Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Following a client question, Erik shares four tips to ensure that registrants avoid the risks of losing their trademark rights. The post Episode 138: How Can You Avoid Losing Your Trademark Rights? appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Following a client question, Erik shares four tips to ensure that registrants avoid the risks of losing their trademark rights.

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Trademark Registration 100

Canadian Intellectual Property Blog

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The Federal Court in Choueifaty v. Canada (Attorney General) (2020 FC 837) found that CIPO’s problem and solution framed “purposive construction” was inconsistent with the principles set forth by the Supreme Court of Canada. CIPO has now issued examination guidance in light of this decision. The updated guidance will be applied effective immediately to applications currently in prosecution as well as those presently before the Patent Appeal Board.

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Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

This post summarizes some of the significant developments in the Northern District of Texas and the Eastern District of Texas for the month of October 2020. Deep Web, LLC v. Kakao Corporation , No. 2:20-cv-00139-JRG-RSP (E.D. Tex. Oct. 3, 2020) Plaintiff’s Motion for Leave to Effect Alternative Service of Foreign Defendant. Plaintiff Deep Web, LLC filed its complaint on May 6, 2020, alleging that South Korean Defendant Kakao Corporation infringed two of Deep Web’s patents.

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Erik K Pelton

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

The following is an excerpt from my book, Building a Bold Brand. To learn more about the book, visit www.buildingaboldbrand.com. . I am particularly sensitive to the trademark challenges that small businesses face for several reasons. Since 1999, I have built and managed my own small business, Erik M. Pelton & Associates, to advise and counsel others about trademark protection.

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Business Trademark Cease and Desist Branding 130

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?

Technology

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

Fish & Richardson is pleased to announce that The American Lawyer has recognized Juanita Brooks as a 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award recipient. The Lifetime Achievement Award honors those professionals who have made extraordinary contributions to the legal profession through their substantive area of work and whose public service contributions have had a significant impact.

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IP 40

Fish & Richardson Trademark & Copyright Thoughts

NOVEMBER 3, 2020

What is a utility patent? [1]. The definition of a utility patent is a patent that covers “any new and useful process, machine, manufacture, or composition of matter, or any new and useful improvement thereof.” [i] Utility patents are the most prevalent type of patent. As of 2016, the United States Patent and Trademark Office estimated that 90% of the issued patent documents are utility patents.

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