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The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has announced that it will publish new and updated goods and services identifications and classifications in its ID Manual. The update will be effective January 1, 2016. Classifying goods and services in a trademark application utilizing the ID Manual reduces the chances that an office action will … Continue reading United States Patent and Trademark Office Announces ID Manual Updates

The United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently initiated a pilot program to allow limited amendments to identifications of goods and services in trademark registrations that would be outside the scope of the current identification. Due to evolving technology changing the original product or service, amendments will now be permitted when deemed necessary. The … Continue reading United States Patent and Trademark Office Initiates Pilot Program

In a recent Sixth Circuit opinion for Varsity Brands, Inc v Star Athletica, LLC, a different approach to copyrights was seen for the first time – design can be separated from the utilitarian aspects of a work. This is the first time that a court has adopted such ruling in terms of separating the two … Continue reading Recent Sixth Circuit Opinion Separates Design from Work Within Copyrights