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USPTO Will Be Verifying Addresses on Trademark Applications to Fight Fraud
In an effort to crack down on fraudulent trademark filings, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will be collecting and verifying domicile addresses for all applicants. This comes as a result of the USPTO’s trademark enforcement team...
Copyright Protection for AI Generated Work: Federal Court Ruling Requires Human Involvement
Anyone thinking about securing a copyright for Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated work should pay attention to last month’s ruling in a Federal court in Washington D.C. In a ruling upholding the U.S. Copyright Office’s decision to not grant copyright...
Patent Applicants Need to Become Familiar with USPTO’s New eGrants System
In its ongoing efforts to modernize operations, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented eGrants for patents beginning in April of 2023. In switching to eGrants, patent grants will no longer be issued on paper, but in a PDF format....
“Bad Spaniels” Supreme Court Rules that Dog Toy Infringes on Jack Daniels’ Trademark
The "Bad Spaniels" dog toys, in a unanimous 9-0 decision, the United States Supreme Court found that a dog toy company had infringed on the Jack Daniels’ trademark whiskey bottle and label design.The whiskey distiller sued the dog toy company, VIP...
Congress Passes INFORM Consumers Act to Combat Counterfeiting, Retail Theft
As 2022 drew to a close, Congress passed an Act, with bipartisan support, that will enable the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce requirements geared toward combatting online counterfeit sales. The Act, called the Integrity, Notification and...