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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
This post has been updated since its original publication date. On November 15, 2024, the US Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Intellectual Property advanced the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act, one...more
The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court ruling that a plaintiff was not entitled to a jury trial regarding its trade dress infringement claim and that the plaintiff failed to prove that its...more
You can’t make applesauce out of oranges — and experts may not cook up opinions with contrary facts. In Lighting Defense, the patent damages expert opined that in a “hypothetical negotiation,” the parties would have agreed to...more
On May 10, 2024, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) regarding terminal disclaimer practice. The proposed rule would have required any terminal disclaimer filed to obviate...more
When you see a T-shirt or hat with a recognizable, old logo on it, do you look to the current brand owner as its source? Universities and companies will often try to protect their goodwill in these images even after they have...more
On December 4, 2024, nearly seven months after issuing a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that proposed major and controversial changes to terminal disclaimer practice, which we previously discussed in an earlier blog post, the...more
Director Vidal has issued two Director Review decisions related to the evaluation of expert testimony in Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) proceedings. ...more
A working paper published on Nov. 6, 2024, by Massachusetts Institute of Technology PhD candidate Aidan Toner-Rogers suggests that the patent system may soon see a marked increase in patent application filings due to...more
Structured Asset Sales, LLC v. Sheeran, No. 18-cv-5839 (2d Cir. Nov. 1, 2024) - On November 1, 2024, the Second Circuit affirmed the district court’s entry of summary judgment that Ed Sheeran’s Thinking Out Loud (“TOL”)...more
Effective Jan. 19, 2025, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) patent fees will see about a 7.5 percent across-the-board increase. 89 Fed. Reg. 91898 (Nov. 20, 2024). Some patent fees will see significantly steeper...more
Every week, the Array team reviews the latest news and analysis about the evolving field of eDiscovery to bring you the topics and trends you need to know. This week’s post covers the period of November 24-30. Here’s what’s...more
The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) into the life sciences field has created exciting new opportunities for advancements in diagnostics, therapeutics, and personalized medicine. However,...more
Attention is the hottest commodity any company can acquire today. How can you capture attention in an increasingly competitive market where individuals have more information and access than ever before? By crafting a...more
The Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (Geneva Act, hereinafter referred to as the Hague Agreement) came into force in China on 5 May 2022. This offers a new way to obtain design...more
According to the United States Copyright Office Circular 14: "A derivative work is a work based on or derived from one or more already existing works. Common derivative works include translations, musical arrangements,...more
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board determined that a reference could be used as prior art because patent owner failed to provide sufficient evidence that the prior art’s disclosure was invented by all four named inventors, and...more
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board rejected a patent owner’s assertion that petitioner should have named a third party, which was a defendant in a related district court patent infringement litigation and a party to a joint...more
In this episode of the Knobbe IP+ podcast, Knobbe Martens Chief Diversity & Talent Development Officer Terra Davis speaks with guest Elaine Spector, Harrity & Harrity partner and Advisory Board Member to the non-profit Patent...more
For years, federal trademark and patent application owners have been the target of scammers seeking payment for services that are neither required nor provided. Recently, however, it appears that scammers are finding new ways...more
The USPTO announced a set of finalized fee increases and new fees to take effect on January 19, 2025. The changes to the USPTO’s fees in 2025 add significant new fees for filing continuing applications (including...more