Jun 25, 2019Supreme Court Finds Bar On Scandalous And Immoral Trademarks UnconstitutionalThe Supreme Court has upheld the Federal Circuit’s decision in In re Brunetti, 877 F.3d 1330 (Fed. Cir. 2017) holding that the provision...
Jun 8, 2019Predictability And Criticality As Factors In The Evaluation Of A Patent SpecificationThe Court of Appeals vacated the decision of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board in In Re Global IP Holdings (Fed. Cir. 2019), instructing...
May 29, 2019Bankruptcy And Trademark License AgreementsIn Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v Tempnology, LLC (Supreme Court 2019), the Supreme Court addressed whether a rejection by a licensor...
May 16, 2019Amazon Program For Patent Infringement ComplaintsAmazon is testing a new program to handle infringement complaints brought by patent owners against third-party retailers. The program is...
May 6, 2019USPTO Issues Examination Guidance For Cannabis And Cannabis-related MarksThe 2018 Farm Bill amended the Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (AMA) to remove “hemp” from the Controlled Substances Act’s (CSA)...