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How Patent Owners Can Leverage Climate Change Programs In Their IP Strategies
Government agencies and private organizations alike are seeking new strategies to combat climate change — including offering programs and incentives to promote inventorship in the energy sector. These programs encourage innovation for both renewable energy technologies and technologies that can make conventional energy sources more sustainable. Among them, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has created or expanded several programs to promote the development of sustainable energy. For patent owners and inventors in the energy sector, these programs can provide a financial and administrative edge for the development and protection of their intellectual property, as well as play a beneficial role their overall IP strategy.
Just last summer, the USPTO launched the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program (CCMPP) to promote the development of clean energy technologies by accelerating the examination process for eligible patent applications. The CCMPP applies to any innovations that are "designed to make progress toward achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions" by covering any claim for an invention that removes greenhouse gases, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, or monitors greenhouse gas emissions. See, 88 FR 35841 (June 1, 2023). To apply for the program, applicants need only file a petition to make special their application at the USPTO using the required form. See, "Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program," USPTO. After this form is submitted, the identified application is advanced out of turn so that a First Office Action is issued earlier than normal. Id. Unfortunately, after the First Office Action, the speed of examination returns to normal.
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Bankruptcy Sales: Finding a Diamond In the Rough
There is no efficient market for the sale of bankruptcy assets. Inefficient markets yield a transactional drag, potentially dampening the ability of debtors and trustees to maximize value for creditors. This article identifies ways in which investors may more easily discover bankruptcy asset sales.
Judge Rules Shaquille O'Neal Will Face Securities Lawsuit for Promotion, Sale of NFTs
A federal district court in Miami, FL, has ruled that former National Basketball Association star Shaquille O'Neal will have to face a lawsuit over his promotion of unregistered securities in the form of cryptocurrency tokens and that he was a "seller" of these unregistered securities.
Blockchain Domains: New Developments for Brand Owners
Blockchain domain names offer decentralized alternatives to traditional DNS-based domain names, promising enhanced security, privacy and censorship resistance. However, these benefits come with significant challenges, particularly for brand owners seeking to protect their trademarks in these new digital spaces.
Why So Many Great Lawyers Stink at Business Development and What Law Firms Are Doing About It
Why is it that those who are best skilled at advocating for others are ill-equipped at advocating for their own skills and what to do about it?
Coverage Issues Stemming from Dry Cleaner Contamination Suits
In recent years, there has been a growing number of dry cleaners claiming to be "organic," "green," or "eco-friendly." While that may be true with respect to some, many dry cleaners continue to use a cleaning method involving the use of a solvent called perchloroethylene, commonly known as perc. And, there seems to be an increasing number of lawsuits stemming from environmental problems associated with historic dry cleaning operations utilizing this chemical.