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No ordinary trademark applicant wants their application opposed. Trademark publication can be an anxious part of the application process, with fear of aggressive opposition and costly proceedings looming in the background for 30 days. Rightly so, as this is sometimes exactly what happens. But many oppositions, whether they are only threatened or actually filed, afford the applicant a discussion with the opposer that can ultimately be helpful in nonobvious ways.
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Choosing Between Trade Secret and Patent Protection: A Primer for Businesses
By Darren M. Franklin
When deciding whether to apply for patent protection on an innovation or whether to keep the innovation confidential as a company trade secret, there are many considerations that a business must take into account stemming from the different characteristics of each.
Protecting Clients In the Virtual World
By Cameron B. Pick
The “metaverse” in conjunction with Web 3.0 can be thought of as an immersive virtual reality world or worlds, where users can play games, socialize,…
By Jeff Ginsberg and Zhiqiang Liu
Federal Circuit Affirms Precedential Opinion Panel Decision Limiting the Circumstances In Which the Board Should Raise Sua Sponte Patentability Issues Against Proposed Substitute Claims
Federal Circuit Rejects District Court’s Claim Construction As Being Too Narrow
Federal Circuit Rejects District Court’s Claim Construction Because It Is Not Supported by the Intrinsic Evidence, and Leaves Dependent Claims Without Scope
How NCAA Athletes and Brands Can Avoid Big Mistakes In NIL Influencer Agreements
By Nicole Demas, L. Andrew Tseng and Sean P. McConnell
The biggest event of the year in college sports just concluded as national champions were crowned in men’s and women’s basketball, and hundreds of thousands of college athletes are entering the influencer marketplace for the first time. College athletes now find themselves attractive candidates in the fast growing influencer marketing arena. With the FTC Commissioner taking a closer look at the use of influencers for marketing, student athletes and brands should take care when entering into the influencer marketing arena.
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