litigation Archives - Vincent LoTempio | Registered Patent Attorney, Trademark, and Copyright

Is this the Krusty Krab? No, This is a Trademark.

What do the Krusty Krab, the General Lee, and the Daily Planet all have in common? They all have been granted trademark protection, despite not being referenced in the titles of their respective fictional universes. Recently, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Viacom International in a trademark dispute over the rights […]

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September 14 2016

A Possible Method to Minimize the Cost of Patent Litigation

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Patent litigation is often costly and time-consuming. However, the 2011 Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (“AIA”) offers a patent review system called inter partes review that could possibly reduce the cost of patent litigation. Defendants accused of patent infringement can use inter partes review and request the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) to review […]

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