by Kelly Malloy | Sep 11, 2025 | Blog, Patent
For proceedings before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) instituted on or after September 4, 2025, Respondents will now have sixty (60) days from the date of the Notice of Institution to file an Answer instead of forty (40) days. The Federal...
by Kelly Malloy | Aug 8, 2025 | Blog, Patent
A recent article by The TTABlog® reported an affirmance rate of approximately 90% for 2025 thus far for §2(d) refusals of trademark applications on appeal to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”). This in generally in line with historic rates for recent...
by Max Matiauda | Aug 5, 2025 | Blog, Patent
The Supreme Court has agreed to review a copyright dispute between an internet service provider and a group of major music labels including Sony, Universal Music Group, and Warner. A jury found Cox Communications liable for vicarious and contributory copyright...
by Tyler Litwak | May 21, 2025 | Blog, Patent
In an effort to address growing concerns over application fraud and to reduce the backlog of unexamined design patent applications, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that it will suspend the expedited examination procedure for design...
by Max Matiauda | May 8, 2025 | Blog, Patent
Recent developments in the Federal Circuit indicate a shift in the Alice-Mayo framework set out by the Supreme Court to determine patent subject matter eligibility. The two-step framework asks first whether a patent claim is directed to excluded subject matter and, if...
by Max Matiauda | May 8, 2025 | Blog, Patent
Concurrent to the recently discussed PDC decision, the plaintiff in ecobee Techs. ULC v. Ollnova Techs., Ltd. appealed to the Federal Circuit after a jury found that one of the defendant’s patents, invoking a combination of two different wireless communication...
