Monthly Minute | Design Patents
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will implement a new fee schedule this month, introducing significant changes across all fee categories, including initial trademark application filing fees....more
As a reminder, investment advisers who are subject to any state registration, renewal or notice filing fees must have funded their IARD accounts by December 14, 2020 in order to cover such fees (with a recommendation from...more
After five years of anticipation, sweeping changes to Canada’s trademark law will finally come into force on June 17, 2019. The changes, which are substantial, have been canvassed in previous IP Updates. The following briefly...more
Pre-AIA and Post-AIA Issues Presented by the On-Sale Bar - The “on-sale” bar to patentability refers to a sale or offer for sale of an invention that can invalidate the patent for that invention. The...more
On March 23, 2016, new rules came into effect substantially amending the Community trademark system in the European Union (the “amended Regulations”). Below we discuss a number of points potentially relevant to U.S. brand...more
As a reminder, investment advisers who are subject to any state registration, renewal or notice filing fees must fund their IARD accounts by December 18 in order to cover such fees. This deadline applies to the following...more
As a reminder, investment advisers who are subject to any state registration, renewal or notice filing fees must fund their IARD accounts by this Friday, December 13 in order to cover such fees. This deadline applies to the...more