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New Changes to European Trademark Prosecution
As of March 23, 2016, the “Community Trade Mark” (CTM) is going by a new name: the “European Union Trade Mark” (EUTM), reflecting the evolution of the European Community into…
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USPTO Memo re Enfish v. Microsoft
This is an update to my recent article about the Federal Circuit’s decision in Enfish v. Microsoft. In a memo to the Patent Examining Corps dated May 19, 2016, Deputy…
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Comparing the Defend Trade Secrets Act and the Uniform Trade Secrets Act
As we have previously discussed on the blog, President Obama signed the Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA) into law on May 11, 2016. Fortunately, while the law has many new…
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Supreme Court to Consider Patent Laches in Wake of Copyright Laches Decision
By Allen Sokal, Joshua Branson
When we last discussed patent laches here, the Federal Circuit had voted to rehear, en banc, SCA Hygiene Products’ patent infringement claim, which invoked a laches defense. At that time,…
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Major 101 Decision – Enfish v. Microsoft
Today in Enfish v. Microsoft, the Federal Circuit held software claims patent eligible, reversing the district court’s grant of summary judgment on 101. This is a major decision because it…
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Is Paramount Going Where No Copyright Holder Has Gone Before?
By Robert Welsh
Hollywood is often referred to as the land of make-believe. A federal lawsuit working its way through a Los Angeles federal court may decide the extent to which what Hollywood…
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New Cop on the Block – FCC’s Proposed Data Privacy and Security Rulemaking for Broadband Internet Access Providers
In 2015, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC or global Commission) issued its Open Internet Order, applying Section 222 of the federal Communications Act to broadband Internet access services (BIAS), and…
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DAA Issues Inaugural Enforcement Action for Compliance with Mobile App Guidelines
In a prior post we noted the Digital Advertising Alliance’s (DAA) intention, late last year, to begin enforcement of the Application of Self-Regulatory Principles to the Mobile Environment (Mobile App…
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Mobile Apps That Appeal to Children Face Increased Regulatory Scrutiny
In September 2015, the Online Interest-based Advertising Accountability Program (Accountability Program) of the Advertising Self-regulatory Council (ASRC) began enforcing the Digital Advertising Alliance (DAA) Guidelines for Mobile Advertising (Mobile Guidance)…
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USPTO Releases Next Iteration of Examiner Guidance on Patent Subject Matter Eligibility
On May 5, 2016, the USPTO released an update to its examiner guidance on patent subject matter eligibility. The update includes a new set of life science examples, a memorandum…