by evansfox | Jun 26, 2014
A new procedure called the Covered Business Method Review (CBM) was created by the America Invents Act, and it allows companies to challenge issued business method patents in the Patent Office. Claims must relate to a “financial product or service” (construed...
by evansfox | Jun 26, 2014
Section 10 (a) (1) of the Lanham Act, also referred to as the anti-assignment provision of the Trademark Act, prohibits assignments of ITU applications prior to the filing of a statement of use (SOU) or amendment to allege use (AAU), with one exception. See 15 U.S.C....
by evansfox | Jun 5, 2014
US Trademark Office proposed to reduce trademark application filing and renewal fees for trademark owners who use electronic filings and receive only email correspondence from the Trademark Office. The fee reduction is aimed at incentivizing applicants to use all...
by evansfox | Jun 5, 2014
PepsiCo Inc. owns trademarks for Dew® and Mountain Dew® for its famous soft drink. Soft drinks fall in international class 32: Word Mark MOUNTAIN DEW Goods and Services IC 032. US 045 046 048. G & S: SOFT DRINKS. FIRST USE: 20050300. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE:...
by evansfox | Mar 10, 2014
Brand owners have a second option to add to the current UDRP (Uniform Domain-Name Dispute-Resolution) proceeding to seek rapid relief for the most clear-cut cases of infringement – the Uniform Rapid Suspension Systems (URS). The URS system is designed for the new...
by evansfox | Jan 27, 2014
UDRP complaints can be filed for generic top-level domains (such as .com). They are cost-effective and faster than traditional judicial proceedings for trademark infringement or unfair competition especially, since formal hearings aren’t required. However, the only...
