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Want to learn all about trademark Office Action responses?

Erik K Pelton

My office has filed thousands of responses to trademark office actions from the USPTO, and I’ve worked as a USPTO examiner issuing Office Actions and reviewing responses from applicants. Because I kept getting asked to share details about what goes into crafting a good response, I created a unique resource to help those looking to learn more about effective office action responses.

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Opportunities And Challenges In IP Valuation Services

Corsearch

The shift towards a global, digital economy has resulted in the demise of some of the traditional assumptions about measuring the value of a business. Globalization, coupled with a fast-emerging digital economy geared towards service and technology markets, has accelerated this change even faster. It has resulted in the emergence of many important companies whose value no longer solely resides in tangible, physical assets.

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Will Starbucks Become the Next Corporate Sponsor of a Professional Sports Facility?

The IP Law Blog

I’m experiencing déjà vu. I wrote about a similar topic prior to Allegiant Air becoming the official sponsor of the Las Vegas stadium that the Raiders now call home. In fact, I covered the topic at a time when Allegiant Air claimed that it was not involved in any negotiations for the naming rights of any professional sports facilities despite having filed an application with the United States Patent and Trademark Office for use of Allegiant in connection with stadium or training facilities.

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My Appearance Before the Senate Committee on Transport and Communications: Why Copyright Reform Isn’t the Answer to the Challenges Faced by the News Media Sector

Michael Geist

Yesterday I took a break from talking about Bill C-10 to appear before the Senate Standing Committee on Transport and Communications as part of its study on Bill S-225 , Senator Claude Carignan’s bill that proposes copyright reform as a mechanism to address the challenges faced by the news media sector (the bill is the focus of this week’s Lawbytes podcast , featuring a conversation with Senator Paula Simons).

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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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Malini Vijaykumar weights in on Maj-Gen. Fortin’s removal as head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Nelligan Law

Reading Time: < 1 minute Employment lawyer Malini Vijaykumar was recently interviewed by Global news to weigh in on Maj-Gen. Fortin’s removal as head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and his subsequent legal challenge. She discusses Fortin’s application for judicial review, the notion of procedural fairness, and the systemic issue of sexual misconduct in the military.

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Can you see what I’m saying?

LoTempio Law Blog

Today’s blog post introduces you to Alexandra Cartier, the founder and CEO of Vü. Vü is looking to bridge the gap between those who can and cannot hear. Members of the Deaf or Hard of Hearing community (DHH) experience lower rates of graduation and higher rates of unemployment or underemployment. However, Cartier and her company, […]. The post Can you see what I’m saying?

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Malini Vijaykumar weights in on Maj-Gen. Fortin’s removal as head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Nelligan Law

Employment lawyer Malini Vijaykumar was recently interviewed by Global news to weigh in on Maj-Gen. Fortin’s removal as head of Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout and his subsequent legal challenge. She discusses Fortin’s application for judicial review, the notion of procedural fairness, and the systemic issue of sexual misconduct in the military.

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Smart Consumer Devices at the Centre of the EU Internet of Things (IoT) Sector Inquiry

IP Tech Blog

The European Commission published the preliminary results of its IoT sector inquiry and tech giants come under pressure for the alleged “gatekeeper” role that their voice assistant apps (such as Siri, Alexa, and Google Assistant) play in smart homes and with other connected consumer devices. The EU sector inquiry has so far collected over 200 responses from IoT market players from across the world.

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Codified German injunction test divides industries

Managing IP

In-house sources from the automotive and telecoms industries disagree on how updates to patent injunctions will affect litigation

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Precedential No. 17: TTAB Dismisses ADVENTIST Cancellation Petition Due to Failure to Maintain "Standing"

The TTABlog

Finding that Petitioner failed to demonstrate its entitlement to maintain its genericness claim (f/k/a standing), the Board tossed out this petition for cancellation of two registrations for the mark ADVENTIST for religious publications, film production and distribution, educational services, and religious and missionary services. The Board concluded that Petitioner did not to satisfy either prong of the Lexmark test at the time of trial: its interests did not fall with the protectable zone of i

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IPO Diversity in Innovation Toolkit

Women and diverse employees have the technical skill and knowledge, yet their contributions are not patented at the same rate as those of their male counterparts.This toolkit can help organizations move the needle on achieving gender parity in innovation.

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How brands monitor and clear apps for trademark issues

Managing IP

Counsel say vendors, direct contact with infringers and searching the inside of apps can help them with clearance and enforcement

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This week in IP: German injunction test splits counsel, SCOTUS preserves BPCIA, Miley Cyrus secures EUTM

Managing IP

Managing IP rounds up the latest patent, trademark and copyright news, including some stories you might have missed

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Counsel: job hoppers spark China trade secrets challenges

Managing IP

Trade secrets enforcement is always an uphill battle, but it’s becoming harder as workers increasingly move around

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MIP Asia-Pacific Awards 2021: all the winners revealed

Managing IP

We hosted our final awards event for this year to celebrate the winners of the 16th annual Managing IP Awards

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