Join the nice people of WIPO for the eagerly awaited annual advanced seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) of October 2 and 3, 2024, brought to you by the PCT Legal and User Relations Division. Continue reading “Advanced seminar on the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT)”
Looking to get somebody to write some PHP code for me
(Update: prompted by helpful comments from readers, I was able to write the code myself. Click on the link to see the happy results.)
Hello readers. I wonder if somebody knows a PHP coder who would like to get hired to write some PHP code for me? Here is a description of the code that I hope to pay somebody to write.
Equity, Diversity, and Inclusivity CLE for patent and trademark attorneys
Colorado Rule 250.2(1)(a)(i) says that beginning January 1, 2023, every registered attorney must achieve at least two credit hours per reporting period in the area of equity, diversity, and inclusivity.
The Colorado office in charge of CLE lists three areas that are supposed to be covered in CLE courses about equity, diversity, and inclusivity, namely:
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- equal access to the legal system;
- competent representation of diverse populations;
- the recognition, mitigation, or elimination of bias in the legal profession or the legal system.
What may a patent attorney or trademark attorney do to respond in a meaningful way to licensure requirements regarding equity, diversity, and inclusivity? In this webinar, join your presenter, Carl Oppedahl, in trying to figure out what the problems are, in such areas as patent and trademark prosecution, for which an EDI CLE requirement might be a solution.
When and where? Thursday, September 5, 2024, Noon to 1:40 PM Mountain Time (100 minutes)
Format: Live webinar
For more information, or to register, click here.
Trademark Office can’t handle its own characters
Seems to me that the Trademark Office people at the USPTO ought to have put software safeguards in place so that the Trademark Office could handle its own characters. The Trademark Office has not put such safeguards into place. Continue reading “Trademark Office can’t handle its own characters”
Ethics CLE – securing electronic communications
In nearly every state, ethics rules require a lawyer to make reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to, information relating to the representation of a client. Colorado Rule 1.6(c), for example, says:
A lawyer shall make reasonable efforts to prevent the inadvertent or unauthorized disclosure of, or unauthorized access to, information relating to the representation of a client.
Does it violate ethics rules to use email in client communications? Does it violate ethics rules to use ordinary text messaging on a mobile phone? What about Skype, or Whatsapp, Viber or Signal? Continue reading “Ethics CLE – securing electronic communications”
EUIPO and Benelux are missing from Trademark Center
The executive summary is that the USPTO developers of Trademark Center made a big mistake in the coding of the priority claims in a trademark application — they failed to provide EUIPO and Benelux as trademark offices in which a priority application might have been filed. In doing so, they failed to learn from the identical mistake that had been made by the USPTO developers of Patent Center, who had failed to provide EPO and OAPI and ARIPO and EAPO as patent offices in which a priority application might have been filed. Continue reading “EUIPO and Benelux are missing from Trademark Center”
Another try with Bluesky and Mastodon
Well, folks, I am only slowly making progress at setting up Bluesky and Mastodon on this blog. This is a test posting on this blog to see if it propagates through to Bluesky and Mastodon.
As best I can discern, my Bluesky identifier is @oppedahl.com “ant-like.bsky.social” and my Mastodon ID is “@ant_like@mastodon.social”.
If any reader is an experienced user of Bluesky or Mastodon, I’d be grateful if you can look to see if I have made progress.
Mastodon, Bluesky, and RSS
Recently John Welch, the author of the TTABlog, posted to the e-Trademarks listserv to ask this:
I’ve been tweeting my blog posts for many years now, but I am fed up with the increasingly vile content on X/Twitter.
Can anyone recommend a good alternative?
Several listserv members offered very helpful suggestions. Perhaps the most helpful response was from Rebecca Tushnet, who wrote:
For my own reading, my current choice is Bluesky + a bunch of RSS feeds, including John’s indispensable TTABlog.
FWIW: I now have automatic crossposting from my blog to Mastodon, Bluesky, … RSS feed, and LinkedIn.
It is true, by the way, that John’s TTABlog is indispensable.
I have just now added a couple of plugins to my blog that I hope will automatically feed my blog postings to both Mastodon and Bluesky. I would be grateful if a reader who uses Mastodon can take a look to see if I succeeded. Likewise, I would be grateful if a reader who uses Bluesky can take a look to see if I succeeded.
I have also added an RSS feed icon which you can see at right. I would be grateful if a reader who uses an RSS reader can take a look to see if I succeeded.
Uruguay on a path to join the PCT
(Update: Uruguay has deposited its instrument of accession! See blog article.)
(Corrected my mistake about the consequences of Uruguay having joined only Chapter I.)
I am delighted to see that Uruguay is on the way to membership in the Patent Cooperation Treaty. It has passed both chambers of the Uruguayan legislature, and is on its way to the executive branch for signature. Continue reading “Uruguay on a path to join the PCT”
Attend a 2½-day live in-person Patent Cooperation Treaty seminar in scenic Summit County, Colorado
Attend a 2½-day live in-person Patent Cooperation Treaty seminar in scenic Summit County, Colorado, next to Lake Dillon and surrounded by snow-capped mountains. Maybe also attend an optional half-day program specifically directed to docketing of the PCT. Tuesday, June 25 to Thursday, June 27, 2024.
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- Get $90 off the 2½-day class if you book by Tuesday, June 11 – coupon code BL0603A
- Get $36 off the half-day course if you book by Tuesday, June 11 – coupon code BL0603B
- Get $126 off both courses if you book by Tuesday, June 11 – coupon code BL0603C
For more information, or to register, click here.