Seeing Purple: Efforts by Prince’s Estate to Trademark the Color Purple
Earlier this month, attorneys representing the estate of Prince Rogers Nelson (the musician Prince) filed papers seeking to persuade the…
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Correction of Inventorship
(1) a request, signed by a party set forth in 37 CFR 1.33(b), to correct the inventorship (2) the fee…
Protest Under § 37 CFR 1.291
Contributor: David W. Woodward Clients often ask what they can do about a competitor’s pending patent application. Protest under §…
A Matter of Convenience: Video Conferencing with Patent Examiners
Interviews between an applicant and a United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) examiner are often helpful to advance the…
Recent IPR Institution Denials Due to Weaker Grounds and “Catch-All” Grounds
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB)’s decision to institute an IPR is discretionary.[1] In SAS Institute, Inc. v. Iancu,[2]…
Federal Circuit Holds that USPTO May Not Reduce PTA for Periods of Time in which There Was No Action Applicant Could Take to Conclude Prosecution
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Iancu (Fed. Cir. 2019) This ruling could substantially increase PTA in situations where Applicant delay was…