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Alt Legal IP News – Issue #35
This lawsuit goes to 11. The rock gods behind one of the most well-known mockumentaries are seeking $400 million for their part in the film. ...
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Alt Legal IP News – Issue #29
Recently Trump was awarded 38 Chinese trademarks, raising constitutional concerns. It turns out that those trademarks were awarded in an "unusually quick" fashion. �...
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Alt Legal IP News – Issue #25
The Romantic: Valentine's Day is full of gift giving and some of those gifts are patented(#7 might apply to the anti-vday category as well). ...
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USPTO Fee Increases and Rule Changes for 2017
Effective January 14th, the USPTO enacted a number of changes, including increases in trademark and TTAB fees and procedural changes for trademark services....
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The Ethics of IP Docketing Software
If you work in intellectual property law, your practice is ruled by deadlines. Missing one -- even by a day -- means more than the headache of reviving applications and p...
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Alt Trademarks: Episode 4 – Ed Timberlake
Alt Legal presents the newest episode of Alt Trademarks, a biweekly podcast hosted by Hannah Samendinger. Alt Trademarks discusses the latest news in trademark law, featu...
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