. 12:00 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Central. 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Mountain. 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. Pacific. REGISTER HERE. In this fourth installment of our 2021 Trade Secrets Webinar Series, our team will cover recent legal developments in Texas trade secret and non-compete law and how it is similar to and diverse from other jurisdictions.

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Software Composition Analysis: The New Armor for Your Cybersecurity

Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

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“For Sale: This Article”: an overview of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and IP

IP Whiteboard

If you’ve spent any time on the internet over the past few months, chances are you’ll have seen a headline about the latest blockbuster sale of an NFT. Jack Dorsey (founder of Twitter) sells NFT of his first tweet for $2.9 million USD . Grimes (Canadian musician) releases NFT collection that sells out in 20 minutes for $6 million USD. Beeple (American digital artist) sells NFT of one of his works for $69 million USD.

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Equality and Justice: Commerce Stands in Solidarity with LGBTQ+ Community in Honor of Pride Month

U.S. Department of Commerce

Equality and Justice: Commerce Stands in Solidarity with LGBTQ+ Community in Honor of Pride Month. June 7, 2021. KCPullen@doc.gov. Mon, 06/07/2021 - 13:05. Pride Month Flag. On June 1, President Biden’s issued a proclamation to the Nation honoring the history and achievements of the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ+) community and declaring June as Pride Month.

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