Mark This Down – January 2020

The U.S. Supreme Court preserved inter partes review proceedings before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board by bringing the USPTO director into the mix. Our Intellectual Property Group examines the decision, its impact on current PTAB proceedings, the likely backlog created by the decision, and potential options for the PTAB in the future.

Following its decision on The Slants two years ago, the Supreme Court again lands on the side of free speech in Iancu v. Brunetti. Our Intellectual Property – Trademark & Copyright Group discusses the case of the FUCT trademark and why immoral and scandalous marks are no longer barred from being registered with the USPTO.