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Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery LLP

IP Alert: USPTO Issues Guidance for Examining Means-Plus-Function and Step-Plus-Function Claim Limitations

On March 18, the USPTO issued a guidance document on how to examine claims that recite functional limitations without necessarily using the term “means” under 35 U.S.C. § 112. The guidance document aims to improve clarity,...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - May 2021: Recognizing Tribal Marks: The Native American Tribal Insignia Database

Using Native American tribal names and symbols as part of popular consumer brands has been an endemic practice within the United States for decades. Popular brands that have appropriated tribal names include Jeep Cherokee,...more

Sterne, Kessler, Goldstein & Fox P.L.L.C.

MarkIt to Market® - May 2021

[co-author: Sahar A. Ahmed, Law Clerk] The May 2021 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter discusses the USPTO's new Native American Tribal Insignia Database and two recent trademark litigation cases...more

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