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USPTO Announces Second Round of Proposed AIA Rule Changes
August 31, 2015
By Mark Ford and Kristian Blomquist On August 19, 2015, the USPTO announced a second round of proposed rule changes to proceedings under the America Invents Act (“AIA”) (e.g., Inter-Partes Reviews (“IPR”), Post Grant Reviews (“PGR”) and Covered Business Methods (“CBM”)). (The proposed rule changes can be found here: Federal Register). The USPTO conducted a “listening […]
Kevin K. Johanson and Jason P. Nixon Join Maschoff Brennan
August 17, 2015
Maschoff Brennan added two attorneys to its Salt Lake City office including Kevin K. Johanson and Jason P. Nixon. Both attorneys focus on patent prosecution. Johanson advises clients regarding patent portfolio strategies and works on the preparation and prosecution of U.S. and foreign patent applications. Kevin is experienced in foreign and domestic IP procurement and […]
Concurrent Trademark Use: Is the Dawn Donut Rule Still Viable?
March 18, 2015
By Rachel Jaques Understanding the scope of protection that is granted by a federal trademark registration is vitally important. Some trademark owners may believe that federal registration grants automatic nationwide protection against another’s infringing use. While this rule is generally true there are a few important exceptions that all trademark owners and intellectual property counsel […]