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  • Detroit Athletic Club Building CAFC Rejects Bid to Register ‘Detroit Athletic Co.’

    October 3, 2018

    The Federal Circuit affirmed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board’s (TTAB) decision to refuse to register “Detroit Athletic Co.” for sports apparel because the mark would likely cause confusion with a long-standing private social club
  • The Three Flags New NAFTA Includes IP Provision

    October 2, 2018

    The Office of the United States Trade Representative announced that the United States, Mexico, and Canada reached an agreement to “modernize the 24-year-old NAFTA into a 21st century, high-standard agreement."
  • Judge-Panel-400 PTAB Creates Precedential Opinion Panel (POP)

    September 28, 2018

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has substantially revised its Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”) regarding precedential and informative decisions (SOP2).
  • PTAB Issues Revised SOP

    September 25, 2018

    The Patent Trial and Appeal Board has substantially revised its Standard Operating Procedures (“SOPs”) regarding paneling of matters before the PTAB (SOP1).
  • New Examination Guide on Changes to Procedures for Certain Trademark Documents

    September 21, 2018

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a new examination guide, “Changes to Procedures Regarding Certain Documents.”