Yesterday in In re: TC Heartland LLC, __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. 2016)(on petition)(Moore, J.), the panel rejected petitioner’s attempt to reinstate the venue law of VE Holding Corp. v. Johnson ...
The Board affirmed two refusals of the mark HOUSEBOAT BLOB for "Inflatable float mattresses or pads for recreational use, namely, mattresses and pads from which the user may be launched ...
Friday morning (tomorrow) the Court is scheduled to vote whether to grant certiorari in Top Ten No. 6a,SCA Hygiene Prods. Aktiebolag v. First Quality Baby Prods.,LLC, S.Ct. No. 15-927, where ...
On April 25th, Pro-Football, Inc. filed a Petition for Writ of Certiorari Before Judgement (pdf here), in the REDKSINS case now pending before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the ...
MEET THE BLOGGERS is back for the twelfth time. Perhaps the best non-INTA event ever devised by woman or man, MTB XII will be held on Monday, May 23rd, 8 ...
Jack Piscitello spent his entire career as a patent attorney for the Union Carbide Corporation in New York until his retirement in 1997. He held degrees from Fordham University (B.S. ...
Several patent events will be held in Washington, D.C., in the period Thursday-Saturday, May 12-14, in conjunction with George Washington University Law School (May 12) and local chapters of the ...
President Obama is now expected to sign into law the Defend Trade Secrets Act. The legislation has now passed both the House and the Senate and needs only the signature ...
In Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc., Fed. Cir. 2016-1284, the Federal Circuit is expected to consider whether the secret commercialization bar of Metallizing Engineering survives the redrafting ...
Last week we had olive oil and restaurant services. Now it's restaurant services and beef. The USPTO refused registration of the mark BLACK BARK for restaurant services, finding it likely ...