Intellectual Property Network 2025 Legal Updates
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This presentation will cover recent developments in United States trademark and unfair competition law over the trailing twelve months.
This presentation will cover recent developments in United States trademark and unfair competition law over the trailing twelve months. Highlights will include the following:
- the Supreme Court’s great muddying of the waters in Vidal v. Elster;
- applications of the Court’s decisions in Jack Daniel’s Props., Inc. v. VIP Prods. LLC, 599 U.S. 140 (2023), and Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic Int’l, Inc., 600 U.S. 412 (2023);
- yet another accounting-of-profits dispute before the Court;
- strange goings-on in the Middle District of Pennsylvania; and
- the USPTO’s new fee schedule.
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Ted Davis
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Ted Davis, Partner, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton. Ted Davis is a partner in the Atlanta office of Kilpatrick Townsend, where he has assisted clients in trademark, copyright, false advertising, and unfair competition matters since 1990. He is a current member of the American Bar Association’s Board of Governors and the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Board of Directors; he also has served as Chair of the ABA’s Section of Intellectual Property Law and on the International Trademark Association’s Executive Committee. He frequently acts as an expert witness in trademark-related matters and is an adjunct professor at the Emory University School of Law.
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This presentation will offer a concise overview of some of the most significant patent cases from 2024 decided by the Federal Circuit. Additionally, we will discuss the practical implications of these cases.
This presentation will offer a concise overview of some of the most significant patent cases from 2024 decided by the Federal Circuit. Additionally, we will discuss the practical implications of these cases.
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We also will discuss the rescission of the Board’s Fintiv memo regarding discretionary denials based on co-pending litigation and several important new decisions relating to claim construction and PTAB estoppel.
In the last few months, there have been many developments at the PTAB. Join Justin Krieger for a discussion of some of these changes, including the Acting Director’s New Interim Guidance, which introduced a new bifurcated process that separates discretionary and merit considerations. We also will discuss the rescission of the Board’s Fintiv memo regarding discretionary denials based on co-pending litigation and several important new decisions relating to claim construction and PTAB estoppel.
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Justin Krieger
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Kilpatrick Townsend
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 07/09/2025 at 12:00 PM (EDT)
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 08/13/2025 at 12:00 PM (EDT)
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 09/10/2025 at 12:00 PM (EDT)
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 10/08/2025 at 12:00 PM (EDT)
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 11/12/2025 at 12:00 PM (EST)
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Contains 1 Component(s) Includes a Live Web Event on 11/12/2025 at 12:00 PM (EST)
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The Intellectual Property network serves as a central resource for all ACC members with an expertise or interest in intellectual property law. The network provides a network for its members to promote the development of corporate legal practice in the area of intellectual property law and to keep current and consult on the latest case law and legislative and administrative actions affecting intellectual property law.
