Patent & IP news for December 26, 2017

Utility and Design Patents – Up Again for 2017 from patentlyo.com

After a couple of years of stagnant growth, the USPTO has issued record numbers of both utility and design patents in 2017. (Charts below).  The number of new utility applications is down over the past ...

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Can the Buddhist notion of Bodhi be appropriated as a trademark? from ipkitten.blogspot.com


Trademarks in connection with religious and spiritual movements can pose a special set of challenges for registration and enforcement. Kat friend Jolena Ang reports on a most interesting instance that took place before the Intellectual ...

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2018 in focus: Videos from IP Awareness Summit explore better IP understanding from ipcloseup.com

The IP Awareness Summit 2017 was the first IP event to focus on perception and awareness of intellectual rights and their impact. Videos of panel discussions, held at Chicago-Kent College of Law, Illinois Institute of ...

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Weak Patent Eligibility Position Alone Supports Attorney Fee Award from docketreport.blogspot.com

Following dismissal for lack of patentable subject matter, the court granted defendants' motions for attorney fees under 35 U.S.C. § 285 because plaintiff's litigation positions were unreasonable. "Patient treatment and monitoring methods such ...

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