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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +
A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark would be a company's logo such as the Nike "Check" or McDonald's "Golden Arches."  less -
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[Hybrid Event] Global Cannabis Intellectual Property Symposium 2023 - September 28th - 29th, Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Unlock the Future of Cannabis Innovation at INCBA’s Global Cannabis IP Symposium at McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Join INCBA for this groundbreaking two-day event dedicated to intellectual property in cannabis. Gain...more

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Can Trademark Applications and Administrative Proceedings Subject a Foreign Applicant to Service or Jurisdiction in Court...

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Suppose that you are a foreign applicant who either files a trademark application, opposition proceeding, or cancellation proceeding with the USPTO. Can this act of filing subject the foreign applicant to service of process...more

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Hit by the lawsuit against WIPO domain name dispute decision in China? Respond actively! (UPDATED)

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For domain name disputes, applying to WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for arbitration is a way that many foreign right holders are willing to choose because of its fast speed and low cost. If the respondent is a Chinese...more

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Hit by the lawsuit against WIPO domain name dispute decision in China? Respond actively!

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For domain name disputes, applying to WIPO Arbitration and Mediation Center for arbitration is a way that many foreign right holders are willing to choose because of its fast speed and low cost. If the respondent is a Chinese...more

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The Basics of TTAB Cancellations

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TTAB Cancellation Actions: Terminating an Infringing Trademark Registration - You learn that another person or entity has a registered trademark at the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) that is...more

Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Trademark Offices Worldwide Respond to COVID-19: A Survey of Extensions, Announcements, and Status Information (UPDATED)

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Trademark offices around the world have adjusted their practices in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Many trademark offices extended or suspended deadlines...more

Morgan Lewis

COVID-19 Related IP Office Closures and Extensions

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Jurisdiction Status Date Patent Office Status   Known Updates In Consideration of COVID-19   United States Patent May 4, 2020 Open, not to public Certain deadlines for actions due between March 27, 2020 and May 31, 2020...more

Hogan Lovells

COVID-19 IP update: impact on litigation (UPDATED)

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China - In February, during the peak of the COVID-19 epidemic in China, the Supreme People’s Court issued a statement that courts at all levels were to assist parties in litigation to file cases or mediate disputes online,...more

Lowenstein Sandler LLP

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Response to COVID-19

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On March 27, President Donald Trump signed into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The CARES Act temporarily expands the authority of the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark...more

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Canadian Trademarks Office issues new limits on extensions of time for responding to office actions

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Prior to January 17, 2020, extensions of time were readily available during Canadian trademark prosecution.  A single six-month extension could be secured without providing any substantive reasons. Further six-month...more

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SCOTUS to Consider USPTO’s Attorneys’ Fees Policy

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On Monday, the Supreme Court of the United States granted certiorari in Iancu v. NantKwest to resolve a circuit split concerning “expenses” a patent applicant must pay when challenging the United States Patent and Trademark...more

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1-800 Contacts Unlawfully Restricted Competitors’ Trademark Use in Search Engine Marketing

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The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently decided that agreements reached by 1-800 Contacts, Inc. with a number of its competitors to settle claims that the competitors’ online search advertising infringed on 1-800...more

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China: New national-level Appeal Court – Cautious hopes for improved consistency and efficiency in high-tech IP / patent cases

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On 26 October 2018, the Standing Committee of China’s National People’s Congress (NPC) issued a Decision setting out the establishment of a new IP Court of Appeals at the national level within the Supreme People’s Court...more

Jones Day

Fear No Fees: No Payment of PTO Attorneys' Fees for District Court Patent Review

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This decision should be a welcome development for patent applicants seeking review. On July 27, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its en banc opinion in NantKwest, Inc. v. Iancu, No. 16-1794...more

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Federal Circuit Denies PTO Attorneys’ Fees

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On July 27, 2018, the Federal Circuit ruled that a patent applicant’s obligation to pay the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (PTO) “expenses” for district court proceedings to review patent application rejections does not...more

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New USPTO Specimen Pilot Program

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On March 6, 2018 the USPTO announced that it has started a pilot program that makes it easy to report specimens that have been digitally created, altered or fabricated. Third parties that believe that an application contains...more

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Best in Law: How You Can Combat Chinese Counterfeits

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Counterfeit products can create significant problems for businesses. Chinese counterfeiting costs foreign businesses billions of dollars a year in lost profits, according to an ABC News report last year. Counterfeiting...more

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A Quick Look at the New Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules

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The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ?TTAB? will implement new rules on January 14, 2017, that will apply to all inter partes proceedings (oppositions, cancellations, concurrent use) and ex parte appeals that are pending on,...more

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USPTO's New Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Rules Take Effect Soon

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Next month, the procedural rules governing trademark registration disputes are changing. They present new strategic considerations for brand owners protecting their trademark rights. The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board...more

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New Year, New Rules: What to Know About the January 2017 TTAB Rule Updates

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After a lengthy proposal and commentary process, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ("TTAB" or the "Board") recently published its most significant Rules of Practice update in years (see 81 Fed. Reg. 69950), with the...more

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Intellectual Property Bulletin - Spring 2016

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Supreme Court to Weigh In on Damages for Design Patent Infringement - Recent decisions from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit regarding damages available in design patent cases highlight the court’s...more

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