As we reported in November 2019, the USPTO has been making significant revisions to its rules to combat an influx of fraudulent trademark filings.
Some of the biggest rule changes last year were to specimen requirements. ...more
Trademark owners in the cannabis field keep trying new ways to register their marks, and who can blame them? Branding is everything in an increasingly online world, and protecting your brand’s reputation is paramount to...more
10/7/2020
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Lanham Act ,
Marijuana ,
Supremacy Clause ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
Use in Commerce ,
USPTO
As we previously reported, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a trademark examination guide last year, broadening the class of cannabis-related goods for which cannabis companies could register their...more
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
In recent weeks, trademark offices around the world have made announcements and adjustments to their practices in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. ...more
5/20/2020
/ Administrative Proceedings ,
Asia Pacific ,
Business Closures ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Deadlines ,
EU ,
Government Agencies ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Latin America ,
Middle East ,
USPTO ,
WIPO
In recent weeks, trademark offices around the world have made announcements and adjustments to their practices in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. ...more
5/4/2020
/ Argentina ,
Asia Pacific ,
Brazil ,
Business Closures ,
Canada ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
EU ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
International Trademark Protection ,
Singapore ,
Trademarks ,
UK ,
WIPO
In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, libraries all over the country have closed to help prevent spread of the disease. In response, the Internet Archive (“IA”) introduced a “National Emergency Library” containing electronic...more
The US Copyright Office has exercised its authority under the CARES Act in an attempt to blunt the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on visual artists, musicians, and other content creators—along with the companies...more
4/6/2020
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Copyright Applications ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
Copyright Registration ,
Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Remedies ,
SCOTUS ,
Shelter-In-Place ,
Statute of Limitations ,
The Copyright Act
While much of the focus of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act relates to economic stimulus, the Act also granted temporary authorization to the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark...more
4/2/2020
/ America Invents Act ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Judicial Review ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Post-Grant Review ,
SCOTUS ,
USPTO
Maine is on track to launch its first recreational marijuana businesses in June, four years after its residents voted in favor of legalization. A year ago, Maine created an Office of Marijuana Policy (OMP) within its...more
3/6/2020
/ Business Licenses ,
Cannabis Products ,
Confidential Information ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Dispensaries ,
FOIA ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
License Applications ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Public Records ,
Recreational Use ,
Retail Market ,
Retailers ,
Sensitive Business Information ,
State and Local Government ,
Trade Secrets
Synopsis: Beginning December 21, 2019, trademark owners will face increased proof of use/trademark specimen requirements with respect to trademark applications before the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”)....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: Regular readers will recall that in March we blogged about cannabis-related trademarks. We now have an update...more