The US Supreme Court has rejected a bright-line rule denying applications to register trademarks comprising a generic term and “.com.” In an 8–1 decision by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg in United States Patent and Trademark...more
7/7/2020
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While artificial intelligence promises to be useful in responding to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, companies should be aware of potential copyright considerations. The sudden and severe impact of COVID-19 has created...more
The Director of the US Patent and Trademark Office and the Acting Register of the US Copyright Office have now taken action pursuant to the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) to provide relief from...more
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the historic $2.2 trillion fiscal stimulus bill signed into law on March 27, authorizes the US Patent and Trademark Office and US Copyright Office to extend...more
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) confirmed that new rules relating to email addresses required for trademark applicants and registrants and new specimens requirements will go into effect this week. A new examination...more
2/14/2020
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The USPTO’s Welcome Initiative for Technology-Driven Changes in Registered Trademark Use.
Under a pilot program announced by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on September 1, 2015, trademark owners...more