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  • GoPro-400 CAFC Says GoPro Catalog is Prior Art

    November 8, 2018

    On November 1, 2018, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reissued a modified opinion holding that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) erred when it held that a certain GoPro catalog is not a prior art printed publication.
  • USPTO Crest Laura Peter Appointed as USPTO Deputy Director

    November 8, 2018

    Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, on November 8, 2018, announced the appointment of Laura A. Peter as Deputy Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Deputy Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
  • Judge-Panel-400 USPTO Revises Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure

    November 6, 2018

    On October 31, 2018, the United States Patent and Trademark Office released the latest revision of the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP).
  • FanDuel and DraftKings Daily Fantasy Sites Don’t Violate College Athlete Rights

    November 5, 2018

    The Indiana Supreme Court, on October 24, 2018, answered a certified question from the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on whether online for-profit fantasy-sports need the consent of players whose names, pictures, and statistics are used in the contests, in advertising the contests, or both.
  • USPTO Relevant Prior Art Initiative to Increase Examination Quality

    November 2, 2018

    The USPTO has announced that Phase 1 of its Access to Relevant Prior Art (RPA) Initiative will begin Nov. 1, 2018.