Intellectual Property

Intellectual Property

John V. Biernacki, Matthew W. Johnson, Dave Cochran | Jones Day

In the America Invents Act (“AIA”), Congress granted the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (“PTAB”) heightened jurisdiction to hear challenges to patents related to performing data processing or other operations used in the practice, administration or management of a financial...

Intellectual Property

Marsha Gentner | Dykema Gossett PLLC

MCC: One highly publicized trademark case involves the NFL team the Washington Redskins. The team’s longstanding trademark has been deemed to be disparaging to Native Americans. What are the issues and any decisions from the court around disparagement and federal trademark registration as...

Intellectual Property

Mark E. Avsec | Benesch

MCC: 3-D printing has a longer history than many realize, dating back at least to the 1970s with a technology patented by Wyn Kelly Swainson. At that time, engineers commonly referred to it as the “rapid prototyping industry.” Please tell our readers more about how 3-D printing has...