The once WIPO Deputy Director General James Pooley, near the end of his tenure, made serious charges against Director General Francis Gurry. A thorough, independent investigation was made by WIPO. ...
This Monday the Supreme Court Orders List is expected to announce whether certiorarihas been granted in two important cases, each with a much higher than average chance for grant of certiorari: ...
In Ethicon Endo-Surgery, Inc. v. Covidien LP, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. June 22, 2016)(Newman, J., dissenting from den. reh’g en banc), in the course of a denial of rehearing ...
The USPTO refused registration of the mark INDI for various clothing items, including shirts and headwear, finding the mark likely to cause confusion with the registered mark INDY for “t-shirts” ...
Yesterday, in Immersion Corp. v. HTC Corp., __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. 2016)(Taranto, J.), the panel concludes that a continuation application filed on the date of patenting is one that has ...
The Board sustained an opposition to registration of the mark NYC BEER & Design (shown below left), for beers, concluding that the mark is likely to dilute Opposer’s famous design ...
This Thursday the Supreme Court is scheduled to vote whether to grant certiorari in both cases; each has a substantial chance for grant: Top Ten No. (2) Sequenom v. Ariosa ...
In a case that "illustrates the efficiency of the Board's Accelerated Case Resolution procedure ('ACR')," the Board sustained a Section 2(d) opposition to the mark BLACK MEN ROCK & Design ...
Earlier today in Top Ten No. (1) Impression Products, Inc. v. Lexmark International, Inc., Supreme Ct. No. 15-1189, the Court issued a CVSG order, asking the Solicitor General to provide the views of ...
Today in Top Ten No. (4) Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC v. Lee, __ U.S. __ (2016)(Breyer, J.), the Court unanimously affirmed the Federal Circuit ruling insofar as it has sustained ...