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The Cayman Islands, as a British Overseas Territory, is a party, through the United Kingdom, to the Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extra-Judicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters (‘the Hague...more
October marks the start of a new fiscal year for the USPTO. Last week the agency announced the extension of several pilot programs that will continue on into 2023 and beyond....more
As much of the United States is taking steps towards “getting back to normal,” the USPTO continues to implement programs to encourage investment and innovation in technologies addressing the COVID-19 pandemic. Recently, the...more
On April 15, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) implemented the COVID-19 Prioritized Examination Pilot Program (“Pilot Program”) to fast-track ex parte appeals of products or processes subject to an...more
Following in the footsteps of the City of Long Beach, the cities of Montebello and Oakland have passed premium pay ordinances mandating additional pay for certain grocery and drug store employees. Premium pay or “hazard pay”...more
In the best of economic times, some courts can be reluctant to grant immediate injunctive relief and enjoin an employee from working in order to enforce employee post-employment restrictive covenants. Now that we are in the...more
Earlier this year, we covered the Supreme Court of Virginia’s adoption of Legal Ethics Opinion (“LEO”) 1890 concerning Rule 4.2 of the Virginia Rules of Professional Conduct. Rule 4.2, the so-called “no-contact rule,”...more
In Newsom v. Superior Court (Gallagher) (C092070, 2020 Cal.App. LEXIS 638, publication order July 10, 2020), the California Court of Appeal, Third Appellate District further clarified the framework by which relief through ex...more
The program should expedite the appeal process for those taking advantage of the program by about eight months. USPTO launches a fast-track review process aimed at expediting ex parte appeals....more
3M, the well-known manufacturer of n95 masks, has filed a number of lawsuits throughout the country asserting trademark claims against defendants who are offering to sell to the government and others “3M” masks at extremely...more
While the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) appears to be fully embracing virtual and remote platforms to continue business as usual during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Federal Circuit has had a mixed response. The Court has...more