Advocacy Articles - Standard List
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AIPLA Comments to TTAB Regarding Issuance of Precedential Decisions by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
November 20, 2019
AIPLA believes that an increased number of precedential TTAB decisions would be helpful to trademark owners, trademark practitioners, educators, and students. -
Comments to CBP Regarding Its Proposal to Amend US Customs and Border Protection Regulations Pertaining to Disclosure of Information Regarding Abandoned Merchandise
November 15, 2019
The American Intellectual Property Law Association submitted a letter to US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to present its views with respect to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Amend U.S. Customs and Border Protection Regulations Pertaining to Disclosure of Information Regarding Abandoned Merchandise 19 CFR Parts 127 and 133 dated August 27 2019 (the NPRM). -
AIPLA Comments to USPTO on Patenting Artificial Intelligence Inventions
November 8, 2019
AIPLA proposes adopting the distinguishing terms “inventive AI” and “AI inventions.” -
AIPLA Comments to USPTO on Annual Patent Practitioner Fee Proposal
November 8, 2019
AIPLA believes the proposal for an annual patent practitioner fee, if implemented, would fundamentally change the relationship between the Office, the practitioners and the applicants. -
State of Georgia, et al. v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., No. 18-1150, amicus brief filed 10/10/2019.
October 10, 2019
The specific works at issue in this case are the annotations contained in the Official Code of Georgia Annotated. The brief argues that these annotations are official, State-authored guidance to citizens on what the law is, and therefore should not be subject to copyright protection. -
AIPLA Comments to TPAC on Proposed Trademark Fees
September 30, 2019
AIPLA thanks the Trademark Public Advisory Committee (“TPAC”) for conducting the hearing on the Proposed Trademark Fee Schedule on September 23, 2019, and for this opportunity to express our views on the proposal. -
AIPLA Comments on USPTO Setting and Adjusting Patent Fees
September 30, 2019
AIPLA comments on seven aspects of the proposed fee schedule: general comments on the proposed fees; comments on the surcharge for not filing patent applications in docx format, comments on the surcharge for late payment of maintenance fees within 6 months, comments on the patent trial and appeal fees, comments on the annual practitioner fee, and comments on the CLE discount for this fee. -
AIPLA Letter in Support for S. 2281, the “Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act (“IDEA”) Act of 2019
September 24, 2019
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (“AIPLA”) is pleased to support S. 2281, the “Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement Act (“IDEA”) Act of 2019. -
Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc., et al. No. 18-1233, amicus brief filed 09/20/2019.
September 20, 2019
AIPLA argues that that proof of willfulness should not be required for an accounting of profits under Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act. -
Thryv, Inc. v. Click-to-Call Technologies, LP, U.S., No. 18-916, amicus brief filed 09/10/2019.
September 10, 2019
AIPLA argues that the Supreme Court should affirm the Federal Circuit’s en banc holding that 35 U.S.C. § 314(d) does not preclude judicial review of the Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s (Board’s) final determination of whether a petition for inter partes review is time-barred under 35 U.S.C. § 315(b). -
Letter to the House Judiciary Committee regarding July 2019 "Counterfeits and Cluttering" Hearing
September 9, 2019
The American Intellectual Property Law Association submitted a letter to the House Judiciary Committee presenting its views on the subject matter of the July 2019 "Counterfeits and Cluttering: Emerging Threats to the Integrity of the Trademark System and the Impact on American Consumers and Businesses." -
Letter to the House Judiciary Committee in Support of the CASE Act of 2019
September 8, 2019
The American Intellectual Property Law Association submitted a letter to the House Judiciary Committee in support of the H.R. 3945, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement Act of 2019. -
Letter to the Office of Intellectual Property Rights (OIPR) Regarding the Report on the State of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Trafficking and Recommendations (July 10, 2019)
July 26, 2019
The American Intellectual Property Law Association (“AIPLA”) is pleased to have the opportunity to present its views with respect to the U.S. Department of Commerce Comments Request: Report on the State of Counterfeit and Pirated Goods Trafficking and Recommendations, 84 Fed. Reg. 132, dated July 10, 2019 (the “Request”). -
Peter v. Nantkwest, U.S., No. 18-801, amicus brief filed 07/22/2019.
July 24, 2019
AIPLA argues that the Supreme Court should reject the Government’s argument that an applicant challenging a PTAB decision under Section 145 must also pay pro rata for PTO attorney and staff time, even if the applicant’s challenge is successful. -
Joint Letter Supporting an Elevation in Rank of the USPTO IP Attachés
July 17, 2019
We support efforts to both raise the rank of the IP attachés and ensure that attachés have adequate funding to help safeguard IP around the world. -
Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee in Support of the CASE Act of 2019
July 15, 2019
The American Intellectual Property Law Association submitted a letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee in support of S. 1273, the Copyright Alternative in Small-Claims Enforcement (“CASE”) Act of 2019. -
Proposal to Eliminate the Restriction on Additional Extensions of Time Following the Filing of a Statement of Use After the Notice of Allowance Has Issued
July 15, 2019
INTA, AIPLA, and IPO urge the United States Patent & Trademark Office to revise the Rules of Practice and the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (37 C.F.R. §§ 2.88(f) and 2.89(e)(1)). -
AIPLA & IPO Joint Letter Thanking Congress for Examining the State of Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Law
July 9, 2019
The American Intellectual Property Law Association and the Intellectual Property Owners Association (“IPO”) support the bipartisan, bicameral effort to develop a bill that will clarify eligibility law under Section 101. -
AIPLA Comments on the Report Required by the Study of Underrepresented Classes Chasing Engineering and Science (SUCCESS) Act of 2018
July 1, 2019
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Letter to Senate Judiciary Committee With Responses to Questions for the Record - June 2019 Hearing “The State of Patent Eligibility in America: Part II.”
June 26, 2019
The American Intellectual Property Law Association submitted a letter with responses to the questions submitted to us for the record of the June 5th hearing, “The State of Patent Eligibility in America: Part II.”