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The US Patent and Trademark Office on October 9, 2019, announced that it achieved its patent examination pendency goals of reducing first office action times to under 15 months, and reducing total pendency times to under 24 months.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 9, 2019, held that Facebook Inc. was properly awarded $4,424.00 in costs after it “rebuffed” a patent infringement case by convincing the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) to invalidate patent claims relating to advertising software.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on October 1, 2019, held that the US Patent and Trademark Office abused its discretion when it rejected Honeywell International Inc.'s request to correct a mistake in its refrigeration system patent.

AIPLA President Sheldon H. Klein, on September 23, 2019, testified during the USPTO’s Trademark Public Advisory Committee (TPAC) public hearing on proposed trademark fee adjustments.

The American Intellectual Property Law Association on September 23, 2019, hosted the thirteenth session of the EPO/US Bar Partnership for Quality Meeting.

The USPTO After Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) has been extended through September 30, 2020.

AIPLA argues that that proof of willfulness should not be required for an accounting of profits under Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act.

The Sixth Circuit on September 17, 2019, affirmed a lower court judgment in favor of English singer and musician Steve Winwood in a copyright infringement case because the evidence of the alleged copyright infringement was inadmissible hearsay.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on September 12, 2019, held that a Curver Luxembourg SARL’s design patent for a chair was not infringed by home goods company Home Expression.

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on September 12, 2019, affirmed a PTAB ruling which held that a patent covering a cooking oil sensor in a deep fryer was not invalid for obviousness.