Cannabis continues to grow as states become more and more accepting of its use for medical and recreational use. The problem is that the Federal government is a bit behind the times and it has implications on the IP portfolio of growers, distributors, and dispensaries.
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The USPTO has now indicated that the Patent Office will need to stop operations coming the second week of February. Although this information is a bit vague, indications from Examiner’s I have spoken with point to February 4th, which is the first day of a new bi-week.
The U.S. Supreme Court addressed a question that has been up in the air since the America Invents Act went into effect. In a unanimous decision, the Court held that the scope of the on-sale bar has not changed in scope. The full opinion can be viewed here.
We are drudging into week 5 of the unprecedented government shutdown. The shutdown caused a variety of issues across the country, including national park closures and TSA crippling under the financial constraints placed on employees. But what does the shutdown mean for your..
There is a ray, eh, a glimmer of hope that change is coming to how the Patent Office decides what is and is not eligible for receiving a patent. On January 7, the 2019 Revised Patent Subject Matter Eligibility Guidance became effective. The guidance intends to improve clarity,..
Earlier this month we posted about the Satanic Temple’s $150M lawsuit against Netflix and Warner Brothers over the Satanic Temple’s statue of Baphomet, a “deity of antiquity,” that is seen numerous times throughout the show “The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.” The parties have..
On November 9, 2018, the Federal Circuit decided Arista Networks Inc. v. Cisco Systems Inc., finding assignor estoppel is inapplicable when the validity of a patent is challenged during an Inter Partes Review (IPR).
The solicitor general for the United States has urged the Supreme Court to resolve a split between circuits on when a copyright infringement case can be filed in federal court. Copyright registration is a pre-requisite to filing a claim for copyright infringement.
The United Federation of Churches, more commonly known as The Satanic Temple, filed suit against Netflix and Warner Brothers yesterday in the Southern District of New York.
If you thought the tactics used by Girl Scouts to push their delicious cookies are aggressive, don’t mess with their intellectual property.