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  • owen-beard-722582-unsplash-400 Arthritis Pain Reliever Vimovo Invalidated

    May 16, 2019

    The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on May 15, 2019, invalidated two of Horizon Therapeutics PLC’s patents for arthritis pain reliever drug Vimovo.
  • shutterstock_503168554-400 ‘Swagway’ Hoverboards Trademark Infringes Segway

    May 14, 2019

    The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) on May 9, 2019, affirmed an International Trade Commission (Commission) finding that “Swagway” hoverboards infringed Segway Inc.'s trademarks. Swagway, LLC v. Int’l Trade Comm’n, Fed. Cir., No. 18-1672, 5/9/19.
  • helloquence-51716-unsplash-400 USPTO Modifies Patent Term Adjustment Procedures

    May 13, 2019

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) on May 9, 2019, issued a notice concerning modifying its patent term adjustment procedures in view of the decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (Federal Circuit) in Supernus Pharm., Inc. v. Iancu (Supernus).
  • shutterstock_148867166-400 USTR To Raise China Tariffs

    May 10, 2019

    The United States Trade Representative on May 9, 2019, issued a notice that it is modifying the action being taken in its Section 301 investigation into China’s policies and practices related to technology transfer, intellectual property, and innovation. 84 Fed. Reg. 20459.
  • shutterstock_1233989791-400x200 Second Circuit Upholds Hasidic Jewish Trademark Arbitration Award

    May 9, 2019

    The United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on May 1, 2019, upheld an arbitration award in a trademark dispute over the use of the mark “Bobov” within a Hasidic Jewish community. Landau v. Eisenberg, 2d Cir., No. 17-3963, 5/1/19.