LexisNexis® Patent Law Community Podcast

On this edition, John McKeown of CasselsBrock in Toronto and James Davis of Arent Fox in Washington, D.C. provide an update on the application process for ICANN's expansion of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). They review trademark/cybersquatting concerns for brand owners, the importance of dispute resolution for brand owners and four things brand owners should do right now. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community.

On this edition, Jerry Gilson and Anne Gilson LaLonde, authors of Gilson on Trademarks, help commemorate the 125th anniversary of Matthew Bender by discussing their experiences writing the treatise over the years. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community.

On this edition, John McKeown of CasselsBrock in Toronto and James Davis of Arent Fox in Washington, D.C. provide an update on the application process for ICANN's expansion of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs). They review the current timeline and what lies ahead for brand owners. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community.

On this edition, John McKeown of Cassels Brock in Toronto and James Davis of Arent Fox in Washington, D.C. discuss ICANN's expansion of generic Top-Level Domains (gTLDs) and what it means to brand owners. Copyright© 2012 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community.

On this edition, Anthony Shaw of Arent Fox in Washington, D.C. discusses what patent stakeholders need to know about the new patent reform law and changes in the application filing process. He also addresses possible new PTO rules and whether the new procedures will address what some see as problems created by non-practicing entities or trolls. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community.

On this edition, patent attorney James Longacre discusses the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, signed into law by President Obama Sept. 16. Mr. Longacre analyzes whether the new law will create jobs, the major impact of the new law, its most interesting provisions and how it will change the way patent attorneys practice. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community.

On this edition, Anne Gilson LaLonde, author of Gilson on Trademarks, discusses efforts by brand owners to stop online counterfeiters, recent litigation involving third parties and pending legislation focusing on websites selling counterfeit goods. Copyright© 2011 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community.

On this edition, Jeffrey R. Kuester, chair of the patent practice of Taylor English's intellectual property group discusses whether things are "back to normal" with business method and software patents after the Supreme Court's decision in In Re: Bilski. He points out the potential confusion that may be created by decisions in pending cases regarding explanation of how software or business methods fit, or don't fit, within the machine or transformation test. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community.

On this edition, Anne Gilson LaLonde discusses the prohibition of registering scandalous or immoral trademarks, the standard used by the PTO in determining such marks, and problems that result from having examining attorneys decide which marks are scandalous. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community.

On this edition, Shane A. Brunner of Merchant & Gould in Madison, Wis. discusses the issues raised in Organic Seed Growers, et al. v. Monsanto, in which plaintiffs filed suit for declaratory judgment of noninfringement and invalidity of Monsanto's transgenic seed patents. Copyright© 2010 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. Visit www.lexisnexis.com/community.