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  • Boca-400x200 Boca Raton Real Estate Broker Keeps Registered Trademark

    February 25, 2020

    The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on February 18, 2020, reversed a district court decision which canceled a Boca Raton, FL, real estate broker’s registered trademark for “Royal Palm Properties.”
  • USPTO Crest USPTO Webinar on NMTI Nomination Process

    February 24, 2020

    The US Patent and Trademark Office is seeking nominations for the 2020 National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI).
  • Library-400x200 Copyright Office Issues Final Rule on Adjusted Fees

    February 21, 2020

    ​The US Copyright Office on February 19, 2020, issued a final rule establishing adjusted fees for its services.
  • GPS-400x200 Uber Comes in First in GPS Tracking Patent Suit

    February 20, 2020

    The US District Court for the Northern District of California on February 12, 2020, held that the function of Uber Technologies Inc.'s app that displays driver and rider locations on a map doesn’t infringe two of X One Inc.’s GPS tracking patents.
  • Superstore 400x200 Walmart’s $3 Million Trade Secret Loss Affirmed by Eighth Circuit

    February 18, 2020

    The US Court of Appeals for the Eight Circuit on February 12, 2020, affirmed a $3 million damages award against Walmart Inc. (Walmart) for misappropriating web designer Cuker Interactive LLC’s (Cuker) trade secrets by pressuring it into giving up its Adobe source files.