The USPTO is seeking applications for the position of Administrative Trademark Judge at the TTAB. Applications must be submitted by April 29, 2016. The detailed announcement may be found here. ...
New Top Ten No. (9a), Cooper v. Lee, Supreme Court No. 15-955, presents a serious Constitutional direct or implicit challenge to the several post-grant review procedures at the Patent Office, ...
In Top Ten No. (9) MCM Portfolio v. Hewlett-Packard, opinion below, MCM Portfolio LLC v. Hewlett-Packard Co., __ F.3d __(Fed. Cir. Dec. 2, 2015)(Dyk, J.), patentee questions whether Inter Partes ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(a) refusal of the mark COPPER-TEN, finding it to be deceptive for "prepainted coated sheet steel, namely, coated sheet steel painted to simulate naturally weathered ...
The Board affirmed a Section 2(e)(5) refusal of the product configuration mark shown below, finding the mark to be de jure functional for "“gun parts, namely, bottom metal for custom ...
Further to yesterday's email, Examiner data of the type made available by Justin Roettger is also available to the PTO leadership. According to a highly reliable source, the Office has ...
The Board denied Applicant Alpha Phi Omega's motion for summary judgment aimed at Opposer Omega SA's likelihood of confusion and dilution-by-blurring claims, finding that genuine issues of material fact existed ...
Tom Payne is now a Congressional aspirant in West Virginia in its Second District! A long time patent attorney, in 2012 Tom began a stint as a Patent Examiner. May ...
Congratulations to newly minted patent attorney Justin Roettger who, as a pro bono public service, has established a gratis use, easy to use website to gain specific details on any ...
In this Section 2(d) opposition, the Board granted Opposer Newegg’s motion for leave to prepare and serve a sur-rebuttal expert report. The Board refused to read FRCP 26(a)(2)(D) as prohibiting ...