The U.S. House Members Introduce The Litigation Transparency Act of 2025

Members of The United States House of Representatives introduce The Litigation Transparency Act of 2025. According to a press release from Congressman Darrell Issa, Chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, Artificial Intelligence and the Internet, Congressman Scott Fitzgerald (WI-05), and Congressman Mike Collins (GA-10), who introduced HR 1109, The Litigation Transparency […]

Donika Pentcheva’s Research Was Cited In Connection With A Case Pending In The United States District Court For The Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division

Donika Pentcheva’s research involving intellectual property assets was cited in exhibits in connection with a case that was pending in the United States District Court for The Western District of North Carolina, Charlotte Division.

A Bipartisan, Bicameral Bill Has Been Introduced to Restore Injunctive Relief for Patent Infringement

On February 26, 2025, a bipartisan, bicameral bill was introduced to restore injunctive relief for patent infringement. The bill is titled: “Realizing Engineering, Science, and Technology Opportunities by Restoring Exclusive (RESTORE) Patent Rights Act of 2025.” If enacted, the bill would restore the presumption that courts will issue an injunction to stop patent infringers. More […]

The United States Patent and Trademark Office Rescinds Memorandum Addressing Discretionary Denial Procedures

On February 28, 2025, The United States Patent and Trademark Office indicated that a previous Memorandum addressing discretionary denial procedures is now rescinded. The Memorandum was titled “Interim Procedure for Discretionary Denials in America Invents Act Post-Grant Proceedings with Parallel District Court Litigation,” and was dated June 21, 2022. Parties to post-grant proceedings may now […]

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Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited to The Mergers And Acquisitions Deal Summit

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to the Mergers and Acquisitions (“M&A”) Deal Summit. The Summit is scheduled to offer award celebrations, pre-scheduled one-on-one meetings, thought-leadership discussions and networking among highly accomplished and active deal professionals, executives, investors, and advisors. The Deal Forum is a set of exclusive daytime activities to facilitate deal flow, new business […]

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) Has Announced Draft Clean Water Act National Recommended Ambient Water Quality Criteria

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) has announced the availability of draft Clean Water Act national recommended ambient water quality criteria for the protection of human health for three PFAS: PFOA, PFOS, and PFBS. According to the EPA, PFAS are a large class of thousands of synthetic chemicals that have been in use in […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited To The American Bar Foundation’s Fellows Events At The American Bar Association’s Midyear Meeting

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to the American Bar Foundation’s Fellows events at the American Bar Association’s Midyear Meeting. Donika Pentcheva is a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation. According to the American Bar Foundation: The American Bar Foundation (ABF) is the world’s leading research institute for the empirical and interdisciplinary study of law. The […]

Donika Pentcheva Has Been Invited to The Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Bench and Bar Gathering

Donika Pentcheva has been invited to attend the Federal Circuit Bar Association’s Bench and Bar Gathering in Washington, District of Columbia. According to the Federal Circuit Bar Association: The Association represents the interests of those involved with the subject matter which comes before the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit and its […]

NASA and The USPTO announce an agreement to engage in tech transfer and commercialization

According to the United States Patent and Trademark Office, on December 19, 2024, The United States Department of Commerce’s Patent and Trademark Office (“The USPTO”) and The National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s (“NASA”) Space Technology Mission Directorate (STMD) announced a collaboration via a five-year Memorandum of Understanding “to promote and advance innovation through technology transfer […]

USPTO Will Accept Petitions to Advance Initial Examination of Applications for Marks Used to Identify Qualifying COVID-19 Medical Products and Services

Beginning June 16, 2020, the Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) will accept petitions to advance initial examination of applications for marks used to identify qualifying COVID-19 medical products and services.  Because the USPTO considers the effects of COVID-19 to be an “extraordinary situation” within the meaning of 37 C.F.R. § […]

General Information on Patents: Importance of Filing Applications Promptly

A patent application must be filed in accordance with the United States patent laws. One of the most critical requirements of our patent laws is that a patent application must be filed promptly. As of March 16, 2013, patents will be awarded to the first inventor to file a patent application for a particular invention. […]

The European Patent Office Refuses Two Patent Applications Designating A Machine Inventor

The European Patent Office has refused two European patent applications in which a machine is designated as an inventor. Both patent applications indicate “DABUS” as inventor, which is described as “a type of connectionist artificial intelligence.” The applicant stated that they acquired the right to the European patent from the inventor by being its successor […]

Trademark Licensing Protection Act

Franchising is governed by trademark law which is enacted in the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. 1051 et seq. This law requires that franchisors police the use of their intellectual property licensed to third parties so that the brand is consistent and uniform to consumers. While trademark law requires franchisors and franchisees to enact controls to […]

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Enacts a New Rule Mandating Electronic Filing for Trademark Submissions

Subject to limited exceptions, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is enacting a new rule that mandates electronic filing for trademark submissions. In particular, trademark applicants and registrants will be required to: File their trademark applications and documents concerning trademark applications and registrations online using the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office’s Trademark Electronic Application System; […]