Tag:Patent and Trademark Office

In Separation of Powers Ruling, Supreme Court Rejects PTAB System for Patent Disputes and Orders PTO Panel Decisions to be Reviewed by Agency Director

The Supreme Court, applying a doctrine that urges strict separation of authority among the federal government’s three branches, invalidated June 21 a statutory scheme that excludes politically-appointed functionaries from intellectual property disputes.

Do Two Generics Make a Trademark?

Can two common terms add up to something more distinctive than the sum of their parts? On Monday, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments...