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Non-Fungible Tokens and Intellectual Property: A report to congress. A report by the United States Patent and Trademark Office and the US Copyright Office.

REPORT TO CONGRESS

An analysis, prepared jointly by the USPTO and the United States Copyright Office (March 2024)

Office of Policy and International Affairs Bulletin: Generic or not: A dispute over whether the term “gruyere” is generic comes to an end.

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A dispute over whether the term “gruyere” is generic comes to an end

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Updated Patent Litigation Docket Reports Data

Office of the Chief Economist Updated Patent Litigation Docket Reports Data The United States Patent and Trademark

Updated Trademark datasets now available

Office of the Chief Economist Updated Trademark datasets now available The United States Patent and Trademark Office’s

IP Champions: Expanding the innovation ecosystem by bringing essential intellectual property knowledge to local communities through our nationwide team

The IP Champions educate local communities on the importance of IP protections such as patents, trademarks, copyrights, and

U.S. Patent and Trademark Office and U.S. Copyright Office conclude joint study on non-fungible tokens

The Offices concluded that existing statutory enforcement mechanisms are currently sufficient to address infringement concerns related to NFT

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