Sunny summer days make a perfect time to explore in Washington, D.C. The cultural events hosted throughout the city make D.C. a great place to visit in hotter months. Visit the National Mall, where festivals and museums attract tourists and locals alike. Many people also enjoy the exciting baseball action […]

Following up on our Winter 2019 Newsletter, on May 20, 2019, the Supreme Court reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit”™s decision in Mission Product Holdings, Inc. v. Tempnology, LLC, holding that a licensor”™s rejection of a trademark license in bankruptcy constitutes a breach, but does not […]

Following up on our Winter 2019 Newsletter, on June 10, 2019, the Supreme Court reversed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit”™s decision in Return Mail, Inc. v. United States Postal Service, holding the U.S. Government is not a “person” capable of instituting AIA USPTO review proceedings ”“ […]

Following up on our Winter 2019 Newsletter, on March 4, 2019, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit”™s (“Federal Circuit”) holding in Iancu v. Brunetti. Accordingly, the Supreme Court held that the portion of § 2(a) of the Lanham Act (“§ 2(a)”) which […]

On June 17, 2019, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (“Federal Circuit”) decided Forum US, Inc. v. Flow Valve, LLC. In doing so, the Federal Circuit held that the claimed invention of a broadening reissue application must be clearly and unequivocally disclosed in the original U.S. patent. […]