USPTO Adjusts Trademark Fees for First Time in Three Years, Effective January, 2021
Effective January 2, 2021, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) is adjusting certain trademark filing fees, post registration… Read More
Category: Intellectual Property
Driving Revenue and Deal Flow Through an Intelligent IP Strategy: Strategies for Smaller and Early-Stage Life Science Companies. Part III: Choosing the Right Transaction
Part I described various strategies to help smaller and early-stage life science companies establish an intelligent IP strategy and Part… Read More
Driving Revenue and Deal Flow Through an Intelligent IP Strategy; Strategies for Smaller and Early-Stage Life Science Companies. Part II: Preparing for the Transaction
As discussed in Part I, a company's technology must have strong intellectual property to establish a significant technology transfer program… Read More
Driving Revenue and Deal Flow Through an Intelligent IP Strategy: Strategies for Smaller and Early-Stage Life Science Companies. Part I: Creation of the Intellectual Property
For the life science industry, patents are more than just tools for restricting the commercial activities of direct competitors. Patents… Read More
Update: USPTO Further Extends Certain Patent and Trademark-Related Document and Fee Deadlines to June 1, 2020
On April 28, 2020, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“PTO”) further extended the time to file certain patent… Read More
Supreme Court Decision Resolves Technical Patent Issue But Hints at Looming Separation of Powers Questions
As often happens in patent cases, a “small potatoes” legal issue can lead to a change in law that will… Read More
Director Of Patent And Trademark Office Extends Certain Filing And Payment Deadlines Pursuant To CARES Act
The Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (the “CARES Act”), signed into law on March 27, 2020, provides various… Read More
USPTO Announces New Trademark Rule
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced a new rule requiring all foreign-domiciled trademark applicants, registrants, and… Read More
Supreme Court Says America Invents Act Bars Patents for “Secret Sales” More Than One Year Prior to Application
In a unanimous decision, the United States Supreme Court has held that inventors are barred from obtaining patents on inventions… Read More
Equifax Breach Exposes Risks in Using Open Source Software
In the wake of the Equifax data breach having exposed the sensitive information of over 140,000,000 Americans, many individuals are… Read More
