I/P Updates

In Crown Packaging Technology, Inc. v.  Reexam Beverage Can Co.  (March 17, 2009) the Federal Circuit reiterated that the notice provisi...

A uthors rights under copyright law are subject to certain limitations , including  the doctrine of “fair use”  that was  developed throug...

The  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office  expects to complete by March 2, 2010, the software modification necessary to comply with the U.S. C...

In a Federal Register notice   published and effective on December 8, 2009 , the  U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced rules for imp...

Effective October 1, 2009 , t he United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is expanding  and "enhancing" the  original ...

The Federal Trade Commission has issued revisions to its Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials, which will take effect ...

On July 7, 2009, Pope Benedict XVI published his third  encyclical letter  titled "Caritas in veritate" (Charity in Truth)   wh...

The latest issue of The Trademark Reporter includes Sandra Edelman's timely and informative article on bona fide intent, entitled ...

In Ex parte Catlin, __ Westlaw __ (U.S. PTO Bd. App. & Int. February 3, 2009 )(precedential), the Board held that a method claim f...

T he UK Intellectual Property Office has initiated a  "Green Channel"   where applicants will be able to request accelerated pr...

In Erbe Elektromedizin GMBH v. International Trade Commission  (Fed. Cir. 2009 ; May 19, 2009), the court restated its standard of review ...

In In re Spirits International, N.V. , (April 29, 2009) , t he U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit vacated the TTAB's decisi...