Author sues Paramount over Top Gun; Thaler appeals DABUS case to Fed Circuit; Vidal reviews VLSI PTAB matter; USPTO announces Hirshfeld leaving date; CNIPA says China leads in 5G patents; StockX hits back at Nike over NFTs; Louboutin dealt blow in EU Amazon TM row
Author sues Paramount over Top Gun; Thaler appeals DABUS case to Fed Circuit; Vidal reviews VLSI PTAB matter; USPTO announces Hirshfeld leaving date; CNIPA says China leads in 5G patents; StockX hits back at Nike over NFTs; Louboutin dealt blow in EU Amazon TM row
The Federal Circuit on Friday held that Drew Hirshfeld had the authority to conduct U.S. Patent and Trademark Office director reviews mandated by the U.S. Supreme Court in Arthrex, despite his not being appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.
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