The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit last week issued an opinion that explained an often misunderstood doctrine in trademark law -- the "zone of expansion."...more
Please join Vedder Price’s Intellectual Property group for a half-day complimentary seminar designed for in-house counsel. Topics will focus on real issues faced by IP holders, and attendees will leave with practical advice...more
10/8/2024
/ Amazon ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Copyright Litigation ,
E-Commerce ,
Events ,
Innovation ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Software Patents ,
Takedown Notices ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks
The Federal Circuit recently in In re Cellect, invalidated a series of patents based on obviousness-type double-patenting (ODP), finding that term-adjusted patents (PTA) in the same family are invalid under ODP in the absence...more
If the hallmark of intelligence is problem solving, then it should be no surprise that artificial intelligence is being called on to solve complex problems that human intelligence alone cannot. Intellectual property laws...more
You could make a good argument that courage is a mistake of evolution. We’d all be better off just running away from a hungry saber-toothed tiger. (Those things were huge! And have you seen their teeth?!) But, at some point,...more
12/30/2019
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inventors ,
Patent Applications ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Public Comment ,
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Trademarks ,
USPTO
On June 12, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit decided Bodum USA, Inc. v. A Top New Casting Inc., No. 18-3030, 2019 U.S. App. LEXIS 17555 (7th Cir. June 12, 2019). The case, led by Vedder Price...more
7/29/2019
/ Design Patent ,
Evidence ,
Federal Rules of Evidence ,
Functionality ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademarks ,
Utility Patents