The TTABlog

OCTOBER 7, 2024

Yours truly, the TTABlogger , will give a virtual presentation entitled "Meanwhile Back at the TTAB" on October 9th at 2:45 PM at the 34th All Ohio Annual Institute on Intellectual Property (AOAIOIP) - part of a two-day virtual webinar (October 8 and 9) covering recent developments in patent, trademark, copyright and advertising law.

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Likelihood of Confusion

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The post Best of 2014: Redskins decision: The present judges the past appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. I’ve been writing about the dispute over the REDSKINS trademark on this blog more or less since the beginning of the blog itself.

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JD Supra Law

MARCH 25, 2024

Artificial intelligence (AI) and its ability to generate content closely resembling human output present issues with respect to IP ownership. Maybe you have asked ChatGPT to create a flashy advertisement or write some code to support software development. By: Benesch

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Erik K Pelton

APRIL 14, 2021

The post Middle School Career Fair Presentation: trademark attorney appeared first on Erik M Pelton & Associates, PLLC. Erik shares some fun trademark tidbits and explains to the future entrepreneurs why communication, analysis, and marketing are three pillars to his long-term success.

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Trading Secrets

MAY 16, 2023

Jesse Coleman, a Partner in Seyfarth’s Commercial Litigation practice group, will present at American Intellectual Property Law Association’s “Working with Experts and Recent Developments In Trade Secrets Damages” webinar on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 12:30 p.m.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 16, 2023

Jesse Coleman, a Partner in Seyfarth’s Commercial Litigation practice group, will present at American Intellectual Property Law Association’s “Working with Experts and Recent Developments In Trade Secrets Damages” webinar on Wednesday, May 17, 2023 at 12:30 p.m.

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

Judge Pauline Newman, who is currently in the midst of a very public fight with the Chief Judge of her court, received two lengthy standing ovations at IPWatchdog LIVE on Monday as she accepted her induction into the IPWatchdog Masters Hall of Fame, and also presented the inaugural Pauline Newman Award to Henry Hadad of Bristol-Myers Squibb.

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IP Intelligence

MARCH 21, 2023

Broadly speaking, AI tools can present both incoming and outgoing intellectual property issues. Repurposing AI-generated content in externally facing communications, like marketing and customer communications, or incorporating AI-generated source code into company codebases can present copyright infringement problems.

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SpicyIP

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

In this post, let’s continue the journey and sift through SpicyIP’s “August” pages from 2005 to the present and see where we have arrived after all these years. If you have missed the previous posts of this series or want to follow it, please check SpicyIP Flashbacks ! Here we go: 1.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 19, 2024

Here, the court found that this assignment language “constitutes a present conveyance” of the future continuations. The Federal Circuit found these assignments sufficient to transfer rights to the later filed continuation.

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 13, 2024

The ongoing battle between DraftKings Inc. and its former executive, Michael Hermalyn, remains contentious, with the District of Massachusetts’ decision to enforce Hermalyn’s non-compete now appealed and argued to the First Circuit. By: Seyfarth Shaw LLP

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U.S. Department of Commerce

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Black Inventors and Entrepreneurs – Past, Present, and Future. February 16, 2022. KCPullen@doc.gov. Wed, 02/16/2022 - 18:45. Intellectual property. Minority business growth. Joint blog by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and the International Trade Administration.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 6, 2023

Eastern , Seyfarth attorneys Kristine Argentine , John Tomaszewski , and Paul Yovanic will present at the Association of National Advertisers webinar, “Emerging Issues Surrounding Privacy Class Actions and Compliance in 2023.” On Tuesday, June 13 at 1:00 p.m.

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LexBlog IP

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Seyfarth attorneys Aaron Belzer, Lauren Leipold, Ken Wilton, and Renée Appel will present at the Association of National Advertisers’ Legal Affairs Committee meeting on Thursday, October 19, 2023.

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SpicyIP

DECEMBER 20, 2023

So, before 2023 turns into yesteryear, let’s see what the past Novembers on SpicyIP (2005 to present) have offered. We stand on the cusp of bidding farewell to 2023 with just 10 days remaining! As you may know, this is part of our monthly series “ Sifting Through SpicyIP Pages.”

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McKinsey Operations

MARCH 28, 2023

By focusing on six key areas, banks can more accurately manage rising interest rates and credit spread risk across business lines, meet regulatory demands, and create competitive advantage.

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IP Law 360

AUGUST 26, 2022

In any new trademark filing, brand owners should consider securing protection in the 3D virtual world of the metaverse, where the risks of third-party infringements and damage to brands present a significant challenge that could spill over to the real world, says Kate Ellis at Konexo.

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LexBlog IP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

Pat Muffo, Partner in Seyfarth’s Intellectual Property practice presented the “AI for Patent Attorneys: Opportunities and Challenges” session as part of myLawCLE’s “AI for Lawyers: A practical guide to generative AI, copyright, privacy, and more” webinar series.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Image from here Welcome back to the “ Sifting Through SpicyIP Pages ” series! This time, I have journeyed through the pages “Januarys” on SpicyIP since 2005 and got you some stories that, I think, have kept us occupied over the years. It’s the 8th post of this monthly series.

