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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

Intellectual Property Law Blog

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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2024 Changes to International Trademark Classifications

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2024 Changes to International Trademark Classifications by Melanie Lane Understanding WIPO’s 2024 Nice Classification Changes: Impact on the USPTO’s §6.1 of 37 CFR Part 6, aligning it with the 12th edition, version 2024, of the Nice Classification published by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

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Erik K Pelton - Untitled Article

Erik K Pelton

Pelton & Associates, PLLC ® (“EMP&A”), in response to the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, published on March 26, 2024, in the Federal Register at 89 Fed. 20,897 (March 24, 2024) (“Rulemaking”). trademark prosecution, maintenance, and litigation. trademark registrations.

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Trade Mark Restrictions: The Limit of Monopoly on Common English Words

IP and Legal Filings

ABSTTRACT The constraints placed on trademark registration, particularly concerning common English words by recent judicial review by Justice C. INTRODUCTION For consumer identification and brand protection a crucial mechanism is important which is served by trade mark law.

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The USPTO and USCO Delivered a Report to Congress on IP Issues with NFTs – Maintains Existing IP Regime

LexBlog IP

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) and the United States Copyright Office (“USCO”) delivered a report to Congress entitled Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property on March 12, 2024 (“Report”).

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Byte – Sized Battles: Challenges of Deploying AI in Trademark Disputes

Intepat

On April 11, 2024 the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued Guidance on the use of Artificial Intelligence Based Tools (“Guidance”) by applying the existing rules and policies to the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI). However, experts agree that AI enhances human decision-making rather than replacing it.

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EVERYBODY is VS RACISM, so the Mark Fails as a Source Identifier

LexBlog IP

In a recent decision, the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the decision of the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“Board”) to deny registration of “EVERYBODY VS RACISM” because the “public is unlikely to associate the mark. In re GO & Assocs., 2022-1961, 2023 U.S.