Madrid – The International Trademark System The Madrid System is a convenient and cost-effective solution for registering and managing trademarks worldwide. File a single application and pay one set of fees to apply for protection in up to 114 countries. Modify, renew or expand your global trademark portfolio through one centralized system. Whether you [...]
Unethical consideration of living subjects Claudia Seitz, pointed out that while regulatory data protection would in theory allow generic companies to conduct its own clinical studies during the data exclusivity period, the declaration of replication of clinical trials with human subjects unethical, and animal law prohibited animal studies that did not lead to new [...]
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross has named U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) Associate Solicitor Joseph Matal to perform the functions and duties of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO. The position is effective June 7, 2017 and follows the resignation of Michelle K. Lee. Matal [...]
Respondent Jenner & Block filed a waiver stating that the firm didn’t intend on filing a response to Parallel Network’s petition for writ. The case involves a patent licensing company – Parallel Networks – which is fighting a multi-million arbitration award given to a law firm – Jenner & Block – which agreed to [...]
About 5,100 patent infringement cases were filed in the U.S. during 2016, according to the PwC litigation study. This represents a 9 percent drop in lawsuits from 2015’s totals and the third straight year of decline since 2013, when more than 6,000 patent suits were filed. As the PwC study notes, this decline stands [...]
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