As we near the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, trademark maintenance deadlines in 2021 create new obstacles for registrants.
To maintain a federal trademark registration, registrants must periodically file an...more
2/24/2021
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Despite the black humor that March 2020 has never actually ended, time does keep marching on and presenting new challenges. As we near the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, trademark maintenance deadlines in 2021 create...more
2/5/2021
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The CARES Act enacted last week authorized the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the United States Copyright Office (USCO) to extend deadlines for pending matters for applicant delays due to the effects of...more
Patent and trademark offices around the world have not been insulated from the effects of the global coronavirus pandemic. Many offices have directed their employees to transition to telework, and several have extended...more
3/23/2020
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The recent Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. case brought to light a little-known quirk in how national stage patent applications affect the length of one’s patent term. That case involved a drug company losing five days of...more
5/17/2018
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