Austin Padgett

2 weeks ago | ipwatchdog.com | Eileen McDermott |Steve Brachmann |Austin Padgett |Christopher Close

“Perlmutter’s complaint charged that the President ‘has no authority to name a temporary replacement Librarian of Congress, much less name a high-ranking DOJ official whose presence offends the constitutional separation of powers.’” In a complaint filed Thursday, May 22, Shira Perlmutter, who is presently still listed as Register of Copyrights on the U.S. Copyright Office website, told the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia that President Donald Trump’s controversial attempt to...

2 weeks ago | ipwatchdog.com | Eileen McDermott |Steve Brachmann |Austin Padgett |Christopher Close

“The [Federal Circuit’s] decision conflates the activity of ‘patent ownership’ with the activities of a ‘mere importer…’” – ITC petition The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) filed a combined petition for rehearing and rehearing en banc on Wednesday with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC), arguing that the court’s March precedential decision vacating a Commission determination on the economic prong of the domestic industry requirement “overlooks the cardinal rule...

2 weeks ago | ipwatchdog.com | Austin Padgett |Eileen McDermott

Picture this: It’s a scorching summer day. You’re at the pool, cold drink in hand, music playing, with your gear lined up. The cooler, the chair, the Bluetooth speaker. For a lot of people, that cooler is a YETI. Or is it? A decade ago, if you looked closely, you might’ve noticed an almost identical cooler, same shape, same rubber latches, but a different name: RTIC. And it was half the price of YETI, as they advertised widely.

1 month ago | ipwatchdog.com | Gene Quinn |Eileen McDermott |Steve Brachmann |Austin Padgett

This week on IPWatchdog Unleashed we have a conversation that was recorded at the end of our AI 2025 program in front of a live studio audience. Joining me were Stephanie Curcio, Clint Mehall, and John Rogitz, who make up the new IPWatchdog Advisory Committee. They have all been long-time attendees at our events, they often speak on panels, they often written articles for us, and now they will help advise me with respect to programs and continue to provide content for IPWatchdog.com.

2 months ago | ipwatchdog.com | Eileen McDermott |Gene Quinn |Austin Padgett |Christopher Close

“According to the C4IP report, large majorities of both Democrats and Republicans think lawmakers should ‘continue protecting IP standards to promote future innovation and competition.’”The Council for Innovation Promotion (C4IP) released a report Monday urging the Trump Administration and Congress to take 18 key steps to strengthen the U.S. IP system. This is the second edition of C4IP’s report, titled, Reaffirm and Refine: A Government Agenda for Intellectual Property.