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The UK Supreme Court recently handed down its judgment in the long-running SkyKick v Sky trade mark battle. The court considered the key issue of ‘bad faith’ applied to the over-claiming practice and its implications for...more
Oakland’s attempt to rename its airport didn’t take off. On this episode of The Briefing, Scott Hervey and Jamie Lincenberg discuss the trademark dispute between San Francisco and Oakland over airport naming rights....more
The PTAB recently denied Bestway (USA), Inc.’s (“Petitioner”) request for PGR of U.S. Pat. No. 11,959,512 B2 (“the ’512 patent”) but declined to enter adverse judgment against Intex Marketing, Ltd. (“Patent Owner”) for...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit vacated a district court’s amended final judgment and reinstated its prior final judgment, finding that the district court overstepped its narrow mandate on remand, directly...more
The US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) issued its final rule setting and adjusting patent fees that will take effect on January 19, 2025. 89 Fed. Reg. 91898 (Nov. 20, 2024). The final rule sets or adjusts 433 patent fees...more
In a close 11-10 vote, a bipartisan majority of the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee advanced the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act out of committee....more
The US District Court for the Northern District of California granted the city and county of San Francisco a preliminary injunction enjoining the Port of Oakland from using the name or trademark “San Francisco Bay Oakland...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit affirmed a district court’s grant of a preliminary injunction (PI) in a trademark action under the Lanham Act, stating that the district court’s ruling was not clearly erroneous...more
In a trademark case involving an incontestable registration, the US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit affirmed a district court ruling denying the registrant a preliminary injunction (PI) for failure to establish...more
On December 3, 2024, the Federal Court of Appeal (FCA) set aside the order of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board (PMPRB or Board) that had required Galderma to continue to provide information to the PMPRB in relation...more
Vicarious and contributory liability are terms well-known to every tort lawyer and law student. They should also be familiar to business owners and managers. The legal theories of vicarious and contributory liability are...more
A New York Federal Court Judge recently dismissed a copyright lawsuit brought by two news outlets: Raw Story Media Inc. and AlterNet Media Inc. for lack of standing. The dismissed complaint alleged OpenAI’s use of Raw...more
The recent EU and UK sanctions adopted against Russia, have impacted economic operators in many ways. This article provides an overview of the current sanctions prohibitions affecting holders and traders of intellectual...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has withdrawn a proposed rule for filing terminal disclaimers to overcome obviousness-type double patenting rejections. The proposed rule would likely have had wide...more
The Court of Justice of the European Union ("CJEU") recently ruled that design works must be protected by copyright in the EU regardless of their country of origin. This decision rejects the application of the reciprocity...more
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a final rule substantially adjusting patent fees. The new fee structure will take effect on January 19, 2025....more
The French Supreme Court (Cour de cassation) recently ruled that the principle of exhaustion of rights, which allows consumers to resell physical copies of video games without the consent of the publisher, does not apply to...more
Fees for certain trademark filings at the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will increase on January 18, 2025. Trademark owners may want to file new applications and maintain and renew current registrations before the...more
The European Union (EU) has approved updates to its design protection legislation to modernize the framework and support innovation across member states....more
In a recent Federal Court decision, Justice Michael Wheelahan has dismissed claims against Cantarella Bros Pty Ltd (Cantarella Bros) by international coffee giant, Koninklijke Douwe Egberts BV (KDE), that its Vittoria glass...more
A recent decision of the Federal Court, Trial Division in Little Brown Box Pizza, LLC v. DJB (2024 FC 1592) provides guidance on the question of special circumstances that can excuse an absence of trademark use in Section...more
The U.S. Patent & Trademark Office published a final rule on November 20, 2024, that establishes a new surcharge for continuation applications filed well after their earliest benefit dates (EBDs). Beginning January 19, 2025,...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a patent owner’s motion to voluntarily dismiss the appeal following the Federal Circuit’s decision to vacate and remand the case to the Patent Trial & Appeal Board but...more
After a lengthy public comment and review process, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) announced trademark fee increases effective January 18, 2025. The goal of PTO fee setting is to provide sufficient financial resources...more