by Tim Billick | Jul 2, 2024 | Intellectual Property
Can you diss someone by name in a trademark application? Nope. See Vidal v Elster (aka the “TRUMP TOO SMALL” case). See also, the “names clause” in trademark law, which is prohibition on the registration of a mark that “[c]onsists of or...
by Tim Billick | Jul 2, 2024 | Intellectual Property
Introduction The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“CAFC”) affirmed a district court’s dismissal of Beteiro’s patent infringement cases because of subject matter ineligibility. The patents concerned facilitating remote...
by Tim Billick | Jun 5, 2024 | Intellectual Property
In a recent landmark decision, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit delivered a significant blow to the Rosen-Durling test, a long-standing method used to determine the obviousness of claimed designs in design patent applications and invalidity proceedings....
by Tim Billick | May 15, 2024 | Intellectual Property
CHIPS, TIP, and Regional Engines: Re-Establishing the American Semiconductor Market Today the United States has a fingerhold on the global semiconductor market, barely 12% compared to the robust 37% we had a quarter-century ago. Despite the world’s hunger for...
by Tim Billick | Apr 30, 2024 | Intellectual Property
In-House Counsel and IP Patent Protection Many companies, whether they specialize in intellectual property or only think about the occasional trademark or copyright seldom think in terms of leveraging their IP into part of the company’s income portfolio. Part of this...
by Tim Billick | Apr 30, 2024 | Intellectual Property
Pursuit of Profits: Seeking Restitution in Patent Infringement Cases Thanks to recent rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, and the rise of opportunists known as “patent assertion entities,” or more commonly, “patent trolls,” patent litigation has become less reliable...
