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  • Fees 400 Attorney Fees Denied in Copyright Case at Seventh Circuit

    June 22, 2020

    The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on June 17, 2020, held that a wellness store’s copyright claims against a former employee didn’t require an attorneys’ fees award, finding that several circumstances justified denying the award.
  • Trademark Fees web USPTO Proposes Trademark Fees Adjustment

    June 19, 2020

    Fees are proposed to be increased for all application filing types, with proposed per-class fee increases ranging from $25 for a TEAS Plus application to $150 for a paper application.
  • Supernus web USPTO Adjusts Patent Term Adjustment Rules Under Court Precedent

    June 18, 2020

    The USPTO is revising the rules of practice pertaining to the patent term adjustment provisions of 35 U.S.C. 154(b) in view of the decision by the Federal Circuit in Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu, 913 F.3d 1351 (Fed. Cir. 2019). 85 Fed. Reg. 36335.
  • Telephone web Fed. Cir. Affirms Twilio’s Loss on Telephony Patents

    June 16, 2020

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on June 10, 2020, held that Twilio Inc. can’t revive parts of its telephony patents that were canceled by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
  • franck-v-sVOF3ONKvfU-unsplash web USPTO Announces Relief to Restore Priority or Benefit Rights for Patent Applicants

    June 15, 2020

    Pursuant to Subsection 12004(a) of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act and 37 C.F.R. § 1.183, and in response to the requests from stakeholders, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is extending the time period for petitioning for certain rights of priority or benefit in a patent application and waiving the associated petition fee.