In the waning days of 2020 and in the heights of the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress passed the Trademark Modernization Act. It directed the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to change certain procedures in...more
The North Carolina General Assembly recently passed a bill aimed at the abusive assertion of patents. It was part of the Commerce Protection Act of 2014 (S 648, S.L. 2014-110, section 2.1) and was signed into law by Governor...more