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Updates about USPTO’s Post Registration Proof of Use Audit Program
In response to a growing number of fraudulent trademark applications, the USPTO in 2012 established a pilot program to audit existing registrations. The audit found that ...
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Alt Legal IP News – Issue #148
- Scotland's space technology industry is booming, with a 12-fold increase in published space tech patents since 1969.- Facebook was recently issued a patent to enable mo...
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Alt Legal IP News – Issue #147
The Great Outdoors- Glowing rocks found on the banks of Lake Superior are creating trademark disputes. - The historical names of different sites in Yosemite National Park...
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Alt Legal IP News – Issue #146
Listen to the Music- Music streaming company Spotify settled two copyright infringement lawsuits and will shell out more than $40 million to songwriters. - Universal Musi...
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The USPTO will require Foreign Applicants to have US Attorneys
After first publishing a proposal to require foreign-domiciled applicants and registrants to use a U.S. licensed attorney in February, the USPTO has made the rule officia...
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Alt Legal IP News – Issue #145
Rise of the Robots- Who owns the copyright to a classical symphony when Artificial Intelligence completes an unfinished work?- A new tech tool from MIT can detect when im...
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