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Copyright Office Expands Electronic Submission Options
April 9, 2020
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the US Copyright Office is expanding its capabilities to receive electronic submissions for Office services. -
Activision Beats Humvee Trademark Claims Over ‘Call of Duty’
April 8, 2020
The US District Court for the Southern District of New York held on April 1, 2020, that Activision Blizzard cannot be sued for trademark infringement for featuring Humvees in its “Call of Duty” video games, saying the game developer was shielded by the First Amendment. -
Jack Daniel’s Trademark Win Over Dog Toy Denied by Ninth Circuit
April 7, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on March 31, 2020, held that VIP Products LLC’s dog toy that parodies a Jack Daniel’s whiskey bottle may be protected from the distillery’s trademark infringement claims by the First Amendment. -
Former Student Inventor Can’t Cash In on Adviser’s Sale of Business
April 6, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on March 27, 2020, held that a former grad student at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign who helped discover a patented process that made his academic adviser $5 million wasn’t entitled to proceeds from the sale. -
USPTO Waives Original Handwritten Signature Requirement Due to the COVID-19 Outbreak
April 3, 2020
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in a March 30, 2020, Federal Register notice, announced that it is waiving its original handwritten signature requirement. -
Copyright Office Announces Temporary Changes to Certain Timing Provisions
April 2, 2020
The US Copyright Office on March 31, 2020, announced that it will adjust certain deadlines relating to copyright registration and notices of termination in specific cases for persons unable to comply due to the COVID-19 national emergency. -
USPTO Extends Certain Patent and Trademark Related Deadlines Under the CARES Act
April 1, 2020
The USPTO, on March 31, 2020, announced extensions to the time allowed to file certain patent and trademark-related documents and to pay certain required fees. -
PTAB Designates Two Decisions as Precedential
March 31, 2020
The USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board on March 24, 2020, designated two decisions as precedential. -
‘Glee’ High School Silences Show Choir Copyright Claims
March 30, 2020
The Ninth Circuit on March 24, 2020, held that Burbank High School’s music education program didn’t infringe copyrights by incorporating four songs into show choir medleys. -
CARES Act Grants Emergency Powers to USPTO Director and Register of Copyrights
March 27, 2020
The US Senate on March 25, 2020, passed by unanimous consent the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act which grants, among other things, “emergency relief authority” for a limited amount of time to the USPTO Director and the Register of Copyrights.
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