Month: December 2016

How long does it take for the USPTO to issue a patent or register a trademark? (2016 edition) At the

The Internet of Things: U.S. Copyright Office Releases Report on Software Enabled Products In December of 2016, the U.S. Copyright

U.S. tech companies welcome Korean antitrust ruling against Qualcomm over FRAND abuse South Korea’s competition watchdog, the Korea Fair Trade

Facebook to Scoop (?) New Ideas in Partnership with Leading Research Universities In an intriguing post, co-Blogger Neil Wilkof recently

FRAND Holes FRAND holes. This isn’t a new offering from Dunkin Donuts. They’re the holes in the rules for licensing

Highway-Sign-Based Trademark Troubles North of the Border Entrepreneurs are finding out that governments don’t like it when a private business

Association of University Technology Managers Releases FY 2015 Highlights Report The Association of University Technology Managers (AUTM) has released a

An Exit Interview with the Nation’s Patent Chief The last several years have been dynamic ones in the world of

USPTO Denies Trademark Application for NHL's Newest Team IPNews® – The name of the NHL’s newest team, the Las Vegas

A Big Bite of the Apple – Supreme Court Decides the Fate of Design Patents The two titans of technology,

Inventor Kearns’ fight with Ford & other auto cos is 2016’s most read IP CloseUp post; 20,000+ visitors An article

Moving Parties Arguments May Not be First Made on Reply Republic Techs. (NA), LLC v. BBK Tobacco & Foods, LLC

Trump Jr.’s op-ed reveals a solid understanding of patent licensing Donald J. Trump, Jr.’s editorial in the The Daily Caller in

Who should be listed as inventors in a patent application? 49458832 – inventor This is a question that all patent

IP Complaints in U.S. Federal Courts Down in November Intellectual property infringement complaints in U.S. federal courts dropped in November,

TC Heartland, LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC (No. 16-341) Earlier today, the Supreme Court granted certiorari to determine “[w]hether

Negotiated Litigation Reserve Not Protected Work Product Lynk Labs, Inc. v. Juno Lighting LLC, No. 15 C 4833, Slip Op.

Kardashian Sisters File Opposition to Blac Chyna's Kardashian Trademark IPNews® – Blac Chyna this year filed a trademark application for

Gov’t study of economic impact of patent infringement is needed ASAP, experts say There are abundant statistics on the cost

Discovery Mooted by Potential Summary Judgment Decision NuCap Indus., Inc. v. Robert Bosch LLC, NO. 15 C 2207, Slip Op.