CannabIP: Trump Administration Rescinds Cole Memo
On January 4, 2018, U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions officially rescinded the so-called Cole Memo limiting federal prosecution of marijuana offenses. The Cole Memo was enacted in 2013 under...
Patent Venue Post-TC Heartland Begins to Take Shape
Back in May 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in T.C. Heartland, LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC, that patent venue selection was limited to the defendant’s state of incorporation or principal...
Fed Circuit Watch: Regeneron Denied Redemption in Misconduct Case
On December 26, 2017, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit denied a request for rehearing en banc for reconsideration made by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., in a precedential decision....
IP Practicum: WIPO Retires ROMARIN for International Trademark Registrations; Madrid Monitor to Replace
On December 19, 2017, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) published a news release formally retiring the ROMARIN trademark search database, and replacing it with the new Madrid...
CannabIP: California Releases Cannabis-Related Trademark Guidelines
On January 1, 2018, the largest market in the U.S. is set to begin licensing and commercializing adult-use marijuana. California’s adult-use marijuana start date is highly anticipated by many in the...
Fed Circuit Watch: Lanham Act Section 2(a) Scandalousness Clause Deemed Unconstitutional
On December 15, 2017, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit handed down its decision in In re Brunetti. In Brunetti, the Federal Circuit panel, consisting of Judges Moore,...
SCOTUS Watch: Oral Arguments in Oil States
On November 27, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the Oil States Energy Services, LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group, LLC. This case is discussed in a previous blog posting, but as a...
SCOTUS Watch: Oil States Oral Hearing Preview
On November 27, 2017, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in the appeal from the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Oil States Energy Services v. Greene’s Energy Group. Certiorari...
PTAB Releases Revision to Operating Procedures for Cases Remanded from Federal Circuit
On November 16, 2017, the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) revised its Standard Operating Procedures 9 (SOP9) involving cases remanded for further review from the Federal Circuit. These standard...
USPTO Finalizes New Patent Fee Schedule
On November 14, 2017, the USPTO issued its final rule on new fees for Fiscal Year 2017. There are some marked increases, several moderate increases, some nominal increases, a few new fees, and some...
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