The Intellectual Property Brain Trust

The IP Brain Trust is a weekly newsletter highlighting news and information within the intellectual property industry.

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Week of:

May 21, 2020: INTA Bulletin Article and Patent-Based Leaders Speak Podcast Episode
May 1, 2020: Chambers USA Guide, Court TV Interview, and National Grange v. The Hemp Grange
April 24, 2020: Supreme Court Overturns Second Circuit Precedent / Musicians’ Class Acts Play On
March 26, 2020: Impact of COVID-19 on Intellectual Property
March 19, 2020: Federal Circuit Provides Clarity on the Question of Whether Computer Equipment Can Serve as a Basis for Venue in Patent Infringement Actions
March 12, 2020: Can’t Touch This: Visual Artists’ “Moral Rights” and Real Estate Implications
March 5, 2020: The Strictly Limited Scopy of Inter Partes Review
February 28, 2020: SGR Sponsors Upcoming Conexx Program
February 21, 2020: SGR Welcomes Samantha Summer
February 13, 2020: Patagonia Sues Apparel Company Over Pro-Oil and Gas Industry “Petrogonia” Line
February 6, 2020: SGR IP Brain Trust Newsletter
January 31, 2020: Can the State of Georgia Own a Copyright in its Official Code?
January 23, 2020: SGR IP Brain Trust Newsletter
January 16, 2020: Turning Over a New Leaf – Registration of Cannabis Trademarks
January 9, 2020: Adam Payne, PhD Joins SGR as Patent Agent
December 20, 2019: SGR IP Brain Trust Newsletter
December 12, 2019: SGR IP Brain Trust Newsletter
December 5, 2019: SGR Hosts GIPA IP Think Thank
November 21, 2019: SGR IP Brain Trust Newsletter
November 14, 2019: U.S. News and Best Lawyers® Recognizes SGR on the 2020 “Best Law Firms” List
November 8, 2019: Six SGR Intellectual Property Attorneys Appointed to INTA Committees for the 2020-2021 Term
October 31, 2019: How to Overcome the Genericness Hurdle at the U.S. Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
October 24, 2019: On Second Thought, Don’t Say My Name – Registering Surnames in the United States
October 17, 2019: Do “Expenses” Include the PTO’s Attorney’s Fees in a New Civil Action Filed to Challenge the PTO’s Refusal of an Application?
October 10, 2019: SGR IP Brain Trust Newsletter
October 3, 2019: SGR IP Attorneys Host Pro-Bono Clinic in Atlanta
September 26, 2019: Federal Circuit Hears Oral Argument: Can Unasserted Claims of a Patent be Invalidated Under Section 101?
September 19, 2019: Client Spotlight: Pilots N Paws
September 12, 2019: Trademark Decisions at the ITC May Have Preclusive Effect at the District Court
September 5, 2019: SGR IP Attorneys Continue Service as Adjunct Professors at Various Law Schools
August 29, 2019: No Place to Hide – The Effect of Data Breach on Brand Value
August 22, 2019: Best Lawyers® Recognize Five SGR IP Attorneys
August 15, 2019: Trademark Owners, Watch Out! USPTO Getting Strict on Specimens
August 8, 2019: SGR IP Brain Trust Newsletter
August 1, 2019: New Requirements: Foreign Trademark Applicants and Registrants Must Use U.S. Licensed Attorneys
July 25, 2019: Update: Scandalous Marks at the PTO
July 18, 2019: Scott Woldow Chairs Government Officials Training Committee
July 11, 2019: SGR IP Brain Trust Newsletter: Warnezak Named Pro Bono and Community Service Partner
June 27, 2019: IP Legal Alert: Supreme Court Rejects Registration Restrictions for Offensive Marks
June 20, 2019: SGR Partner Jim Bikoff Appointed as Chair of the Trademarks & Unfair Competition Division of the ABA Section of IP Law
June 13, 2019: SGR IP Brain Trust Newsletter
June 6, 2019: Will the Supreme Court Abrogate Sovereign Immunity for a State’s Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights?
May 30, 2019: Supreme Court Rules that Bankruptcy Does Not Revoke a Trademark License
May 23, 2019: Mike Riesen Speaking at Upcoming WICT Conference
May 16, 2019: SGR IP Property Brain Trust
May 9, 2019: Bruce McDonald Presented Public Comments to IP Court of the Russian Federation
May 2, 2019: Fourth Circuit Fixes Fair Use
April 25, 2019: ICANN Updates: Access to Domain Name Registrant Data Post-Blackout
April 18, 2019: SGR Welcomes Two IP Attorneys and Two SGR IP Attorneys Recipients of 2018 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificates
April 12, 2019: Federal Circuit Declines to Give Deference to the USPTO and Brunetti and the Tests of Tam.
April 4, 2019: Avoid Truthful but Misleading Advertising
March 29, 2019: SGR IP Brain Trust Newsletter
March 21, 2019: SGR IP Brain Trust Newsletter
March 14, 2019: Using Inventorship Challenges to Facilitate the Resolution of Misappropriation of Trade Secret Claims
March 8, 2019: SGR IP Property Brain Trust