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Office Action Response Deadline Change

Trademark owners will soon have a shorter office action response deadline. Beginning December 3, 2022, the Trademark Office will cut the normal six-month response period to just three months. When a trademark application undergoes examination, the Trademark Office sends an…

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Sovereign Immunity for Copyright Infringement

An author is petitioning the Supreme Court for the second time, arguing that Texas A&M should be liable for copyright infringement after copying an important page from his book. The case raises questions that the Court has touched upon before:…

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Crumbl Cookies Trademarks

Earlier this year, Crumbl Cookies sued two competitors.  Crumbl started in Logan, Utah, not far from where I happen to be writing this today in Bountiful, Utah.  Crumbl sells large ornate cookies in pink boxes and has a menu that…

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Identity Verification at Trademark Office

On January 8, 2022, the United States Patent and Trademark Office will introduce “identity verification” for registered USPTO.gov users. Before 2019, “anyone” could file a trademark application, so long as they knew how to submit trademark correspondence through mail, fax,…

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Student Athlete Trademarks, Names, Images, and Likeness

Student athletes will now be allowed to profit from their performance and influence. Until this year, the NCAA prohibited college students from making money for playing sports. However, this month, Florida began allowing students to benefit financially from their performance…

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Juneteenth at the Patent and Trademark Office

The United States Patent and Trademark Office is closed today, June 18, 2021, for the first federal holiday of Juneteenth National Independence Day.  Federal employees have the day off.  The electronic filing systems remain open for business for all those…

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Fee Changes at the Trademark Office

In October, the Patent and Trademark Office raised most of its patent-related fees. Now, the other side of the building is raising its fees on trademark actions. The changes will become effective January 2, 2021. As with patent fees, these…

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Business Law | Intellectual Property News | Patent Law

Fee Changes at the Patent Office

The Patent Office has raised many of its fees. The Office attempted to soften this fee increase by explaining that it is the first raise in almost three years, it nevertheless comes in the midst of a pandemic where many…

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Podcast: Being an Engineer – First to File, Secrecy & Fast-Tracking Patents

Aaron Moncur of Pipeline Design & Engineering recently interviewed me for his podcast Being an Engineer.  We talk a little about my early engineering time, but mostly about the transition from engineering to law and the basics of patent protection. Please…

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Intellectual Property News | Patent Law

CORONAVIRUS: Patent Office Form For COVID-19 Statement

As discussed earlier, the Patent and Trademark Office is extending certain deadlines where a delay in filing a paper or paying a fee was due to the COVID-19 outbreak.  Initially, the guidance from the USPTO was to include a specific…

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