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Our daily update covering current events.
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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. -
AIPLA Announces Leadership Update
March 26, 2020
After serving as Executive Director for more than five years, Lisa K. Jorgenson is leaving AIPLA. In the time she has served us in that capacity, she has worked tirelessly to connect with AIPLA members—not only across the country but around the world—and to understand and address the challenges that IP practitioners are facing. -
AIPLA Coronavirus (COVID-19) Updates & Resources
March 26, 2020
Visit aipla.org/coronavirus for the up-to-the-date information you need for your practice. -
Federal Circuit Will Not Reconsider Arthrex Ruling
March 25, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on March 23, 2020, denied a petition for a full-court rehearing of its Arthrex Inc. v. Smith and Nephew, Inc. decision. -
States Immune from Copyright Suits, Supreme Court Rules
March 24, 2020
The US Supreme Court on March 23, 2020, ruled that state institutions can’t be sued for copyright infringement, in a case stemming from the use of videos and images featuring the wreck of Blackbeard’s ship, Queen Anne’s Revenge. -
Kaken, Bausch Get Shot to Save Nail Fungus Treatment Patent
March 20, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on March 13, 2020, overturned the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (PTAB) unpatentability determination for a nail-fungus treatment patent. -
SAS $79 Million Win Shielded From UK Ruling by Fourth Circuit
March 18, 2020
The Fourth Circuit on March 12, 2020, affirmed a North Carolina District Court’s grant of two complementary injunctions granted to protect SAS Institute Inc.'s $79.1 million copyright infringement win against “collateral attacks” on the judgment in UK court. -
Led Zeppelin Win in ‘Stairway to Heaven’ Copyright Case Affirmed
March 18, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on March 9, 2020, held that the opening guitar riff in Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway to Heaven” didn’t infringe another band’s copyright. -
Closure of USPTO Facilities to the Public
March 17, 2020
The United States Patent and Trademark Office on March 16, 2020, announced that it will be closing all USPTO facilities to the public due to the coronavirus pandemic. -
USPTO Update on In-Person Meetings
March 16, 2020
The US Patent and Trademark Office has announced that examiner and examining attorney interviews, Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) oral hearings, and other similar in-person meetings with parties and stakeholders scheduled to take place at USPTO offices on or after Friday, March 13, 2020 will be conducted remotely by video or telephone. -
USPTO Seeks NMTI Nominations
March 13, 2020
The US Patent and Trademark Office is seeking nominations for the 2020 National Medal of Technology and Innovation (NMTI). -
Dish Network Victory on Cable Box Ad Patents Upheld
March 12, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on March 6, 2020, upheld Dish Network Corp.‘s win over portions of two patents related to storing personalized ad data on a set-top box. -
March 19: USPTO China IP Road Show in Minneapolis
March 10, 2020
The US Patent and Trademark Office is hosting another China IP Road Show on March 19, 2020, in Minneapolis, MN. -
Inventors Misled USPTO in Patent Process, Fed. Cir. Says
March 9, 2020
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on March 2, 2020, held that two inventors misinformed the US Patent and Trademark Office with the help of Cantor Colburn LLP. -
‘Meritless’ Migos Infringement Suit Draws Sanctions
March 6, 2020
Loeb & Loeb LLP is entitled to collect $450,000 in attorney’s fees, costs, and Rule 11 sanctions for having successfully defended hip hop group Migos against an unreasonable copyright infringement claim centered around lyrics in their song “Walk It Talk It,” the US District Court for the Southern District of New York said. -
Valencia Martin Wallace Named Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation (OIPC)
March 5, 2020
The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Commissioner for Patents Drew Hirshfeld has named Valencia Martin Wallace Deputy Commissioner for International Patent Cooperation (OIPC), effective March 1.