John Sullivan to Attend INTA Conference on Mar. 7-8, 2013

John Sullivan of PSB&N will be attending the upcoming International Trademark Association Conference - Trademarks and the Changing Internet Landscape. The conference will be held in Philadelphia at the Ritz-Carlton. This conference will provide information and guidance to trademark practitioners about the revolution of the Internet and social media.

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Benefits Of US Implementation Of The Hague Agreement

By: Michael J. Leonard and John P. Sullivan

Publication: Law 360

January 11, 2013 — President Obama recently signed into law the Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012 (U.S. Bill S.3486), which goes into effect in December 2013. The law will allow U.S. citizens and residents to participate in the existing international filing system for design patents via the Hague System Agreement. Upon implementation, U.S. applicants will be able to more efficiently secure protection for industrial designs abroad. In addition, international owners of design rights can more fully avail themselves of a simplified filing mechanism for securing protection of their designs in the United States. Click here to view whole article.

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Changes in U.S. Design Patent Law Will Have Significant Impact

By: Michael J Leonard and Mark T. Vogelbacker

Publication: The Legal Intelligencer

On December 18, 2012, President Obama signed a bill (U.S. Bill S.3486, referred to as “Patent Law Treaties Implementation Act of 2012”) that will allow U.S. citizens and residents to participate in an existing international filing system for design patent applications known as the Hague Agreement. The system is similar to the well-known international filing system (the Patent Cooperation Treaty, often referred to as “PCT”) for utility patent applications. The new law will not be in effective until December 2013. Click here to view whole article.

Reprinted with permission from the December 28, 2012 issue of The Legal Intelligencer. (c) 2012 ALM Media Properties, LLC. Further duplication without permission is prohibited. All rights reserved.

D. Butler and J. Sullivan to Attend Brehon Law Symposium Oct. 10-12

Dennis Butler and John Sullivan of PSB&N will be attending and participating in the upcoming Brehon Law Society’s second U.S./Ireland Legal Symposium. The Symposium will be held in Philadelphia on October 10-12, 2012 at the Rittenhouse Hotel. The Symposium is designed to bring together internationally-minded in-house attorneys, private legal practitioners and business executives looking to invest in key sectors in Ireland, the U.S. and Europe. Academics, politicians, government officials and law students are also invited to take part. For more information about the event, including how to register, please visit: http://www.brehonlawsociety.org/symposium/

Christina Frangiosa Moderates Panel at ABA's Annual Meeting

On August 4th, Christina Frangiosa served as moderator for a panel discussion concerning “The Scope and Severity of Extra-Territorial Online Piracy and Counterfeiting,” at the American Bar Association’s Annual Meeting in Chicago. This panel addressed the scope and severity of the problem arising from online piracy and counterfeiting, in terms of the economic harm to U.S. industry and the economy and the potential harms to the health, safety, and the public welfare. The discussion was the first of a two-part series, followed immediately by part two entitled, “The Government’s Response: Developing Effective and Balanced Solutions.”