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  • shutterstock_1203587437-400 Brexit and the European Patent System

    April 1, 2019

    The UK is due to leave the European Union – an economic and political partnership of 28 countries – ending 46 years of British membership. But the exact timing remains unclear.
  • PIXNIO-253705-400x200 5th Circuit Declines to Disgorge Profits in False Advertising Suit

    April 1, 2019

    The United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on March 26, 2019, affirmed a district court ruling which declined to disgorge Becton Dickinson & Co.’s (BD) profits despite the fact the syringe maker was found liable by a jury on multiple Lanham Act violations.
  • Karyn-A-Temple Karyn A. Temple Is Named Register of Copyrights

    March 29, 2019

    Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced that she has appointed Karyn A. Temple as Register of Copyrights and director of the U.S. Copyright Office, effective March 27, 2019. Temple has been Acting Register of Copyrights since October 21, 2016.
  • USPTO Crest USPTO Alerts Users on EFS-Web System Issue

    March 28, 2019

    The US Patent and Trademark Office on March 27, 2019, alerted EFS-Web users about a system defect in the initial web-based application data sheet (ADS) and the corrected web-based ADS.
  • Arctic_Cat_Wildcat_1000X_(16743753296)-400 Arctic Cat Invalidated Patent Sent Back to PTAB

    March 27, 2019

    The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on March 26, 2019, held that the Patent Trial and Appeal Board wrongly invalidated an Arctic Cat Inc. patent based on an earlier-filed application.