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LexBlog IP

DECEMBER 31, 2021

Tom Hubert and PJ Kee, partners in the Labor & Employment Practice Group, presented “Don’t Let The Grim Reaper Hack Into Your Trade Secrets” during the Louisiana Chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel October CLE on October 29, 2021.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 2, 2021

I should note here the actual question presented is as follows: Whether, when applying the test for patent eligibility set forth in Mayo Collaborative Services v. To be clear, the Federal Circuit treated Flook as effectively repudiated by Diamond v. Diehr , 450 U.S. 175 (1981), but that was apparently never the view of the Supreme Court.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 21, 2023

Broadly speaking, AI tools can present both incoming and outgoing intellectual property issues. Repurposing AI-generated content in externally facing communications, like marketing and customer communications, or incorporating AI-generated source code into company codebases can present copyright infringement problems.

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IP Watchdog

JULY 2, 2022

How could this present unique and challenging issues regarding copyright law? Can something called a “Bored Ape” be embodied in a non-fungible token (NFT) and be associated with smart contracts?

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 1, 2024

Recent federal and state regulations have restricted employers' use of noncompete agreements, which in part are designed to protect trade secrets. Federal Trade Commission's final rule, which broadly prohibits the use of noncompete contracts, goes into effect September 4, 2024.

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Trading Secrets

APRIL 20, 2022

On Wednesday, June 29, Robert Milligan—Seyfarth partner and co-chair of the firm’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes group—is presenting the “Noncompetes Under New State Law Restrictions” webinar for Strafford.

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IP Watchdog

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

While the questioning seemed to favor Unicolors overall, at least one Justice today asked why a change in the question presented at the merits stage of the briefing shouldn’t result in the case being dismissed as having been “improvidently granted.”.

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Trading Secrets

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Eastern, Robert Milligan—Seyfarth partner and co-chair of the firm’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes practice—is presenting the “Negotiating Enforceable Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreements: Compliance with State Statutes and Case Law” webinar for Strafford. On Wednesday, November 30 at 1 p.m.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Image from here As October passed, Halloween festivities and the Day of the Dead provided a backdrop for contemplating the past. After all, reflecting on what’s passed helps us anticipate what’s ahead. This brings me to my Octobers’ sift – a sift that yielded some sinuous ​​IP stories.

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JD Supra Law

SEPTEMBER 27, 2024

Precedential and Key Federal Circuit Opinions - 1. ASTELLAS PHARMA v. SANDOZ INC. OPINION] (2023-2032, 2023-2063, 2023-2089, 9/18/24) (Lourie, Prost, Reyna) - Lourie, J. The Court vacated and remanded the district court’s finding that the asserted claims are invalid under 35 U.S.C. § 101 as directed to an ineligible natural law.

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Likelihood of Confusion

MAY 19, 2022

The post The short and sorry history of online content moderation – NJSBA CLE panel presentation appeared first on LIKELIHOOD OF CONFUSION™. I told you I was doing this here. And it was loads of fun!

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IP Watchdog

MAY 4, 2022

On April 27, Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) and Senator Thom Tillis (R-NC), both members of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property, wrote to Kathi Vidal, the newly confirmed Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO), to inquire as to why the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) is allowing itself to become weaponized. (..)

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JD Supra Law

AUGUST 18, 2022

On August 9, 2022, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) gave a public presentation, “Subject Matter Eligibility Under 35 U.S.C. § During the presentation, the PTO indicated that its goal is to identify eligible subject matter and not reject patent applications under 35 U.S.C. § 101: USPTO Guidance and Policy.” 101 where possible.

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Copyright Alliance

AUGUST 12, 2021

The post Unicolors Case Presents the Supreme Court With an Opportunity to Reinforce the Foundations of the Copyright Registration System appeared first on Copyright Alliance. Imagine you’re an author, photographer, or songwriter who creates a website where you begin to post short stories, photos, or songs.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 28, 2022

Eastern, Robert Milligan—Seyfarth partner and co-chair of the firm’s Trade Secrets, Computer Fraud & Non-Competes practice—is presenting the “Negotiating Enforceable Noncompetition and Nonsolicitation Agreements: Compliance with State Statutes and Case Law” webinar for Strafford.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

JANUARY 23, 2024

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Art Law Journal

APRIL 27, 2021

Your best ideas are only as good as how well you can sell them, and mastering the art of the pitch presentation takes time, research, and devotion. The post How to Hit a Home Run with Your Pitch Presentation appeared first on Art Business Journal.

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IP Watchdog

APRIL 1, 2024

AlexSam, Inc. lost its patent infringement cases against Simon Property Group/Blackhawk Network and Cigna Corporation in two separate decisions issued by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Monday, April 1. AlexSam owns U.S. 6,000,608, which discloses a “multifunction card system.”

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