Ted Davis, a partner in the Atlanta office of Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP, will present on developments in trademark and unfair competition law over the trailing twelve months, with a particular emphasis on the invalidation under the First Amendment of the prohibition in Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act on the registration of potentially disparaging marks, continued judicial disagreement on the evidentiary value of registrations on the Principal Register, and emerging applications of the Supreme Court’s opinion in B & B Hardware, Inc. v. Hargis Indus., 135 S. Ct. 1293 (2015).
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Join us on July 12, 2016 for a panel discussion on Inter Partes Review practices tips and strategies, led by Joshua Lorentz (Dinsmore & Shohl), John Davis (Wood Herron & Evans), and Angela Haughey (The Proctor and Gamble Co.), and moderated by Nicholaus Rericha (Dinsmore and Shohl).
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Join us August 9, 2016, when Matthew Molloy and John Luken, both of Dinsmore & Shohl, will discuss recent opinions from The United States Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
In particular, Mr. Molloy and Mr. Luken will discuss recent USSC opinions regarding enhanced damages for willful infringement (Halo/Stryker), IPR claim construction standards (Cuozzo), and attorney’s fee awards in Copyright Cases (Wiley v Kirtsaeng). Additionally, they will discuss pending Supreme Court matters directed to design patent damages (Apple v Samsung), patent laches (SCA Hygiene v First Quality Baby Prods), the copyrighting of useful articles (Star Athletica v. Varsity Brands), and the patent implications when supplying subcomponents of a patented invention abroad (Lifetech v Promega).
From the CAFC, Mr. Molloy and Mr. Luken will discuss recent patent decisions regarding Section 101, venue (In re TC Heartland), the 102(b) on sale bar (Medicines Co v Hospira), and international patent exhaustion (Lexmark v Impression Prods). Finally, regarding trademark law, they will discuss the CAFC’s opinion on disparaging marks in In re Tam.
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