On Monday, June 10th, in Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service, the United States Supreme Court held that government entities could not be considered “persons” entitled to challenge patents owned by others before the Patent Trial and...

In July, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford Global Technologies, LLC agreed with car manufacturers that aesthetic functionality and exceptions in infringement law for patent auto...

Sangik Bae has recently published an article entitled, “Overcoming Abstract Idea Exception of Patent Subject Matter Eligibility under 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance” in the John Marshall Review of Intellectual Property...

The Music Modernization Act (MMA) became law on October 11, 2018, which brought powerful changes to U.S. Copyright laws. An article by Jose Landivar entitled, “The Music Modernization Act: A Primer for Copyright Holders” explains the impact this...

On June 14th, in Regents of the University of Minnesota v. LSI Corporation, the Federal Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals reached the same conclusion as was given in a similar case back in 2018 that Native American tribes do not get Sovereign...

Long awaited amendments to China’s trademark laws came into force on April 23rd and should help the owners of trademarks in China defend their rights. While these amendments are certainly good news, they leave many unanswered questions. To learn...