On June 7th, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling attempting to clarify the EU rules that protect registered geographical indications applicable to spirit drinks. The preliminary ruling responded to a request...

The United Kingdom became the 68th member of the Hague Union related to International Registration of Industrial Designs on June 13, 2018. As a result, the creators of Industrial Designs in the United Kingdom may file a single International...

Raymond DiPerna taught a clinic in patent claim drafting at the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) in New York City from June 13th –...

An article by Matthew Asbell and John Heinbockel, “TTAB decision underscores difficulty of proving fraud before USPTO,” that first appeared in the World Trademark Review (WTR) is now available in our Education...

We salute the originators and implementers of the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and the European Patent Convention (EPO) on their fortieth anniversary (which occurred on June 1, 2018) and look forward to continued use of both long into the...

A presentation given by Ladas attorney John Richards during the Fordham IP Institute Conference in April entitled: “Federal Circuit Control Over PTAB in Post-Grant Proceedings,” is now available in the Education...