November 5, 2015

General registration has begun for websites including the generic top level domains (gTLDs) .sex, .porn, .XXX, and .adult, thus allowing the public to purchase domain names ending with these extensions. Registration is on a first come, first serve basis and…

October 12, 2015

This presentation addresses common questions concerning intellectual property law, and explains why intellectual property (IP) is usually the most valuable asset for businesses. The presentation gives information about patents, trademarks, copyrights, and trade secrets. It provides information about how to…

October 6, 2015

The After-Final Consideration Pilot 2.0 (AFCP 2.0) and Quick Path IDS (QPIDS) pilot have been extended to September 30, 2016. AFCP 2.0 authorizes additional time for examiners to search and/or consider responses after final rejection. The QPIDS pilot program eliminates…

October 1, 2015

The USPTO has announced the deployment of the Version 2.1 of the Next Generation Trademark Manual of Identification and Classification of Goods and Services (IDM-NG) available at tmidm.uspto.gov. The IDM-NG search system and results display have been updated to include…

September 11, 2015

The United States Patent and Trademark Office has launched a new website—the USPTO Patents Petitions Timeline. The new website provides the average pendency and success rates (over the past 12 months) for each type of petition that can be filed…

July 31, 2015

The Supreme Court addressed a number of patent law topics this year, including the standard of review for patent claim construction (Teva Pharmaceuticals v. Sandoz), royalties on expired patents (Kimble v. Marvel Enterprises), and defenses to claims of induced infringement…

July 21, 2015

HEA No. 1102 Bad Faith Assertions of Patent Infringement The following presentation describes a recently passed, and soon to be signed, Indiana law regarding how to address the problem of bad-faith assertions of patent infringement by patent assertion entities, sometimes…

June 27, 2015

Chuck Schmal recently traveled to Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to participate in the International Finance Corporation of the World Bank Group’s International Symposium on Intellectual Property (IP) Financing. The purpose of the symposium was to provide…

June 24, 2015

The following presentation provides an overview of administrative estoppel and its preclusive effects in relation to intellectual property cases. To view the presentation, visit: Administrative Estoppel from Woodard, Emhardt, Henry, Reeves & Wagner, LLP

June 15, 2015

This overview presentation discusses the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and provides some practical guidance about international patent prosecution using both the Paris Convention as well as the PCT process. It also provides a general overview of both the Paris Convention…

June 9, 2015

The presentation below provides information concerning the Uniform Domain-Name Resolution Policy (UDRP) as well as the recent Uniform Rapid Suspension (URS) procedures. This presentation discusses the nuts and bolts of filing complaints as well as the elements required to file…

March 10, 2015

The USPTO is holding a Patent Quality Summit on March 25-26 at their headquarters in Alexandria, VA. The purpose of the summit is to discuss specific proposals with the goal of improving patent quality.  A Federal Register Notice of February…