The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently issued a final rule establishing a separate design patent practitioner bar, allowing practitioners who are...
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Changes to the Practice in Trademark Opposition Proceedings and Section 45 Proceedings
On December 1, 2023, the Trademarks Opposition Board (TMOB) will implement changes regarding the Practice in trademark opposition proceedings and the Practice in section 45 proceedings....
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WIPO Publishes World Intellectual Property Indicators Report
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has published the World Intellectual Property Indicators 2023 Report (the “2023 WIPI Report”). The 2023 WIPI Report provides data...
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President Biden orders updates to the USPTO and Copyright Office AI guidances
On 30 October 2023, US President Biden issued an executive order relating to the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence....
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Buyer Beware, Reverse Patent Class Action Launched Against Consumers
Following in the footsteps of the Voltage Pictures LLC v. Salna reverse class action launched against alleged pirates of movies (see our previous reporting...
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Canadian Government Launches Consultation on Potential AI Copyright Act Amendments
The Government of Canada has announced a consultation focused on potential amendments to the Copyright Act in response to the recent rapid development of...
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X Social Media LLC sues X Corp (Formerly Twitter Inc) for Trademark Infringement
X Social Media LLC has sued X Corp. (previously known as Twitter Inc.) after the latter’s rebrand of its social media platform from Twitter...
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USPTO issues 1 millionth design patent
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “USPTO”) issued its 1 millionth design patent on 26 September 2023. Design patent 1 million relates...
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Amazon Joins EUIPO IP Enforcement Portal
Amazon announced on 29 September 2023 that it has joined the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Intellectual Property Enforcement Portal (IPEP) as a...
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Metabyte Sues Meta Platforms for trademark infringement
Metabyte, Inc. has sued Meta Platforms for trademark infringement and unfair competition over Meta’s use of the trademark META in association with a variety...
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