Illuminating the path in intellectual property law.
Over the weekend, President Trump signed the second COVID-19 relief bill. While Coronavirus relief takes center stage in the news, the omnibus legislation is actually a hefty, 5,500+ pages with noteworthy changes to intellectual property law. In this first of three posts, we’ll take a brief look at the coming changes to federal trademark law. …
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With businesses becoming increasingly dependent on the sale of goods at online marketplaces such as Amazon.com, especially during the pandemic, it has become increasingly important to quickly combat product listings that violate intellectual property rights. Amazon’s new Utility Patent Neutral Evaluation Process (UPNEP) provides a streamlined process for contesting product listings that infringe patent rights. …
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The scope of European design patents are quite surprising. Unlike in the U.S., design patent applications in Europe are not reviewed by an Examiner to determine patentability – the patent application just has to meet the formality requirements to grant. Thus, the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) does not determine the scope of a …
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Today, Dickinson Wright PLLC launches its latest blog, IP Brief. Our blog will provide you with up-to-date information on new issues impacting all aspects of the intellectual property law landscape. IP Brief will cover a variety of topics in the fields of patent, trademark and copyright law, as well as legislative updates, case studies, and …