The Board rejected applicant's attempt to amend the drawing of the mark shown below to delete the words "SACRAMENTO CA," finding that such an amendment would be a material alteration ...
One source indicated that Ms. “Lee had *** formally filed a resignation letter in December” but recently “she has made clear that she would serve the Trump Administration if asked[.]” ...
As reported in Politico, “USPTO press secretary Paul Fucito tells [Politico] that [PTO Director Michelle K.] Lee has been signing [patent] certificates since Inauguration Day. That function by law is ...
The USPTO has announced (here) that the effective date of the final rule entitled "Changes in Requirements for Affidavits or Declarations of Use, Continued Use, or Excusable Nonuse in Trademark ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(e)(1) refusal of the mark HONEYFILE, finding it merely descriptive of "computer software platforms for use in the field of computer network security that assist ...
Last year, in November, the incumbent PTO Director, when asked whether she would want to stay in the PTO as part of the Trump Administration, said that she’s “open to ...
The former Chief Judge is now available as an arbitrator and mediator as per the announcement (attached). RaderArbitrator Regards, Hal
Charlie Baker was one of the nation’s best known patent trial attorneys who had spent most of his career with the Fitzpatrick Cella firm in New York. He had been ...
The Board affirmed a refusal to register the mark CONEY ISLAND BOARDWALK CUSTARD, in standard character form, for frozen custards [CONEY ISLAND and CUSTARD disclaimed] due to applicant's failure to ...
Today in Warner-Lambert Company LLC v. Sandoz GmbH, 2017] EWHC 216 (Pat) (High Court 2017)(Arnold, J.), the Court awarded costs against the unsuccessful litigant Sandoz in the amount of £100,000 ...