Monthly Archives: September 2022

Amicus Backs Request for CAFC to Nix TTAB Refusal, Invalidate USPTO Domicile Address Requirement

In an amicus brief filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (CAFC) on Friday, September 16, David E. Boundy is backing Chestek PLLC’s appeal asking the CAFC to vacate a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) judgment that upheld an examiner’s refusal of the mark CHESTEK LEGAL for failure to comply…

DHS funds $700k research to combat radicalization of online gamers

Enlarge (credit: Jun | iStock / Getty Images Plus) Last December, the United Nations warned of an overlooked but critical “emerging terrorist threat”: extremists radicalizing members of online gaming communities. Despite ample interest in saving gamers from such exploitation, experts say that a lack of research funding on the topic has put the gaming industry…

Why Ford will have to eat an extra $1B in supplier costs this quarter

Ford said Monday that supplier costs will be $1 billion higher in the third quarter than expected due to rising inflation and persistent supply chain problems. Ford also disclosed that supply shortages have caused a backlog of thousands of assembled, yet incomplete vehicles. Ford anticipates that between 40,000 and 45,000 unfinished vehicles — most of…

Max Q: Propulsive!

Hello and welcome back to Max Q. In this issue: Morpheus Space’s big raise Starlink comes to… Antarctica! News from Firefly Aerospace, Spire and more By the way…We are less than a month away from TechCrunch Disrupt, which is returning live and in-person to San Francisco on October 18-20. Use this link to receive 15%…