JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 29, 2024

Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued guidance on inventorship determinations for inventions developed with the assistance of artificial intelligence (AI-assisted inventions). Inventorship of AI-assisted inventions has been a hot topic recently with the increased use of generative artificial intelligence (AI).

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IP Watchdog

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Yesterday, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) held a “public listening session” to hear from industry leaders on the topic of standard essential patents.

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Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 9, 2022

The USPTO recently phased out issuing trademark registration certificates on paper to all registrants automatically, and are instead issuing them electronically. When I launched the firm in December of 1999, the first applications I filed were on paper, and this provides me the opportunity now to look both forward and backward on this topic.

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IP Watchdog

AUGUST 28, 2023

This week in Washington IP news, as a new school year begins, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) looks at the latest research on invention education. federal government can do to patent rights during a public health emergency.

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Erik K Pelton

JANUARY 11, 2024

In addition, I have taught many webinars and other courses on a variety of trademark topics. Searching to clear trademark brand names both with the USPTO and elsewhere is incredibly challenging to do and to teach. I want to share three things that I’ve learned teaching about trademarks. Every case is unique.

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

We have highlighted our best and most popular work on six key trademark topics to explore as you build and protect your brand. USPTO trademark application process. We have curated this content from hundreds of EMP&A videos, podcasts, blog posts, visuals, books, and more — created over more than a decade. What are bold brands.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

APRIL 12, 2023

Among other things, the RFC seeks input on topics such as: What kinds of trust and safety testing should AI development companies and their enterprise clients conduct. On February 14, 2023, the USPTO published a Federal Register Notice (FRN) requesting comments regarding AI and inventorship.

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 10, 2023

My comments touched on numerous topics, but focused in large part on the impact that USPTO trademark filing fee increases will have on small businesses, as well as the USPTO’s IT expenditures. More details on the fee proposal can be found on the USPTO website here. Thank for you for the opportunity to speak today.

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JD Supra Law

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and USPTO Director No. ParkerVision, Inc., Katherin K. 2022-1548, (Fed.

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IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 18, 2023

Lastly, in continuation of last year’s prevailing theme, the USPTO has begun generating reports, holding listening sessions, and publishing Director’s blogs regarding the topic of artificial intelligence (AI) as it pertains to both inventorship and as a subject of invention.

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Patently-O

MAY 19, 2023

by Dennis Crouch As a member and supporter of the National Association of Patent Practitioners (NAPP), I am looking forward to the NAPP Annual Meeting and Conference scheduled for July 19-21 in Alexandria, Virginia at the USPTO Headquarters. We have a remarkable line-up of speakers this year, including the USPTO Director, Kathi Vidal.

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 1, 2023

In addition to teaching and supervising the trademark clinic course at Howard University School of Law, I have taught many webinars and other courses on a variety of trademark topics, and I want to share three things that I’ve learned while teaching about trademarks: Every case is unique. Searching is incredibly difficult.

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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. As a small business law firm, we have taken our own advice and we have more than a dozen trademark registrations in our name (17 registrations as of fall 2022).

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Erik K Pelton

AUGUST 31, 2023

A topic that comes up all the time in our line of work is the DuPont factors, and the analysis of them. from the Court of Patent Appeals in 1973, that then became known as the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit) laid out the factors for analyzing a likelihood of confusion in any comparison of trademarks at the USPTO.

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IP Watchdog

MAY 15, 2023

This week in Washington IP news, artificial intelligence is the hot topic of the week with the Senate and House both holding hearings on the subject. Elsewhere, the USPTO is hosting a day-long expo on innovation in the green energy sector.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is requesting public comments on artificial intelligence (AI) and inventorship via a Federal Register Notice published today, February 14.

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Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 2, 2022

I like to have visual aids when explaining topics, so I came up with the cheat sheet below for new brands to go through the basic steps for trademark protection and for building a bold brand. Apply for registration with the USPTO. The following is an edited transcript of my video Brand Protection Cheat Sheet.

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TorrentFreak

MAY 30, 2023

Roundtable on Future Anti-Piracy Strategies This coming October, the United States Patent and Trademark Office ( USPTO ) will hold a roundtable on the subject, with members of the public invited to join. There are no concrete proposals at this stage but the agency is interested to hear what strategies have proven to be effective.

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Patently-O

MAY 5, 2022

ACUS is conducting a study on behalf of the USPTO to examine “issues associated with and options for designing a small claims patent court.” Most recently, in December 2012, the USPTO. Given ongoing interest in the topic, USPTO has engaged ACUS to conduct. small claims patent court. 18, 2012)).

