Supreme Court Muzzles Dog Toy Infringer
In an eagerly anticipated decision1 in the “Bad Spaniels” dog toy case, the United States Supreme Court has vacated a decision of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that had deemed the toy,...
IP Alerts
Artists Beware! Supreme Court Narrows Fair Use Defense In Andy Warhol Copyright Ruling.
On May 18, 2023, the United States Supreme Court ruled that Andy Warhol’s pop rendition of a photograph of the artist Prince was not immunized from a claim of copyright infringement by the fair use de...
Supreme Court Issues Decision in Amgen v. Sanofi
On May 18, 2023, the Supreme Court issued a decision in Amgen Inc. et al. v. Sanofi et al., Number 21-757, holding that a patent claiming an entire class of processes, machines, manufactures, or compo...
Notice of USPTO Filing Surcharge in 2023
As you may know, starting April 3, 2023, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will begin assessing a new surcharge for all nonprovisional utility applications filed under 35 U.S.C. § ...
Big Changes Coming for Patent Litigation in the Western District of Texas
Random Judicial Assignments Will Likely End Judge Albright’s Grip on Patent Cases Yesterday, the Chief Judge of the Western District of Texas announced that all patent infringement cases filed in Waco...
New Nonuse Provisions of Trademark Modernization Act May Significantly Impact Non-US Trademark Owners
Registrations for marks unused for any three-year period are more easily cancelled. Evidence of efforts to commence or restart use is no longer relevant in nonuse challenges. Nonuse provisions require...
Brexit and European Design Registration Protection
This alert is part of Wolf Greenfield's design patents page. To learn more about design patents, click here. With the United Kingdom’s departure from the European Union, European Community Design Regi...
Changes Coming to Chinese Design Patent Law
This alert is part of Wolf Greenfield's design patents page. To learn more about design patents, click here. As of June 1, 2021, designers and companies will have more flexibility in obtaining design ...
Changes May be Coming to Australian Design Right Laws
This alert is part of Wolf Greenfield's design patents page. To learn more about design patents, click here. Proposed amendments to the Australian design right laws are currently before Parliament for...
IP Litigation Timing Considerations in Light of COVID-19
This alert is part of Wolf Greenfield's COVID-19 Resource Center. To access the full resource center, click here. NINTH UPDATE: THE FOLLOWING CONTENT WAS ADDED JANUARY 20, 2021 As vaccine efforts move...
The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 Provides Significant Benefits to Trademark Owners
The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (“TMA”) — signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020 as part of the COVID-19 relief and government funding package — provides trademark owners with...
Brexit: Key Takeaways for Your Trademark Portfolio
The United Kingdom left the European Union on January 31, 2020 and is now in a transition period set to last until December 31, 2020. Since EU rights will eventually terminate in the UK, a few key cha...