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The US Patent And Trademark Office Announced It Will Adjust Their Fee Schedule
As of today, October 2, 2020, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has adjusted its fee schedule. Most fees have increased by about 5% for large, small, and micro-entities alike, with larger increases related to AIA trials and patent...
In the midst of the Coronavirus pandemic created a surge in internet counterfeiting that IP protection can help inhibit.
The Coronavirus pandemic created a surge of internet counterfeiting for which IP protection is the strongest deterrent. One lesson we can all glean from 2020 is that things can change drastically and without warning. The global pandemic has radically...
Ference & Associates Secures Another In A Series of Judgments Against Online Counterfeiters
Ference & Associates, a boutique intellectual property law firm, announced today that it has secured an $8 million judgment and permanent injunction against sellers of counterfeit Negg® egg peelers on the Amazon.com online marketplace. The plaintiff in this case...
Ference & Associates Secures $44 Million Judgment and Injunctive Relief Against Online Counterfeiters, Upping The Total Counterfeiting Judgments Secured By The Firm Since March 2019 to nearly $150 million
Pittsburgh, PA-based intellectual property law firm, Ference & Associates announced that it secured judgments in the amount of $44 million and permanent injunctive relief in the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in a civil...
Ference & Associates Secures Preliminary Injunction Against Online Counterfeiters on Behalf of Washington-based Gorge Design Group
Pittsburgh, PA-based intellectual property law firm Ference & Associates announced today that a preliminary injunction was entered by the Honorable William S. Stickman IV of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania in a lawsuit...