We are pleased to announce that Bill Borchard has produced the 2023 edition of his popular publication A Trademark is Not a Copyright or a Patent. This is its 49th year. We invite you to download as many copies as you wish from our website.
The main changes in this edition:
Trademarks
- Added a paragraph on trademark fair use.
Copyrights
- Added a paragraph on joint authorship.
- Added a paragraph on copyright fair use.
- Shortened the paragraphs on related laws protecting semiconductor chips, vessel hull designs, and counterfeit or illicit labels.
Although not mentioned in this publication, we have circulated a Trademark Law Alert that a new three-month deadline, instead of the prior six-month deadline, became effective December 3, 2022 to respond to a Trademark Office Action regarding applications for registration. Trademark applicants have the option to request one three-month extension for a fee of $125. If the applicant does not respond by the deadline, the application is deemed abandoned. This new rule does not apply Madrid Protocol applicants.
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