Anna Rennich

May 24, 2024 | ipwatchdog.com | Eileen McDermott |Randall R Rader |Megan K Bannigan |Anna Rennich

“On appeal to the CAFC, the court explained that, while the Luca McDermott trust did have Article III standing to bring the appeal, it did not have standing to bring the cancellation action.”The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Thursday, May 23, affirmed a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) decision that found a party with only a minority ownership interest in the owner of allegedly infringed marks did not have standing to seek cancellation of the marks.

May 23, 2024 | ipwatchdog.com | Megan K Bannigan |Anna Rennich

“The ‘more flexible approach’ adopted this week will unquestionably give [design patent] challengers more latitude to argue that prior art warrants a finding of obviousness.”Applications for design patents have surged in recent years, with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) a 20% increase in applications over the last five years.