Shearman & Sterling’s IP litigation team has published its quarterly newsletter. The newsletter covers a wide range of current IP topics: the Supreme Court’s TC Heartland patent-venue decision, the constitutionality of inter...more
6/22/2017
/ Abuse of Discretion ,
America Invents Act ,
Attorney's Fees ,
Covered Business Method Patents ,
Disparagement ,
Estoppel ,
First Amendment ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Oil States Energy Services v Greene's Energy Group ,
On-Sale Bar ,
Patent Expiration ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
SCOTUS ,
TC Heartland LLC v Kraft Foods
Yesterday, the Supreme Court held in an 8–0 decision that the disparagement clause in the Trademark statute—which prohibits the registration of trademarks that may “disparage . . . or bring . . . into contemp[t] or disrepute”...more
6/21/2017
/ CAFC ,
Disparagement ,
Due Process ,
First Amendment ,
Free Speech ,
Matal v Tam ,
Redskins ,
SCOTUS ,
The Slants ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Registration ,
USPTO
Patent Venue at the Supreme Court -
If TC Heartland has its way, patent venue law is about to fundamentally change.
Factual Background -
Kraft sued TC Heartland, a limited liability company organized...more