Just announced by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO): On July 15, 2026, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) launched a new
Set to be published on Monday 11/18/2024 (and to take effect on January 18, 2025), the USPTO has announced a new trademark fee schedule. Regarding
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Yesterday, Judge Otero (C.D. Cal.) dismissed Stormy Daniels’ (Stephanie Clifford’s) defamation suit she filed against President Trump in April (originally filed in SDNY, but transferred
On October 11, 2018, the Hatch-Goodlatte Music Modernization Act (MMA), AKA the Musical Works Modernization Act, became law. A person may by complying with the
To be published in the Federal Register tomorrow [get complete draft here], to be effective 30 days after publication (but actually 33 days due to
On March 21, 2017, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled that retransmission of copyrighted works over the Internet are not eligible
Previously, Apple had won $399 million as damages related to Samsung’s infringement of Apple’s design patents. Samsung appealed. Additional damages in a design patent infringement
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