New Response Deadline Rule Soon to Take Effect
As part of the implementation of the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) of 2020, the new USPTO rule (formerly 37 C.F.R. §2.62(a)) to respond to trademark office actions will drop from the former...
Comments Due on §101 Patent Eligibility Guidance
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Back in July 2022, the new Director of the USPTO, Kathi Vidal, announced that the USPTO would be seeking comments on its anticipated guidance on §101 patent-eligibility. The deadline for those...
USPTO Begins ID Verification for Trademark Applications
On June 30, 2022, the USPTO’s new Director, Kathi Vidal, discussed the new identity verification requirements for filing of new trademark applications, commencing on August 6, 2022 (just in five days...
Sequence Listing Big Bang Date Has Arrived
July 1, 2022 is the so-called “Big Bang” deadline for new PCT applications which disclose nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences to be filed using the new WIPO’s ST.26 Standard, rather than the...
New Copyright Claims Board to Accept Claims
U.S. Copyright Claims Board opens June 16, 2022 The U.S. Copyright Office announced that it will begin accepting claims at the newly-created Copyright Claims Board (CCB), today, June 16, 2022. The...
USPTO Terminating Agreement with Rospatent
Just as the war in Ukraine resulting from Russia’s invasion has passed 100 days, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) announced it will terminate its agreement with its Russian...
USPTO Updates Exam Guide for Generic Marks
On May 23, 2022, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office updated its exam guideline for examining generic marks, Examination Guide 1-22. The guideline clarifies that the establishment of a prima facie...
DOJ Urges SCOTUS to Take Up Patent Eligibility
On May 24, 2022, the U.S. Solicitor General filed the government’s views on patent subject matter-eligibility as requested by the U.S. Supreme Court way back in May 2021. The Solicitor General...
Spotlight on I.P.: Geographical Indications
When asked to describe what is I.P., most people will reply with a generalized answer of patents, copyrights, or trademarks. However, the field of intellectual property encompasses more...
First Amendment Trumps Trump
TRUMP TOO SMALL mark, Steven Elster, applicant, Ser. No. 87749230, filed Jan. 10, 2018 On February 24, 2022, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in In re Elster, that Section 2(c) of...
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