Section 311(b) of the American Invents Act ("AIA") provides that a petitioner may request cancellation of a one or more claims of a patent "only on a ground that could be raised under section 102

Okay, all you pet lovers, sink your teeth into this one.

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit was tasked with determining whether a design patent with a claim for a "pattern for a chair" and drawings showing a pattern...

Here's a bit of beach reading for your summer vacation: the May-June 2021 (Vol. 11 No. 3) issue of The Trademark Reporter (TMR). [pdf here]. Editor-in-Chief Willard Knox summarizes the contents, below.

It's not often that a plaintiff in a TTAB proceeding fails to clear the statutory standing hurdle, but that's what happened here. Petitioner Gayla Phillips sought cancellation of a registration...

The Board affirmed a refusal to register, on the Supplemental Register, the product configuration mark shown below, for "printed paper labels; paper identification tags; printed paper labels; adhesive labels"...

The Board reversed a Section 2(e)(4) refusal to register the mark PETROSSIAN in stylized form, for "Soaps; perfumery, essential oils, cosmetics; All of the foresaid good being sold in delicatessen shops."

The Board reversed a refusal to register the mark AGE IQ for various medicated skin care products, finding Applicant's specimens of use to be acceptable.

The USPTO refused to register the mark LOVE AT FIRST SIP, in standard character form, for "mineral and aerated waters; none of the foregoing flavored with juices," ...

The goods are relatively inexpensive items that are purchased without a great deal of care.

The USPTO refused registration of the proposed mark MANSBRAND for "dietary supplements; erectile dysfunction supplements; male enhancement supplements...

The USPTO refused to register the proposed mark NUNC for "Dietary supplements and nutritional supplements for promoting nutrition and health, excluding tablets and powdered mixes used to make beverages or drinks and excluding formulations for beauty enhancement".

The USPTO refused to register the mark ELLA FRESH in the design form shown below, for "fresh fruits and vegetables" [FRESH disclaimed], finding confusion likely with the registered mark ELLA ROSE FARM...

The USPTO refused to register the mark RUFF CHEWERS, in standard characters (CHEWERS disclaimed), for dog and pet toys.

The USPTO has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (here) that would streamline the Trademark Rules of Practice by removing certain regulations concerning trademark interferences.

In its 180th Section 2(d) affirmance this year (against 14 reversals), the Board upheld a refusal to register the mark NATURES STAR HEMP for skin and body topical lotions, creams, balms, and salves...

The USPTO refused registration of the mark ASM ALL STAR MOTORSPORTS & Design

The Board dismissed this petition for cancellation of a 2009 registration for the mark ZEN SPA & Design, shown below, for "Health spa services for health and wellness of the body and spirit offered....

When most people think of patents, they naturally think of utility patents. Utility patents claim novel and non-obvious products and processes in words, occasionally using...

On October 30, 2023, the White House published the "Executive Order on the Safe, Secure, and Trustworthy Development and Use of Artificial Intelligence" ("Order").