Alerts From the Stoel Rives Web Site http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?show=2726 en-us Copyright 2013, Stoel Rives clientservices@stoel.com http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 5/24/2013 4:06:05 PM http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=10072 CFIUS Issues 2012 Annual Report to Congress: Finds Coordinated Foreign Strategy to Acquire Critical U.S. Technologies Foreign acquisitions of U.S. businesses are subject to review by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) ... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=9871 When the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) released the list of applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) on June 13, 2012, the clock started ticking. Now, brand owners have just over two months left until the ... Tue, 30 Oct 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=9777 The Stoel Rives 2011 Patent Reports for Idaho, Oregon, Utah and Washington are now available for download. The reports include the number of patents awarded to inventors and assigned to companies in each state during 2011. Stoel Rives Patent Attorneys ... Wed, 05 Sep 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=9556 On May 30, 2012, the window to submit applications for new generic top-level domains (gTLDs) closed, with more than 1,900 applications received. Now attention shifts to June 13, 2012, "Reveal Day," when the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and ... Wed, 06 Jun 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=8630 A new decision by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals highlights the risks brand owners face when adopting a new trademark that also happens to correspond to an Internet domain name already registered to someone else. In GoPets Ltd. v. Hise, No. 08-56110, ... Wed, 28 Sep 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=7941 After two down years, the patent activity in Oregon bounced back in 2010. This bounce back is attributed to ongoing technological innovation in the state, companies' greater efforts to patent business innovations, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's ... Wed, 04 May 2011 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=7234 The Supreme Court of the United States today granted certiorari in a case that questions the long-standing clear-and-convincing evidentiary standard for invalidating a patent. The case is Microsoft Corp. v. i4i L.P., No. 10-290 (cert. granted Nov. 29, ... Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=7101 Following several years of development, and much anticipation in recent months, the Federal Trade Commission finally released the "Proposed, Revised Green Guides" yesterday. The new Green Guides will be open for public comment until December 10, 2010. ... Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6545 Last weekend, Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed a bill into law that will help Utah-based businesses fight several different nefarious Internet practices. The Utah E-Commerce Integrity Act contains sections that prohibit cybersquatting and creates statutory ... Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6384 FTC Announces Minor Reductions to Hart-Scott-Rodino Premerger Notification Thresholds, Effective February 22, 2010 DOJ Issues $900,000 Fine for Failure to Honor Hart-Scott-Rodino Waiting Period New Merger Notification Thresholds Under the Hart-Scott-Rodino ... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=6267 On December 7, 2009 the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office ("USPTO") announced the launch of a pilot program to accelerate the examination of certain green technology patent applications. As previously reported, pendency for patent applications continues ... Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5768 On July 24, 2009 the parties jointly filed a motion to stay the proceedings at the Federal Circuit pending the induction of David Kappos as the new Director of the USPTO. The motion indicated that the proceedings could be rendered moot: A stay of ... Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5767 In the USPTO's attempts to issue new rules intended to streamline the filing and prosecution of U.S. patents presumably to reduce the backlog of patent applications at the Office, on July 6, 2009 the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit granted an ... Thu, 09 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=5515 On Tuesday, June 9, 2009, Facebook announced that it would allow users to create personalized URLs. This will allow individuals and companies to create a personal web address that other Facebook users can use to find them on the site. One troubling ... Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=2904 On April 1, 2008, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia granted summary judgment against the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (the "USPTO"), ruling that the proposed USPTO rules package was void and not in accordance with law because ... Wed, 02 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT http://www.stoel.com/showalert.aspx?Show=2468 This Bulletin is meant as general background only and should not be relied upon as legal advice. In all instances, you should consult with a lawyer about your specific circumstances. The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced ... Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT