Dear Rich IP Blog
JUNE 30, 2020
Dear Rich: I am trying to trademark my record label name, but am stuck on which class of goods best describes what I want to sell as a label. I plan on selling vinyl records and digital downloads. Which goods class would be most appropriate? International Class 009 (IC 009 - Electrical and Scientific Apparatus) is your best choice if you are applying to federally register your record label trademark.
GDB Firm Blog
JULY 2, 2020
While the court-imposed moratorium on all evictions is still in effect, the recently adopted Senate Bill S8192B (the "Tenant Safe Harbor Act") provides specific relief for residential tenants who cannot pay rent that accrued or becomes due during the COVID-19 covered period.
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IP Spotlight
JULY 2, 2020
When applying for a patent application, certain entities are entitled to reduced USPTO filing fees. Applicants who qualify for small entity status can reduce many USPTO fees by 50%. Applicants who are micro entities can reduce certain fees by 75%. An applicant who is neither a small entity nor a micro-entity is considered to be a large entity and must pay standard fees.
KMK Blog
JUNE 30, 2020
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that a generic word like “booking” combined with “ com” can achieve trademark registration even if the generic word alone cannot. The opinion , authored by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsberg, rejected the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s nearly per se argument that “generic.com” terms are ineligible for trademark registration regardless of consumer perception evidence. “Whether any given ‘generic.com’ term
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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?
Bio Law Blog
JUNE 30, 2020
Last week, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the constitutionality of inter partes review proceedings (IPRs) challenging patents issued before the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA). The AIA, enacted in September 2011, introduced IPRs and other post-grant review proceedings enabling third parties to challenge the validity of issued patents before the Patent Office under a lower standard of proof than in district court.
GDB Firm Blog
JULY 1, 2020
Yesterday, the United States Supreme Court issued a decision in the Booking.com case.
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