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USPTO proposes fee increases for Fiscal 2009

In a Federal Register notice today, the USPTO has proposed fee increases for its Fiscal Year 2009, which begins October 1, 2008. The increases are based on the projected Consumer Price Index for the period ending September 30, 2008, which is 4%. Comments on the proposed changes are due by July 3, 2008. Click below […]

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Claim construction from different case against different defendant applies in subsequent case

In a decision yesterday, the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court's construction of a patent claim in an infringement case. However, the court vacated the district court's grant of summary judgment of noninfringement and remanded. The Federal Circuit held that a prior interpretation of the claim in a suit against a different alleged infringer required […]

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Tenth Circuit: No trademark infringement, unfair competition, or cybersquatting by parody sites

In a decision last week, the Tenth Circuit affirmed a district court's grant of summary judgment finding no trademark infringement, no unfair competition, and no cybersquatting. The district court held, and the Tenth Circuit affirmed, that none of the three elements of a trademark infringement action was proven, namely that the mark was not protectable, […]

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