By Stephanie S. Kelly The AIA amends 35 U.S.C. § 32 by adding between the third and fourth sentences the following language: “A proceeding under this section shall be commenced not later than

Written By Stephen D. Harper, Ph.D. and Brett J. Rosen Both the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently issued new rules for bringing prior art publications to the attention of an examiner during examination of a patent application.

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has just released the list of generic Top Level Domain (gTLD) applications filed from January 12, 2012 to May 30, 2012.

The Sunrise period for registration of .XXX domain names is open now through October 28, 2011.  Brand owners who wish to prevent a sexually-explicit adult entertainment provider from registering [YOUR_BRAND].xxx, should take steps now to secure a blocking registration during the Sunrise period.  The Sunrise Period has two tracks:  Sunrise A and Sunrise B.  

By John W. McGlynn. USPTO refuses to find fraud where trademark applicant relied on advice of counsel. This article was published in RatnerPrestia’s Insight Newsletter – Winter 2011. On September 13, 2010, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board issued a decision further illustrating how difficult it will be to prove [...]