Trademark Updates

South Korea Launches K-Brand Certification Trademark: A Hybrid Anti-Counterfeiting Tool Merges Origin Certification with Trademark Protection

South Korea Launches K-Brand Certification Trademark: A Hybrid Anti-Counterfeiting Tool Merges Origin Certification with...
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Trump Executive Order Forces “Patented Manufacturing” Location for Pharmaceuticals: 100% Tariff Decouples IP Strategy from Production Site Freedom

Trump Executive Order Forces "Patented Manufacturing" Location for Pharmaceuticals: 100% Tariff Decouples IP Strategy fr...
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USPTO and DOJ to File Joint Statements in SEP Patent Cases: Working Group Co-Chair Reveals New Policy Direction

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) are set to file joint governme...
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Sharing Data with Public AI Platforms Can Extinguish Trade Secret Protection: Two Federal Courts Weigh In

Two recent federal district court decisions have established that sharing confidential business information with public ...
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U.S. Senate Reintroduces Pro Codes Act: Safety Standards Copyright Debate Returns as SDOs and Public Interest Groups Clash

The U.S. Senate saw the reintroduction on March 19, 2026 of the Protecting and Enhancing Public Access to Codes Act of 2...
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DOJ Frames FRAND as the Antitrust ‘Safety Valve’ for Standards Development—Deputy AAG Kallay Speaks at CSIS LeadershIP 2026

Dina Kallay, Deputy Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust at the U.S. Department of Justice, publicly articulated the...
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Federal Circuit Rules Social-Network Content Personalization Patent Ineligible Under § 101: TikTok Prevails

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on March 31, 2026 affirmed a district court judgment finding claim 1 o...
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Federal Circuit Splits on Tesla EV Charging Patent: Claim 1 Obvious, Time-Calculation Claims Survive

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on March 31, 2026 issued a split decision in Tesla, Inc. v. Charge Fus...
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Federal Circuit Affirms PTAB: Centripetal Networks Cybersecurity Patent Anticipated by Cisco User Guide

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on April 2, 2026 affirmed the Patent Trial and Appeal Board's (...
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USPTO’s First Life Sciences PTAB Listening Session Surfaces Fundamental Divide Over Patent Validity and Drug Competition

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office convened the first of three planned listening sessions on March 30, 2026, to examin...