Senate Passes Historic Patent Reform Bill
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The Senate yesterday passed the America Invents Act (S. 23) by a vote of 87-3. Although some provisions were dropped, the Senate bill retained the following key elements: Third party submissions of prior art for pending applications; USPTO fee setting authority; Supplemental examination authority; Repeal of the residency requirement for Federal Ci...

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Senate Defeats Feinstein Patent Amendment
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An amendment that was offered by Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) to the patent reform bill (America Invents Act S. 23) has been tabled by a vote of 87 to 13. The Feinstein Amendment removed the First To File provision in favor of the existing First to Invent System.  Arguments against the First to File System include not allowing independent...

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Wednesday, September 29, 2010

National Trademark Expo - October 15-16, 2010


The US Patent and Trademark Office will have a National Trademark Expo October 15-16, 2010 at the USPTO Campus, 600 Delany Street, Alexandria, Virginia.

Events will be free and include:

1. "What Every Small Business Must Know About Intellectual Property"

2. "Why Buy 'Legit': About Counterfeit Goods"

3. "Top Mistakes in Trademark Application and How to Best Avoid Them"

4. "Trademarks 101" which covers basic facts about trademarks and trademark law

5. The pro se video featuring Jason Lott and others will play on a loop in the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum throughout the Expo

6. "How to File a Trademark" at the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) booth


 Many Exhibitors will be present including the American Intellectual Property Law Association ("AIPLA"), not to be outdone by the Cat in the Hat and the Pillsbury Doughboy.






 

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