Abigail A. Rubinstein
Subscribe to Abigail A. Rubinstein's PostsAbigail A. Rubinstein focuses her practice on US and international trademark prosecution, as well as trademark, trade secret, unfair competition, counterfeiting, cybersquatting, and copyright and patent litigation. She practices before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board on an array of matters including oppositions, cancellations, ex parte appeals, concurrent use proceedings as well as oral argument before the Board. Read Abigail Rubinstein's full bio.
Trademark Fee Increases: The TEAS Party Is Over
By Abigail A. Rubinstein on Dec 5, 2024
Posted In Trademarks
After a lengthy public comment and review process, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) announced trademark fee increases effective January 18, 2025. The goal of PTO fee setting is to provide sufficient financial resources to facilitate the effective administration of the US intellectual property system. The PTO aspires to recover aggregate costs to: Finance...
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One Bite at the Apple Where State and Federal Jurisdiction Is Concurrent
By Abigail A. Rubinstein on Aug 15, 2024
Posted In Trade Secrets
The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld a federal district court’s dismissal of a case on res judicata grounds after a state court issued a decision on different claims but had concurrent jurisdiction over the claims alleged in the federal case. Beijing Neu Cloud Oriental Sys. Tech. Co. v. Int’l Bus. Machs....
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