Red Bridge Law

06/16/2020

Google has countersued Sonos over alleged patent infringement, escalating a legal battle between the two companies.

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Google said it must "assert its intellectual property rights" as the relationship between the two companies begins to sour.

06/10/2020

Trademark applications for I CAN’T BREATHE and BLACK LIVES MATTERS filed in UK

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Entrepreneur tells WTR of plan to launch non-profit to help disadvantaged children – and, if the BLACK LIVES MATTER and I CAN’T BREATHE marks are granted, will seek a royalty fee from other entities that use the terms in the United Kingdom.

06/05/2020

Not the first time Twitter has removed a video from Trump on copyright grounds.



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Last year Twitter took down a meme of President Donald Trump's attacking Joe Biden because it used a clip from Nickelback's "Photograph."

06/02/2020

Volkswagen Fails to Get Counties’ Fraud Suit Dismissed at 9th Circuit

The litigation cloud idles over VW for its misconduct in installing “defeat devices” to evade emission standards. Volkswagen settled with the Environmental Protection Agency for over $20 billion, but failed to get a release of liability from state and local
governments, which is likely to result in another monolithic payout:

"We are mindful that our conclusion may result in staggering liability for Volkswagen. But this result is due to conduct that could not have been anticipated by
Congress: Volkswagen’s intentional tampering with post-sale vehicles to increase air pollution."

Case is EPC OF HILLSBOROUGH CTY. V. VOLKSWAGEN GRP. OF AMERICA 18-15937

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05/29/2020

In response to the COVID-19 outbreak, USPTO will temporarily permit the filing of plant patent applications and follow-on documents via the USPTO patent electronic filing systems

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Online filing of plant patent applications allowed until further notice

05/27/2020

The biggest tech companies in the world are shining during an otherwise harrowing earnings season, as cloud businesses get a boost from the spike in working from home and revenue stays resilient.

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The biggest tech companies in the world are shining during an otherwise harrowing earnings season, as cloud businesses get a boost from the spike in working from home and revenue stays resilient.

05/18/2020

Trademark registrations now available to those in any industry after First Amendment cases strike down prohibitive “immoral or scandalous” law.

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Trademark registrations now available to those in any industry after First Amendment cases strike down prohibitive “immoral or scandalous” law. “Sure, you can trademark that” These words are more true than ever, following two Supreme Court cases that struck down a law that prohibited tradema...

05/15/2020

USPTO rejects "Go F*ck Yourself" trademark application for Lingerie as "Failing to Function"

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If you are the applicant or the applicant's attorney and have questions about this file, please contact the Trademark Assistance Center

05/08/2020

WIPO’s member states appointed by consensus Mr. Daren Tang as the Organization's next Director General, with Mr. Tang's six-year term beginning on October 1, 2020.



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Mr. Tang's six-year term begins on October 1, 2020. He will be the fifth Director General of WIPO.

05/01/2020

“Innovation and entrepreneurship will play a key role in our fight against this pandemic, and in the upcoming recovery of our country,” said Andrei Iancu, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

Source: USPTO



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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced further extensions to the time allowed to file certain patent and trademark-related documents and to pay certain required fees. These actions are an exercise of temporary authority provided to the USPTO by the Coronavirus Aid, Rel...