Takeaway: The American Intellectual Property Law Association filed an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to find that willfulness not be a requirement for disgorgement of profits under Section 35(a) of the Lanham Act.

Takeaway: The United States Patent and Trademark Office has reached its goals of reducing patent pendency rates cultivating innovation and entrepreneurship.

Takeaway: The Federal Circuit ruled in a patent lawsuit that the scope of a design patent can be limited by the claim language where the language solely provides the article of manufacture which does not appear in the drawings.

Takeaway: The USPTO has proposed a vast array of patent fee adjustments and has opened a 60-day window for public comment on the proposal.

Takeaway: It is important to follow decisions of the federal courts when dealing with Section 101 issues during patent prosecution as the Federal Circuit has ruled that they are not bound by USPTO guidance.

Takeaway: Governmental Agencies cannot challenge patents under the American Invents Act post-issuance review procedures.

Takeaway: It is important to include all inventors that contributed to an invention in a patent application, even if the final claimed invention has been modified since the contribution occurred.

Takeaway: If you need to amend your patent claims during AIA proceedings, the USPTO has provided some available options.

Takeaway: There is a new platform for buying, selling, and licensing patents that provides a monetization guide and submission to over 100 of the top patent buyers.

We greatly enjoyed catching up with friends and acquaintances and making new ones at the 141st Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association in Boston! It was a great experience being able to exhibit in Boston, and we plan to do so again next year in Singapore.