IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Further to reports that Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) judges will soon be required to return to the office, the lingering question for many is what effect the orderas well as the current, indefinite hiring freezewill have on Supervisory Patent Examiners (SPEs) at the Office and on day to day operations of the examining corps more broadly.

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SpicyIP

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

Macrotech Developers (formerly known as Lodha Developers) filed a trademark infringement suit against the House of Abhinandan Lodha (HoABL). Macrotech, in the su i t , has sought an injunction against HoABL from using the TM Lodha to prevent confusion among consumers. Further, Macrotech has sought Rs. 5000 cr. in damages. Abhishek Lodha (CEO, Macrotech Developers), in this interview, has said that the suit is to ensure that the consumers are not confused that any other developer using the Lodha

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TorrentFreak

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

How events of the last four decades shaped Gazprom-Media into the business it is today, justifies an article in its own right. Complexities aside and details for another day, the company appears to enjoy state approval and recognition for its work. Under parent company Gazprom and subsidiary Gazprom Bank, Gazprom-Media Holding describes itself as the largest media holding in Russia.

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IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

In recent weeks I have frequently been asked for my thoughts on the interaction between the new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). My answer is always that I am a bit concerned about the impact of DOGE on the Agency. It seems to me that a user-funded agency falls into a slightly different category with respect to government efficiency measures on the use of funds.

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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

IP and Legal Filings

FEBRUARY 9, 2025

INTRODUCTION The doctrine of laches is based on the Latin maxim Vigilantibus Non Dormientibus Aequitas Subventil [1] which is defined as Equity aids the vigilant, not the ones who sleep over their rights. Laches means a fair doctrine or laches is called as an equitable defence. The doctrine is historically developed in the courts of lord chancellors in England and later found as statutory limitations that are created in legal aspects and then this doctrine was traced back in in the US court in t

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