Erik K Pelton

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The following is an edited transcript of my video 4 Tips for a TTAB Hearing. Know the rules in the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB). The rules for evidence, the rules for the case, and the rules for the hearing. They’re very similar to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, but they have their own nuances and and it’s important to know what they are.

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Technology & Marketing Law Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

This is a Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA) case against a media website, so you have good reason to wonder about the legitimacy and sincerity of the case. The named plaintiff created a WSBTV account by opting to log in using Facebook. That choice led the plaintiff to this screen: If plaintiff had clicked on the “Terms” link at the bottom right, it would have led to CMG’s “Visitor Agreement” that included an arbitration clause.

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The IPKat

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Here are the latest opportunities and events to find out about. A Kat waiting for new IP events Events 22 February 2024: SMEs and patent holdouts: how European SMEs fight back 4iPcouncil will hold a webinar titled “SMEs and patent holdouts: how European SMEs fight back on 22 February 2024”. Click here for details and to register. 4-5 April 2024: 31st Annual Intellectual Property Law & Policy Conference The Emily C.

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Likelihood of Confusion

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

The AP reports that Ralph Lauren has lost the latest battle in the ongoing tussle between his gazillion-dollar faux-upper-crust-Americana fashion brand and the actual horsey set types who seek to do the same: Ralph Lauren had charged infringement over the use of logos featuring two men playing polo on horses. But a federal jury went […] The post A Round in the Polo Match Goes to the U.S.

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Speaker: Blackberry, OSS Consultants, & Revenera

Software is complex, which makes threats to the software supply chain more real every day. 64% of organizations have been impacted by a software supply chain attack and 60% of data breaches are due to unpatched software vulnerabilities. In the U.S. alone, cyber losses totaled $10.3 billion in 2022. All of these stats beg the question, “Do you know what’s in your software?

Technology

Chicago-Kent Intellectual Property Journal Blog

FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Written by Grace Wickstrom Criticizing political figures sits at the bedrock of the First Amendment right to free speech under the U.S. Constitution.[1] When you imagine a challenger of this right, you likely do not envision the United States Patent and Trademark Office as the alleged perpetrator. Nevertheless, this was … The post Trump Too Small: Does Political Speech Trump Trademarks?

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