Patent & IP news for October 29, 2017

Protecting Government Owned Trademark Rights from patentlyo.com

Query: Is a state actor (let’s say Alabama) able to enforce its trademark rights to the same extent as a non-governmental actor? Or does the First Amendment place additional restrictions on its behavior?

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USPTO On REDDIT from patentlyo.com

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will hold its first ever “Ask Me Anything” (AMA) on Reddit. Every October since 2011, the USPTO has shared some of ...

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Trade mark use dispute? You can ABANKA on it from ipkitten.blogspot.com

Some banking services carry an element of riskAbanka DD v Abanca Corporacion Bancaria SA [2017] EWHC 2428 is a recent High Court appeal from the UK's Intellectual Property Office.  It concerns the revocation ...

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The EU's definitive defeat: digital tax plans and a declaration of surrender to Silicon Valley from www.fosspatents.com

What you're reading here is a highly skeptical take on the EU's innovation policy and economic outlook from an EU citizen who will leave the EU as soon as possible (more on my ...

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Rebecca Wexler on IP in the Criminal Justice System from writtendescription.blogspot.com

The protection of criminal justice technologies with trade secrets is a hot topic. Last Term, the Supreme Court called for the views of the solicitor general in Loomis v. Wisconsin on whether using proprietary software ...

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