23May 2018

Author: John Richards | Practices: Patents, U.S. Litigation | Tags: Federal Circuit, Patent, Patent Litigation, Patents, PTAB, USPTO

PRESENTATION: FEDERAL CIRCUIT CONTROL OVER PTAB IN POST-GRANT PROCEEDINGS

A presentation given by Ladas attorney John Richards during the Fordham IP Institute Conference in April 2018 is now available. Click on link to view: “Federal Circuit Control Over PTAB in Post-Grant...

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11Apr 2018

Author: John Richards | Practices: Copyrights, Designs, Digital Brands / Domain Names, European Litigation, Licensing, Patents, Trade Secrets, Trademarks, U.S. Litigation | Tags: Acacia, Acacia v. Audi, Acacia v. Porsche, Alice, Alice v. CLS Bank, America Invents Act Secure Axcess LLC, America Invents Act Secure Axcess LLC v. PNC Bank, Amgen, Apple, Aqua Products Inc., Aqua Products Inc. v. Matal, Broadcom Corporation, CLS Bank, Comcast, Copyright, Diamond, Diamond v. Diehr, Diehr, EPO, Europe, European Union, Federal Circuit, First Quality Baby Products, Greene’s Energy Group LLC, Helsinn Healthcare S.A., Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Huawei, Huawei v. Samsung, Huawei v. ZTE, Impression, India, infringement, Jack Frederik Wullems, Kirstaeng, Kraft Foods, Lexmark, Licensing, Life Technologies, LLC, Matal, Mayo, Mayo v. Prometheus, Nintendo Co. Ltd v BigBen Interactive GmbH, NVIDIA Corporation, Oil States Energy Services LLC, Oil States Energy Services LLC v. Greene’s Energy Group LLC, Patent, Patent Litigation, Patents, PNC Bank, Promega, Prometheus, Samsung, Sandoz, SCA Hygiene Products, Star Athletica, Stichting Brein, Stichting Brein v. Jack Frederik Wullems, Supreme Court decisions, Tam, TC Heartland, TCL v. Ericsson, Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., Thales Visionix, Trade Secrets, Trademark, Trademarks, TTAB, Two-Way Media Ltd., Two-Way Media Ltd. v. Comcast, U.K./E.U. Litigation, U.S. Litigation, U.S. Supreme Court, United Kingdom, United States, Unwired Planet International, Unwired Planet International v. Huawei, USPTO, v. Broadcom Corporation, Varsity Brands, Visual Memory, WI-FI One, Wiley, ZTE

IT’S 2018: THE IMPACT OF IP DECISIONS FROM 2017

2017 saw a bumper crop of Supreme Court decisions on intellectual property matters around the world including eight by the United States Supreme Court, two by the Canadian Supreme Court, and two by the United Kingdom Supreme Court. U.S. Supreme...

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09Mar 2018

Authors: Matthew D. Asbell, John Heinbockel, | Practices: Trademarks | Tags: Specimens, Trademark, Trademarks, USPTO

USPTO PILOT PROGRAM FACILITATES THIRD PARTY NOTIFICATION OF TM SPECIMENS WHICH APPEAR TO BE FABRICATED

The USPTO has launched a new pilot program as a means for third parties to lodge informal protests about applications with specimens that appear to be improper. This pilot program is the latest in a series of steps taken by the USPTO to ensure the...

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06Mar 2018

Authors: Matthew D. Asbell, John Heinbockel | Co-Author: Dongfang “Maggie” Wang（王东芳) | Practices: Trademarks | Tags: Chinese, Specimens, Trademark, Trademarks, USPTO

USPTO最新试点项目——第三方有权举报使用证据造假

Translation by Maggie Wang...

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27Feb 2018

Author: Ralph H. Cathcart | Co-Author: Jennifer Kwon | Practices: Patents | Tags: Patent, Patents, USPTO

DIVERSITY IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY

Ladas & Parry LLP is pleased to honor both Black History Month and the upcoming Women’s History Month, to highlight pioneers in the field of Intellectual Property. We value and are enriched by diversity in all of its forms and salute those who...

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22Jan 2018

Authors: Matthew D. Asbell, John Heinbockel | Practices: Trademarks | Tags: Audit, Trademark, Use, Use in U.S. Commerce, USPTO

“So, Your U.S. Trademark Registration is Being Audited”

The USPTO has implemented a program to audit trademark maintenance and renewal filings for the purpose of ensuring that trademark registrations were not being maintained in connection with goods and services for which the marks are no longer in use...

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