The USPTO refused registration of the mark DIAMONDESS for "jewelry primarily comprised of simulated diamonds and gemstones," deeming the mark deceptive under Section 2(a). Applicant Hyman appealed, arguing that DIAMONDESS ...
In Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC v. Lee, Supreme Court No. 15‑446, petitioner directly challenges the rule for post grant proceedings that claims should be given their “broadest reasonable interpretation”. This ...
Today in Merck KGaA v. Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp., [2016] EWHC 49 (Pat)(High Court 2016)(Norris, J.), the trial court provides a fascinating history of the two giant chemical and ...
Today in Biomet Orthopedics, LLC v. Puget Bioventures, LLC, __ Fed. App’x __ (Fed. Cir. 2016)(Moore, J.), in an inter partes reexamination of a patent that expired after the PTAB decision, ...
Not infrequently, applicants complain that in their applications, inventions which appear to be novel and nonobvious are simply rejected over what appears to be a random collection of prior art ...
On January 6, 2016, Matthew H. Swyers, proprietor of The Trademark Company, commenced a lawsuit against the USPTO, alleging that the Office has violated his Constitutional rights in its investigation ...
In a case with a better than average chance for grant of certiorari, Top Ten No. (10) Cuozzo Speed Technologies LLC v. Lee, Supreme Court No. 15‑446, petitioner directly challenges ...
Following graduation from Princeton University with a degree in chemical engineering and Seton Hall with a Juris Doctorate, William Long had a successful first career as a corporate patent attorney, ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark MAGIC SNOWBALL for "plush toy which looks like a snowball and contains a motion-activated LED" [SNOWBALL disclaimed] finding the mark likely ...
Whither the era of the prominent New York powerhouse patent boutique? Since the1990’s many of the leading New York patent boutiques have disappeared through merger or otherwise. Kali Hays presents a view of ...