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IP Watchdog

JULY 25, 2022

House of Representatives focus on several topics related to technology including improvements to civil space procurement activities to promote cybersecurity in space systems, the use of facial recognition technology by U.S. This week in Washington IP news, committee hearings at the U.S.

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LexBlog IP

MAY 11, 2023

Not only does it shed light on the USPTO’s approach and policy towards patentability topics, it also can provide a persuasive foundation for your patentability arguments. As such, it is a fundamental tool for patent prosecutors trying to guide patent applications through the prosecution process to issuance. Read more

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Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Our topic : the only time I’ve received a negative review online. Because many filers of trademark applications do not receive approval from the USPTO. 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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Erik K Pelton

SEPTEMBER 4, 2020

Each time I go to a legal conference or a business conference, one of the biggest topics people are buzzing about is artificial intelligence, and how it might transform the way that a particular career or job or role or industry operates. I mean, the fact that I was trained as a USPTO Examiner by officials at the USPTO.

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JD Supra Law

JANUARY 6, 2023

According to many readers, hot IP topics included entity size at the USPTO, expert opinions, the ITC, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and institution of inter partes reviews (IPRs). By: Mintz - Intellectual Property Viewpoints

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Erik K Pelton

JUNE 6, 2023

I was able to register the name with the USPTO in connection with providing information in the field of intellectual property — essentially a website providing information about the topic that’s in the book. You can find it at buildingaboldbrand.com.

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Patently-O

JANUARY 22, 2024

Oral arguments will include the 11 Federal Circuit judges (absent Judge Newman) along with Mark Lemley (for the accused infringer); Joe Herriges (for the patentee GM); and USPTO Acting Solicitor Farheena Rasheed (for amicus USPTO). On Feb 6 we’ll gather online to debate the case and its potential outcome and impact.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

On October 18, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) posted two notices on Regulations.gov seeking public input on the requirements to practice before the USPTO and Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB). The USPTO is now considering other procedures and standards for non-registered attorneys. ” [1].

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The TTABlog

MARCH 19, 2024

According to applicant: [The USPTO actually has a long and consistent practice of not finding dietary and nutritional supplements to be related or similar to skin care products. The Board therefore found the goods to be related.

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CoCal IP Law Institute

JULY 27, 2023

For many years, the USPTO's Patent Trial and Appeals Board has been viewed as a Star Chamber which ritually invalidates patents. Two cases from this summer are the topic of this post. More recent experience suggests that the PTAB is no longer necessarily a place where patents go to die. In both cases, the PTAB [.]

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Patently-O

FEBRUARY 27, 2022

Recent Headlines in the IP World: Rob Fia: Therma Bright Receives Patent for a Device for Applying a Topical Treatment from USPTO (Source: Yahoo Finance). Source: USPTO. David Phelan: Apple AirPods To Gain Amazing Feature Update, Patent Hints (Source: Forbes). Source: TNW). Commentary and Journal Articles: Prof.

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LexBlog IP

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The White House Executive Order on AI (“EO”) is comprehensive and covers a wide range of topics. One of the topics which raises many legal issues, particularly with generative AI (“genAI”), is intellectual property. We look forward to seeing the USPTO guidance to examiners early next year.

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Erik K Pelton

DECEMBER 28, 2020

Hundreds of trademark applications filed this year referenced masks , COVID, quarantine, social distancing, and other pandemic topics. When Congress passed the CARES Act in late March, it featured provisions allowing the USPTO to extend some deadlines for applicants and registrants for a few months.

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IP Watchdog

JANUARY 27, 2022

On the latter topic, speakers contemplated what lies in wait for the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Director nominee, Kathi Vidal, who is likely to be confirmed, as well as how certain the Restoring America Invents Act is to be passed, and what changes it may include.

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Intellectual Property Law Blog

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Vidal, Under Secretary of Commerce for IP and USPTO Director No. The Federal Circuit further noted that USPTO Rules dictate that a proper petitioner reply brief may only respond to arguments raised in the corresponding patent owner response, opposition, or decision on institution. ParkerVision, Inc., Katherin K. 2022-1548, (Fed.

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Patently-O

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Featured talks from both David Gooder, Commissioner for Trademarks and Mollybeth Kocialski, Director of the Rocky Mountain USPTO. As I prepare to teach patent prosecution in the spring, I’m looking forward to hearing prosecution hot topics from George Lewis (Merchant & Gould). Lots more here – check out the agenda.

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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. By: Fish & Richardson

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JD Supra Law

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Kilpatrick Townsend’s Ted Davis recently spoke at the Federal Bar Association’s IP Law Fall Conference 2022 on the topic of “Petitions for Expungement or Reexamination and Other Aspects of the Trademark Modernization Act.”

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