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Trademarks
The US Patent and Trademark Office has asked the Supreme Court to review a ruling that opened the door to registration of “scandalous and immoral” trademarks. 10 September 2018
Patents
Standard-essential patent owners should begin by considering three major questions when crafting a strategy for licensing patents on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms, say Steven Pepe, Kevin Post and Samuel Brenner of Ropes & Gray. 10 September 2018
Trademarks
Apple has seemingly dropped its oppositions against two trademark applications by an online computer retailer, according to European Union Intellectual Property Office decisions. 7 September 2018
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed an Italian branding company’s trademark appeal, finding that proof of distinctive character in four member states of the EU is not sufficient to ensure a mark’s registration. 7 September 2018
Trademarks
The UK Intellectual Property Office has dismissed a trademark opposition in a wider dispute which has been brewing between two luxury tea companies. 7 September 2018
Patents
Scotland-based Wright, Johnston & Mackenzie has promoted IP technology lawyer Martin O’Neill to partner. 7 September 2018
Patents
The US Patent and Trademark Office announced yesterday that users of the Electronic Filing System-Web and the Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) System will need to use a “new, safer, and simpler” login. 7 September 2018
Copyright
Startups can avoid or mitigate IP problems if they are wary of five common mistakes, says Kirk Sigmon of Banner & Witcoff. 7 September 2018
Trademarks
The Court of Justice of the European Union has dismissed a trademark appeal made by a German souvenir federation over the name of a German castle. 6 September 2018
Copyright
The estate of late singer Prince has taken on several European individuals for allegedly selling the musician’s material without permission. 6 September 2018
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