We at RPJ are privileged to work with some of the most innovative talent in art, film, and entertainment, and we’d like to congratulate our clients who are sharing their work with world at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival! People’s Television’s Not Going Quietly chronicles the journey of Ady Barkan,...
In a grand gesture of altruism within our otherwise fiercely capitalist climate, leaders of industry in the fields of medicine and technology, such as Amazon, Facebook and Microsoft, have voluntarily relinquished their exclusive rights to their intellectual property in an effort to combat COVID-19 as part of the Open COVID...
Last year the American Bar Association (ABA) published a report with grim findings on the lack of diversity in American patent law.[1] Building on that report and our own experience of the lack of diversity in the patent law profession, we ask what the reasons behind a largely homogenous patent...
RPJ Partner Nicole Page, a guest contributor for IPWatchdog, discusses the issue of trademark bullying in her new article, “Apple v. Prepear: Does Apple Really Need All the Fruit?,” published on August 26. Apple, Inc. recently filed an opposition with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office against the food prep...
Governments, pharmaceutical companies and medical researchers around the world are racing to produce a vaccine for COVID-19, as well as potential drugs to fight the virus in those who contract it. The numbers show at least 70 reported potential vaccines and 150 other drugs for treatment that are in development...
With the world practicing social distancing and fitness studios and gyms across the country shuttering for the time being, wellness enthusiasts of all varieties—from personal trainers and yoga instructors to boxers, dancers and runners—are taking to the internet to make sure that we stay active, even if we can’t leave...
We are pleased to announce that RPJ Partner Deena R. Merlen, who heads RPJ’s Connecticut practice, has been appointed as Chair of the Connecticut Chapter of the Licensing Executives Society (LES) of the USA and Canada, an independent professional organization that facilitates global intellectual property commerce through education, networking, standards...
By Larry Brocchini When my college-bound son asked me if the word “THE” could be trademarked, I wondered if my love for IP law had rubbed off on him. Turns out, his curiosity was driven by his passion for sports, not trademarks. Specifically, Ohio State University (an institution my son...
Earlier this month, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (the “PTO”) quietly announced a new rule pertaining to all trademark applicants, registrants, and parties to trademark proceedings whose permanent legal residence or principal place of business is outside the United States. Commencing as of August 3, 2019, when the...
A licensor of copyrighted software is often faced with two potential pathways for a claim that the copyrighted material was misappropriated: (1) a claim under the Copyright Act or (2) a claim for breach of the licensing agreement. A recent decision from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second...