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Briefs Archive

MVS Briefs October 2024

  • MVS to Host Session for the World Food Prize  written by  Heidi Sease Nebel
  • The CHIPS ACT: Could Vital Legislation and Impending Grants…  written by  Shireen K. Bhatia
  • Patents for Partial Designs Now Available in China  written by  Gregory Lars Gunnerson
  • Fee Changes Coming to Patents and Trademarks in 2025  written by  Jonathan L. Kennedy
  • Bayh-Dole March-In Rights in a Post Chevron World  written by  Charley Romano, Ph.D.
  • BOI Reporting Deadline Fast Approaching for Companies Older Than One Year  written by  Nicholas J. Krob
  • MVS: Supporting Innovation Events.   Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending!
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MVS Briefs June 2024

  • Pending “B.I.R.D.I.E” Bill in Congress Proposes Copyright Protection for Golf Course Designs written by Mark Hansing
  • Evidence of a Motivation to Combine Prior Art References is Required for a Valid Obviousness Rejection written by Kevin Kercher
  • Trademark Registrations and Keeping Up with Changing Technology written by Christine Lebron-Dykeman
  • When Labels Matter: Variety Naming and Seed Label Requirements of the Federal Seed Act written by Melissa Mitchell
  • World Intellectual Property Indicators 2023 and Beyond written by Jill N. Link
  • Words are Actually Important: Understanding the “Why” of “Patent-ese” written by Ashley Holland
  • MVS: Supporting Innovation Events. Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending!
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MVS Briefs March 2024

  • Can Public Officials Block Social Media Critics? written by Julie L. Spieker
  • Restrictive Covenants and IP written by Luke T. Mohrhauser
  • AI Inventions: Are They Patentable? written by Kirk M. Hartung
  • The Legal Tightrope of AI Training: Balancing Innovation and Copyright Laws written by Jacob S. Blackford
  • Overview of the USPTO’s Framework to Evaluate Patent Subject Matter Eligibility written by Joseph H. Hallman
  • Trademark Scams written by Mike C. Gilchrist
  • MVS: Supporting Innovation Events. Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending!
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MVS Briefs December 2023

  • MVS Turns 100
  • Luddites, Lawyers, Illustrators: Embrace AI as a Tool written by Cassie J. Edgar
  • Intangible Asset Protection – It’s Your Money written by Glenn Johnson
  • Developments Protecting Children’s Data Privacy written by Sarah M.D. Luth
  • Seeking Antibody Claim Breadth Post – Amgen v. Sanofi written by Charles P. Romano, Ph.D.
  • Navigating Plant Breeders’ Rights: Implications of UPOV 78 and UPOV 91 written by Brian D. Keppler, Ph.D.
  • Where We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending!
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MVS Briefs September 2023

  • When is A Blueberry Bush Not A Blueberry Bush? written by Heidi Sease Nebel
  • Anna Mangin – 1880’s Inventor written by Jonathan L. Kennedy
  • Copyright Law Tips for In-House Counsel written by Brandon W. Clark
  • PSA: More Significant Changes to Canadian Patent Law Coming in 2024 and 2025 written by Gregory Lars Gunnerson
  • Miniature Infringement: Levi’s Once Again Sues Over Pocket “Tab” written by Nicholas J. Krob
  • Where We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending!
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MVS Briefs June 2023

  • Athletic Shoe Logo Trademark Wars—Another Chapter written by Mark D. Hansing
  • U.S. Supreme Court Rules on Whether Andy Warhol’s Painting of a Prince Photograph Rises to the Level of Being Fair Use written by Kevin M. Kercher
  • Control the Marketing or Risk Denial of a Federal Trademark Registration written by Christine Lebron-Dykeman
  • IP Protection in US Territories written by Jill N. Link
  • Protect Your PBR Rights! International Licensing and Novelty Limitations written by Melissa M. Mitchell
  • The Supreme Court Issues Narrow Decision on Jack Daniel’s Dog Toy Case written by Ashley E. Holland
  • Where We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending!
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MVS Briefs March 2023

  • When Should I Reach Out to Discuss My Potential IP? written by Luke T. Mohrhauser
  • Artificial Intelligence and Global Patent Discussions written by Kirk M. Hartung
  • “Failure to Function” Rejections on the Rise written by Michael C. Gilchrist
  • Federal Circuit Offers Insight into the Inquiry of Patent Eligible Subject Matter written by Joseph M. Hallman
  • Is Artificial Intelligence Coming to the US Patent and Trademark Office? written by Julie L. Spieker
  • Where We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending!
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MVS Briefs December 2022

  • USPTO and Regulatory Agencies Tie the Knot written by Cassie J. Edgar
  • Is Your Patent License Still Valuable and Valid? written by Glenn Johnson
  • Harvested Material and Unauthorized Use of Propagating Material written by Brian D. Keppler, Ph.D.
  • 2022 Developments in Biometric Data Litigation: Arbitration Clauses of User Agreements are Enforceable, Even for Minors written by Sarah M.D. Luth
  • Protecting Your Roadmap: Lessons from Amgen v. Sanofi written by Charles P. Romano, Ph.D.
  • Where We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending!
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MVS Briefs September 2022

  • CHIPS and Science Act of 2022 is now law…. now what? written by Heidi S. Nebel
  • Copyright Law Tips for In-House Counsel written by Brandon W. Clark
  • PSA: Avoiding Patent-to-Market Scams written by Gregory Lars Gunnerson
  • The USPTO Expands Outreach Programs to Encourage Innovation Nationwide written by Ashley Holland
  • Does the New Policy on Free Publication Access to Federally Funded Research Impact My IP Strategy? written by Jonathan L. Kennedy
  • Who Owns Your Name? written by Nicholas J. Krob
  • Where We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending!
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MVS Briefs June 2022

  • The Important Differences Between Corporate/LLC Names and Trademarks written by Mark D. Hansing
  • USPTO Trademark Audit Program—Not New, But Seemingly Far More Aggressive written by Christine Lebron-Dykeman
  • European Patent Oppositions: A US Patent Attorney Perspective written by Jill N. Link
  • Countries with Protective Patent Law Provisions written by Michael H. Anderson, Ph.D.
  • What Happens to a Biological Deposit if the Patent Application is Withdrawn or Abandoned? written by Melissa M. Mitchell
  • Where We’ll Be! Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending!
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