by Jonathan Woodard | Jan 10, 2023 | Associate, Blog, Trademark
As part of the effort among federal agencies to reduce the impacts of climate change, the United States Patent and Trademark Office is adding new terms to the Trademark ID Manual. Those new terms will cover goods and services in connection with climate change,...
by W. John Eagan | Jan 6, 2023 | Associate, Blog, Uncategorized
The Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) has proposed a new rule which would prevent employers from placing employees under non-compete restrictions. Introduced on January 5, 2023, the proposed rule defines a non-compete as “a contractual term between an employer and a...
by Kelly Malloy | Jan 3, 2023 | Associate, Blog, Patent
On December 29, 2022, the Unleashing American Innovators Act of 2022 (the “Act”) was signed into law by President Biden. The Act provides an additional discount on patent fees for small and micro entities at the United States Patent & Trademark Office (“USPTO”). A...
by Jonathan Woodard | Nov 29, 2022 | Associate, Blog, Trademark
The Supreme Court will decide a trademark infringement case involving a dog toy company’s “Bad Spaniels” whiskey bottles, and Jack Daniel’s Old No. 7 Black Label Tennessee whiskey bottle. The $17 toy at issue depicts a cartoon spaniel, a reference to Jack Daniel’s...
by Kelly Malloy | Nov 29, 2022 | Associate, Blog, Trademark
In the wake of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”), the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) promulgated a new, shorter period for responding to Office Actions on trademark applications. The change flows directly from the USPTO’s amendment...
by Cleo Suero | Nov 28, 2022 | Associate, Blog, Trademark
The European Union Board of Appeals recently overturned a 2021 decision by the EU’s Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) that found Banksy’s trademark of his well-known graffiti ape “invalid in its entirety.” This appeal stemmed from an opposition filed back in 2019...
