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AIPLA Comments on Withdrawal of Changes to the Post Registration Response Deadlines
August 20, 2024

Arlington, VA. August 19, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO on their recent Withdrawal of Changes to Post Registration Response Deadlines.
AIPLA Comments to USPTO on AI Generated Prior Art
July 30, 2024

Arlington, VA. July 29, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in response to their Request for Comments Regarding the Impact of the Proliferation of Artificial Intelligence on Prior Art, the Knowledge of a Person Having Ordinary Skill in the Art, and Determinations of Patentability Made in View of the Foregoing (“the RFC”).
AIPLA Comments on Terminal Disclaimer Practice to Obviate Nonstatutory Double Patenting
July 12, 2024

Arlington, VA. July 9, 2024 - The American Intellectual Property Law Association (AIPLA) submitted comments to the USPTO in response to their Notice of Proposed Rule Making on terminal disclaimer practice to obviate nonstatutory double patenting.

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Supreme Court Upholds Rejection of "Trump Too Small" Trademark in Vidal v. Elster
June 14, 2024

On June 13, 2024, the Supreme Court decided that the Lanham Act’s names clause does not violate the First Amendment. The decision contrasts with the amicus brief filed by AIPLA on August 1, 2023.
Supreme Court Affirms Eleventh Circuit’s Ruling in Warner Chappell Music, Inc. v. Sherman Nealy
May 9, 2024

On May 9, 2024, the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision in Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. v. Sherman Nealy, et al., affirming the Eleventh Circuit’s ruling that, provided suit is timely filed under the discovery rule, copyright damages are recoverable for infringements occurring prior to the Copyright Act’s three-year statute of limitations. The majority opinion is consistent with the amicus brief filed by AIPLA on December 1, 2023. To read the opinion of the Court, please click here.
Supreme Court Vacates and Remands 10th Circuit's Decision in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.
June 29, 2023

On June 29, 2023, the Supreme Court vacated and remanded the 10th Circuit's decision in Abitron v. Hetronic. The Court held that the Lanham Act’s causes of action for trademark infringement do not rebut a canon of statutory construction—the presumption against extraterritoriality. Accordingly, any triggering conduct for Lanham Act liability must be domestic, and the Court held that the relevant triggering conduct is “infringing ‘use in commerce.’” The decision is in part inconsistent with the amicus brief filed by AIPLA on December 26, 2022. To read the opinion of the Court, please click here.

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