MVS Briefs April 2025 Worldwide Intellectual Property Value and Activity written by Kirk Hartung Decoding the Value of Your Patents: The Art and Science of Valuation written by Jacob Blackford Paradise Denied: Why U.S. Courts Rejected Copyright for AI Art written by Julie Spieker Cat Fight: Puma v Tiger written by Mike Gilchrist No Analysis of a Reasonable Expectation of Success… written by Vanessa Lancaster MVS: Supporting Innovation Events. Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending! Read Full Newsletter
MVS Briefs January 2025 An Innovation Forecast: What the Three Most Cited Patents… written by Connor Williams FDA Issues Order Noting Resolution of Tirzepatide Shortage… written by Cassie Edgar Reduced European Patent Office Fees for Small Entities written by Brian Keppler, Ph.D. 5 Million PCT Publications – 47 Years In the Making written by Jill Link, Pharm.D., JD Trademark Law Update – Penn State v. Vintage Brands… written by Andrew Morgan MVS: Supporting Innovation Events. Find out where our attorneys are speaking and what events they’re attending! Read Full Newsletter
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! Read Full Newsletter
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! Read Full Newsletter
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! Read Full Newsletter
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! Read Full Newsletter
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! Read Full Newsletter
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! Read Full Newsletter
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! Read Full Newsletter
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! Read Full Newsletter