Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

One of our recent registrations is for Trademarkive® , the name of our online collection featuring some of our most valuable content on key trademark topics. It’s always better to start, get your place in line, and get your filing date because that filing date grants you some important rights.

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 3, 2022

With a new director at the USPTO (who now has the authority to review PTAB decisions) and major post-grant reform legislation introduced in Congress, 2022 marks a new era in post-grant law. The Federal Circuit has issued several rulings on these topics that will have major implications for practitioners.

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SpicyIP

JANUARY 1, 2024

The Court observed that the registration of the defendant’s trademark was granted contrary to the law since the Registry failed to consider the extension to file oppositions, in light of the COVID-19 pandemic and wrongly rejected the plaintiff’s opposition to the defendant’s application. Srinivas Rao & Anr.

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LexBlog IP

MARCH 22, 2023

UPDATE: on March 21, 2023, the Court in this lawsuit granted DISH’s Motion for Judgment as a Matter of Law and vacated the jury verdict. To read our original post on this topic, click here. That order will likely be appealed, and we will keep you apprised of any developments as they occur.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

For instance, see Thomas Vallianeth’s post pondering upon Copyright Aspects in Open World Gaming and arguing that “open world gaming contains elements that need to be granted distinct protection as opposed to the generic protection as computer programs.” Then, Arundathi Venkataraman discussed the topic using the case of Garcia v.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 3, 2023

Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit’s (CAFC’s) newest judge threw a curveball on the topic of inventorship. District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Premium Waters, Inc.

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The IPKat

MAY 30, 2023

Under the current regime established by the European Patent Convention, a European patent is granted by the central granting agency the European Patent Office. Apparently the UPC is not the only topic of today's event. The UPC is a further step towards a uniform European patent system.

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 7, 2021

This is a highly topical issue, with methods or devices which utilise technology that is essential to implementing a standard often being protected by patents, running the risk that a third-party manufacturer would be unable to create standard compliant products. Image: gov.uk

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IPilogue

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

Pina D’Agostino secured three $10,000 grants from Mitacs, one of which was used to fund this internship. . I was tasked with creating business and marketing materials for the Engineering and Technology practice group, focusing mainly on topics pertaining to patent prosecution. As Principal Investigator, Prof.

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LexBlog IP

JUNE 28, 2022

Carter goes to Iowa-Grant High School (Go Panthers!). For his gold-medal run, he did Moments in History, and his topic was “Women in government during the 1980s.” Carter already knows that he is interested in the law and politics (see his Forensics topic).

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

The TTAB granted RLP 20 days to file redacted, public versions of all confidential submissions. The Board sua sponte struck RLP’s Notice of Reliance while also granting leave to file a proper amended notice.

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SpicyIP

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Like previous years, we kept the topic selection open to participants – asking them to choose any topic they wanted so long as it related to IP. We received several excellent submissions across a various range of topic areas. And encouraged participants to draw inspiration from Shamnad’s scholarship.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Our topic : the only time I’ve received a negative review online. And honestly, I don’t even know statistically what my track record is in terms of the percentage of applications that have been granted. The following is a transcript of my video The Time I Got a Negative Review. And it’s still up there.

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JD Supra Law

OCTOBER 28, 2021

This is the third report providing data on post-grant petitions filed against Orange Book and biologic patents released by the PTAB, and it covers AIA petitions filed between September 16, 2012 and June 30, 2021. The first study covering these topics was released on March 13, 2018, and the second on July 18, 2019.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

MARCH 25, 2021

For example, a creator may grant rights to create a specified number of NFTs associated with a copyrighted work, in order to maintain the scarcity (and associated value) of the NFT based on such work. Learn more on this topic by reading our full article here. The scope of the license should be limited to particular purposes.

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SpicyIP

OCTOBER 19, 2023

The topic was particularly pondered in a post called “ Is “Science” Essential for Creating Patent Lawyers ?” Over the years, although we couldn’t witness much (direct) discussion on the topic on the blog, discussion and work on the topic galore outside through conferences and awards ceremonies (e.g. where Prof.

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Biswajit Sarkar Copyright Blog

MARCH 1, 2024

The topic of interest is related to both the cellular and molecular aspects of biological objects. This multistage process comprised the filling of an application, processing, screening and classification, publication, examination, hearing if required, pre-grant opposition (if any), grant, or rejection.

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SpicyIP

MAY 14, 2023

You cannot take anything for granted. Any conflict of interests to be declared regarding research topic, or anything else that may be relevant for the Fellowship. On attributes of a researcher, Prof. Basheer said here “ As a researcher, you need to keep asking yourself why?

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U.S. Department of Commerce

OCTOBER 14, 2022

With this Incentives Program RFI , NIST’s CHIPS Program Office seeks public input on the design and implementation of incentive programs, including grants, loans and loan guarantees to encourage investment in domestic manufacturing capacity and reduce reliance on foreign supply chains. . CHIPS Incentives Program RFI. 16, 2022. .

