IP Infringement: G7 Nations Pledge Cooperation to Fight IP Infringement but Will It Be Sufficient?
Last month, the heads of the intellectual property (IP) offices in the G7 nations – United States, Canada, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, and Japan – along with the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), pledged to work together to promote innovation...
USPTO Uncovers Evidence of Fraudulent Filings, Issues Show Cause Order
In an action that should encourage legitimate brand owners to take a closer look at any of their registrations that have been blocked by a third party, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently ramped up its battle with fraudulent filers....
USPTO Sets New Deadlines For Trademark Registration Applicants Registration Applicants To Respond to Office Actions
Beginning December 3, 2022, trademark registration applicants will have three months to respond to any office action issued during an examination by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). This marks a reduction in time from six months to three months...
Warhol Painting Copyright Laws to Be Argued Before Supreme Court in October
Thirty-five years after he died, Pittsburgh native Andy Warhol will be at the center of a U.S. Supreme Court case this month to determine if he violated copyright law. Three years before his death in 1987, Warhol created a painting of the rock star Prince that was...