As an extension of an effort spearheaded by Senator Josh Hawley (R-Missouri) last year, the Copyright Clause Restoration Act of 2023 (H.R.576) was recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives by U.S. Rep. Greg...more
2/16/2023
/ Berne Convention ,
Content Strategy ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Fifth Amendment ,
First Amendment ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Regulatory Agenda ,
Regulatory Reform ,
The Copyright Act
A trademark is any word, phrase, symbol, design, or combination of these things that identifies a single source for certain products or services. Trademarks identify the source of certain products or services, provide legal...more
As you may be aware, the transition period for Brexit and the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union likely ends on December 31, 2020. The completion of the withdrawal initiated February 1, 2020, will have...more
The United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a new alert this week concerning fraudulent email messages which appear to be sent by the USPTO directly to trademark owners but are, in fact, sent by third parties...more
Recently the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced a new prioritized examination program for trademark and service mark applications meeting certain requirements. The program allows applicants to...more
6/29/2020
/ Coronavirus/COVID-19 ,
Expedited Approval Process ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Life Sciences ,
Medical Research ,
Personal Protective Equipment ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Public Health ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
It's difficult to turn on the news and not hear something about the historic vote by Britain to leave the European Union. While the Brexit vote already has had an immediate effect on global economic markets, the legal effects...more
7/18/2016
/ Community Trade Mark Regulation (CTM Regulation) ,
EFTA ,
EU ,
European Economic Area (EEA) ,
European Patent Office ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Member State ,
Patents ,
Referendums ,
Trademark Registration ,
UK ,
UK Brexit ,
Unified Patent Court ,
Unitary Patent