The Federal Circuit’s recent decision in United Therapeutics Corp. v. Liquidia Techs., Inc., No. 2022-2217, 2023 WL 4695903 (Fed. Cir. July 24, 2023), provides an interesting discussion on the written description and enablement of method of treatment claims where treatment
It was only a matter of time before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) initiated a law enforcement investigation focusing on artificial intelligence (AI). It is not an exaggeration to say that the FTC has been hinting at, and sometimes outright
The Supreme Court recently ruled in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc. that Lanham Act (Act) remedies for trademark infringement do not extend to infringing conduct that takes place outside the United States, regardless of whether the activity creates
On June 22, Senator Thom Tillis (R – NC) and Senator Chris Coons (D – DE) introduced the Patent Eligibility Restoration Act of 2023, which seeks to eliminate all judicial exceptions to patent eligibility.[1] The bill proposes that “[a]ny
Many consumer product brands seek to enroll in online enforcement programs, for example, Amazon Brand Registry and eBay VeRO. These consumer product brands often experience online infringement and counterfeiting issues, so recording their registered trademarks with brand registries and participating
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Jack Daniel’s Over ‘Spoofed’ Bad Spaniels Dog Toy
The Second Circuit’s 1989 Rogers test sets an elevated standard for proving trademark infringement, for the purpose of protecting First Amendment interests, when a trademark is
Guests Jerry Ferguson and Scott Kominers discuss NFTs and how they can create opportunities for brands in the marketplace with the help of some Really Awesome Raccoons.
Questions and comments: gferguson@bakerlaw.com.
Subscribe to
The House IP Subcommittee’s “Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property: Part I—Interoperability of AI and Copyright Law” hearing has two former General Counsels of the US Copyright Office squaring off over whether using copyrighted works to train artificial intelligence (AI) models
A trademark license may seem straightforward. It is an arrangement that gives a licensee the right to use the licensor’s mark in some manner for some amount of time, with the licensor exercising quality control over the goods offered and
Since the Supreme Court’s decisions in Mayo Collaborative Servs. v. Prometheus Lab’ys, Inc., 566 U.S. 66 (2012), and Alice Corp. Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank Int’l, 573 U.S. 208 (2014), “diagnostic” patent claims have repeatedly been held to be directed