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Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker recently signed legislation requiring employers to provide COVID-19 emergency paid sick leave ("COVID-19 EPSL") to employees who are unable to...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Earlier this month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of proposed rule-making 1 to implement provisions of the Trademark Modernization Act (TMA), which Congress passed in December 2020. 2 The public has until July 19, 2021, to comment on the proposed rule-making before implementation. The proposed rules create new nonuse cancellation procedures, shorten off...

On May 26 th, 2021 the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, held a meeting, in which he identified the key points for the development of renewable energy sources in Kazakhstan. The President highlighted that the renewable energy sector in Kazakhstan is developing rapidly, and it is required to adopt a package of incentives aimed at sustainable development of the renewable energy sector. In this regard, the main directions for the development of renewable energy sources have been det...

If all items are correctly filed in an ePetition, the ePetition will be automatically granted at the time it is filed through EFS-WEB.

On May 10, 2021, the ITC issued a Notice of Investigation in Certain Televisions, Remote Controls, and Components Thereof.

Color drawings are permitted to be filed with new applications through EFS-WEB, as provided at MPEP 502.05(VIII), and require a petition for entry of color drawings, as provided in MPEP 608.02(VIII).

Jenner & Block On April 5, 2021, the US Supreme Court decided the long-running and closely-watched case of Google v. Oracle Volpe Koenig Functional claim language—which defines an invention by what it does rather than what it is—can be a powerful claim drafting tool when used carefully. Obhan & Associates Trademarks Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of India, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries Oblon, McClelland, Maier & Neustadt, L.L.P Supervi...

USPTO News USPTO announced a  new category for its Patents for Humanity Program for inventors of technology to track, prevent, diagnose, or treat COVID-19. USPTO is now accepting circumstances related to COVID-19 as "excusable nonuse" in trademark maintenance filings.   Commissioner for Trademarks David Gooder commented on new provisions in the Trademark Modernization Act, which was signed into law in December, 2020.  Lead Administrative Patent Judges Georgianna Braden and Jessica Ka...

Precedential Federal Circuit Opinions Dyk, J.  Affirming related district court judgments holding that Defendant did not infringe the asserted claims of the patents-at-issue.  With respect to one of the patents-at-issue, the district court granted summary judgment because Plaintiff failed to provide admissible evidence of the source code that Plaintiff needed to prove its infringement theories.  The district court did not abuse its discretion in holding that documents from third-party manuf...

Obhan & Associates Trademarks Comparative Guide for the jurisdiction of India, check out our comparative guides section to compare across multiple countries Dennemeyer Group Though we may not all admit it, few among us can resist the appeal of a candy bar. But did you know the history of these confections and their value as Intellectual Property assets? Jenner & Block On April 5, 2021, the US Supreme Court decided the long-running and closely-watched case of Google v. Oracle Volpe Koenig Functi...