In a non-predecential opinion, the CAFC reversed the Board's decision (TTABlogged here) that found the mark DOT BLOG to be merely descriptive of the service of "providing specific information as ...
Today in Sonix Technology Co., Ltd., v. Publications International, Ltd.,__ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. 2017)(Lourie, J.), where the trial court had held claims invalid for indefiniteness under what is now 35 ...
The TTAB issued three dozen (XXXVI) precedential opinions in calendar 2016. Among the more interesting ones, the Board considered the registrability of a rare “motion mark,” concluding that the gripping, ...
The LAIPLA is seeking (1) host companies and (2) sponsors to support its 2017 Diversity Fellows. The Diversity Fellowship program was started in 2015 to increase the number of IP ...
Today in Wi-Fi, One v. Broadcom Corp., __ F.3d __ (Fed. Cir. 2017)(order)(en banc), the court has granted an order establishing an en banc panel to answer the following question: ...
Congratulations to Vikrum Aiyer, who has announced his resignation as Chief of Staff of the Patent Office following truly distinguished service to the public. Congratulations, Vikrum! Hal
The TTAB ruled that an applicant, when seeking registration based upon acquired descriptiveness under Section 2(f), may rely on a "family of marks" argument to support its claim. Nonetheless, the ...
Last week at the PTO in Ex parte Itagaki and Nishihara, __ USPQ2d __, App. No. 2015-002702 (PTO Bd. App. Dec. 30, 2016)(Lorin, J.), a panel of the Board issued ...
The Itagaki opinion has sparked criticism. Perhaps the most extreme is penned by the author of America’s most popular patent law blog, Eugene Quinn: “[T]he Administrative Patent Judges that participated ...
The New York Intellectual Property Law Association (NYIPLA) will host a CLE seminar on the upcoming TTAB rule changes. The seminar will be held on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at ...