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The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) continues to play a pivotal role in shaping the intellectual property landscape. In 2024, several developments affecting PTAB practice emerged, from new rulemaking at the USPTO to key...more
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In short, the petitioners asked for a rule that non-competes are an unfair method of competition that is illegal per se under Section 5(a) of the Federal Trade Commission Act. Further, they asked that any employer presenting,...more
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The Final Rule promulgated by the USPTO in July is now in effect; amending the requirements for acceptable specimens of use. On October 5, 2019, the USPTO’s Final Rule published this July (available under Addtional...more
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Previously, under the CNNIC ccTLD Dispute Resolution Policy (CNDRP) which governs the .CN domain in China, no complaints under CNDRP could be filed against a .CN domain which had been registered for more than 2 years....more
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