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  • Braille United States Ratifies Marrakesh Treaty

    February 11, 2019

    President Donald J. Trump signed the documents for the US to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty on January 28, 2019.
  • Athena Diagnostic Patent Invalid Under § 101 Athena Diagnostic Patent Invalid Under § 101

    February 8, 2019

    The Federal Circuit on February 6, 2019, affirmed a district court decision against Athena Diagnostics, holding their patent covering methods for diagnosing neurological disorders invalid because it was directed to a natural law and lacked an inventive step.
  • State of the Union President Trump Highlights IP in State of the Union Speech

    February 7, 2019

    President Donald J. Trump on February 5, 2019, highlighted intellectual property during the State of the Union speech to Congress.
  • USPTO USPTO to Accept New Applications for PCT Collaborative Search and Examination Pilot

    February 6, 2019

    Beginning July 1, the United States Patent and Trademark Office will accept new international applications to the IP5 Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Collaboration Search and Examination Pilot (CS&E).
  • Booking.com Booking.com is Valid Trademark Says 4th Circuit

    February 5, 2019

    The United States Patent and Trademark Office correctly interpreted the Lanham Act as requiring an award of attorneys' fees, win or lose, to the Office in district court proceedings that review decisions of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit held on February 4, 2019.