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Apple Gets Patent For Socially Distant Selfies
It’s a lucky coincidence for Apple that The US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recently granted it a patent for “synthetic group selfies.” This nifty software allows users to create socially distant group selfies, something that could be in high demand during the Covid 19 Pandemic.
What’s So Important About Apple v. Fintiv, Inc.?
The Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s decision in Apple v. Fintiv, Inc. solidifies the Board’s trend of using its broad discretion towards denying Inter Partes Review (IPR.) The IPR acceptance rate has fallen from 87% percent in 2013 to 55% in 2020, only allowing an IPR to be instituted when there is a “reasonable likelihood
Supreme Court Weighs in on the Use of Generic Terms
The United States Supreme Court, in United States Patent Office v. Booking.com (2020), held that the Patent Office cannot apply a “per se” rule denying all applications for “generic.com” trademarks. The Supreme Court stressed that the intention was not to open the door to protecting generic terms, but to allow for the introduction of evidence