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USPTO Says Order Terminating More than 3,000 Applications for Fraudulent Signatures is a Warning for Practitioners
The USPTO on Wednesday, October 3, issued a final order terminating approximately 3,100 patent applications for intent to ...
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Federal Circuit Says Lanham Act Applies to Crocs’ False Claims that ‘Croslite’ Was Patented
The Federal Circuit ruled in a precedential opinion that Section 43(a)(1)(B) of the Lanham Act does apply to a party’s false ...
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Patently Strategic Podcast: ITC Proofing Portfolios
For inventors, the promise of the patent system is the right to exclude others from making, using, importing, and selling ...
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Using Settlements and Case Resolution to Reduce the High Cost of U.S. Trademark Disputes
Anyone who has ever been involved in a legal proceeding in the United States knows how difficult, expensive, and ...
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IPWatchdog Celebrates 25 Years, Gene Quinn Awarded for Lifetime Achievement, and Former USPTO Leaders Discuss Ways to Improve the Agency
On the final day of IPWatchdog LIVE 2024, Gene and Renee Quinn celebrated the organization’s 25th anniversary with the ...
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Patent Quality Report Finds Improper Patent Abandonment is Greater Issue Than Improper Grants
On October 30, the nonpartisan think tank, Sunwater Institute, published a policy report on patent quality in the United ...
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Export Control Requirements When Assigning Chinese Patents and Patent Applications to Foreign Entities
Besides the requirement for a foreign filing license under Article 19 of the Patent Law to file a Chinese patent application ...
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Why the Proposed Rule on Terminal Disclaimers Should Not Be Finalized
If the USPTO decides to finalize the proposed changes to Terminal Disclaimers as the next step in its dreams of slaying the ...
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LexisNexis® Intellectual Property Solutions Launches AI-Powered LexisNexis® TechDiscovery Tool to Make Patent Discovery Quick and Intuitive for All
LexisNexis® Legal & Professional today introduced LexisNexis® TechDiscovery, an AI-powered tool designed to simplify patent ...
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USPTO Issues Final Rule on Director Review Process, Scraps After Final Consideration Pilot
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has finalized its rule formalizing the interim Director Review process the ...
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Second Circuit Affirms Case-Ending Sanctions, Damages Against Defendants in Abbott Diabetes Test Strips Diversion Case
On September 26, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit issued a ruling in Abbott Laboratories v. H&H Wholesale ...
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CAFC Finds Food Slicer Not Readily Reconfigurable by Consumers to Support Infringement Finding
On October 2, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit issued its latest precedential decision in a multi-year ...