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Chicago IP

MAY 12, 2021

Magistrate Judge Jensen granted in part defendant Carjams’ motion for a protective order concerning plaintiff Putco’s Fed. Of particular note: Carjams’ claim that Putco should be limited to ten topics, without some agreement by the parties, was not supported by the Federal Rules or the law. 10, 2021) (Jensen, Mag.

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The IPKat

OCTOBER 20, 2021

The author reviewed several cases where compulsory licenses were granted by Indian authorities, including those in the field of pharmaceuticals [see also an earlier post on this topic on The IPKat ]. The topic was followed up with another post from the same blog, this time on collective trade marks in Argentina.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 1, 2024

On the topic of material reciprocity, the CJEU in RAAP ruled that Article 8(2) of the Rental and Lending Directive (RLD) prohibits a Member State from excluding non-EEA performers from equitable remuneration for communication to the public of their recordings.

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The IPKat

SEPTEMBER 4, 2023

Article 3 states that an SPC shall be granted with respect to a product if the product is (a) protected by a patent, and (b) the subject of a granted marketing authorisation. The key question in the present case was what it means for a "product" to be the subject of a granted marketing authorisation (Article 3(b)).

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The IPKat

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Images generated using text-to-image technology, including DALL-E 2 , Midjourney , and Stable Diffussion , have become a main topic in AI. In the same way, the garden in Chicago's Grant Park is not a work. More generally, why copyright law cannot provide the solution is the topic for a separate post. 2021/41/N/HS5/02726.

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IPilogue

AUGUST 5, 2021

Although the Canadian legalization of psilocybin, similar to cannabis, is an interesting and contentious topic, this article intends to highlight the potential patentability of psilocybin and its derivatives, as well as the current trends in the field. In 2020, the sales of cannabis products hit $2.6 Current Trends in Psychedelic Patenting.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 10, 2024

Image from here Refuse: (1) to vacate an interim injunction, (2) to remand back to the patent office, and (3) to continue allowance of a patent grant! In the last few days, the Madras and Delhi High Courts have passed a few significant orders on these topics. Let’s take a look at these three orders in this quick tidbit.

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Patently-O

AUGUST 18, 2021

I have an essay coming out in the next issue on the topic of inventorship attribution and reattribution. With a grant from the NAA, the journal is also awarding prize money ($3k; $1k) for the best professional and student articles relating to labor and employment dispute resolution.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 13, 2024

Mr Justice Mellor refused the Claimants’ application for permission to serve the claim outside of the jurisdiction and so this became the topic of the subsequent appeal which was granted by the Court of Appeal. The Claimants were granted permission to serve their claim in this regard, outside the jurisdiction.

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Kluwer Copyright Blog

MAY 3, 2022

We welcome contributions that address the following topics in an EU and comparative perspective: copyright exceptions and limitations. This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 870626. copyright internal limits. copyright and the public domain.

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SpicyIP

APRIL 24, 2022

For asking questions such as – why does “pro-IP” often get translated to ‘easy grant of patents’ instead of ‘a better IP system’? In case you find something worth highlighting or discussing with respect to a particular idea/topic/argument, please comment and let us know. .

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TorrentFreak

JULY 28, 2022

The motion to prohibit mentions of price fixing in the music industry was granted. Finally, Bright House’s motion to prevent the labels from using piracy “admissions” from the ISPs subscribers were granted. Given the topics at hand and the millions in damages at stake, the upcoming trial will be a crucial one.

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The IP Law Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

AJ Press operates Punchbowl News, a subscription-based online news publication that covers topics in American government and politics. Given the publication’s focus on politics, AJ Press chose “Punchbowl” because it is the nickname the Secret Service uses to refer to the U.S. Punchbowl Inc.

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SpicyIP

MAY 16, 2023

It explains the legal concepts of pre-grant and post-grant opposition and also when can such be invoked and on what grounds among other important facets. The concept of compulsory licensing and its applicability is explained in Indian context, as a selected topic, before the chapter concludes.

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Chicago IP

MAY 26, 2021

Judge Valderrama granted in part plaintiff CampaignZERO’s motion for expedited discovery related to its motion for a preliminary injunction in this trademark dispute involving CampaignZERO’s CAMPAIGNZERO mark. CampaignZERO, Inc. StayWoke, Inc. 20 C 6765 (N.D. 4, 2020) (Valderrama, J.). The Court allowed each of those discovery requests.

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The IPKat

AUGUST 29, 2022

Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs), ranging from art and literature to fashion and cinema, remain among the hottest legal topics in the world of intangible rights, despite the lack of clear legal regulation. z discuss a recent decision rendered in Turkey, representing the first foray by a Turkish court into these murky legal waters.

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LexBlog IP

AUGUST 9, 2023

Topic This case addresses patent eligibility under Alice and whether the district court should have afforded the patent owner leave to amend its complaint. Before deciding Snap’s motion to dismiss, the Northern District of Illinois court granted Snap’s motion to transfer the case to the Central District of California.

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TorrentFreak

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Where once peer-to-peer services were the obvious choice, these days people also utilize platforms such as WhatsApp, Discord and Facebook, which add social elements to the sharing experience by bringing like-minded people together, often around a central topic.

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