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Athletic Shoe Intellectual Property Dispute Has Nike Claiming Foul Play
The fierce competition between athletic shoe companies now extends beyond the playing fields to the courtroom. Nike has sued two rival shoe companies, New Balance and Skechers, in Federal Court, for patent infringement over Nike’s Flyknit technology. In...
Manhattan Raid Nets Largest Counterfeit Goods Seizure in History
More than $1 billion in fake goods were recovered during a counterfeit goods seizure in a raid of a storage facility in Manhattan by Homeland Security and the New York Police Department (NYPD) this past week. In a statement to the media, the Homeland...
USPTO Will Be Verifying Addresses on Trademark Applications to Fight Fraud
In an effort to crack down on fraudulent trademark filings, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will be collecting and verifying domicile addresses for all applicants. This comes as a result of the USPTO’s trademark enforcement team...
Copyright Protection for AI Generated Work: Federal Court Ruling Requires Human Involvement
Anyone thinking about securing a copyright for Artificial Intelligence (AI) generated work should pay attention to last month’s ruling in a Federal court in Washington D.C. In a ruling upholding the U.S. Copyright Office’s decision to not grant copyright...
Patent Applicants Need to Become Familiar with USPTO’s New eGrants System
In its ongoing efforts to modernize operations, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) implemented eGrants for patents beginning in April of 2023. In switching to eGrants, patent grants will no longer be issued on paper, but in a PDF format....