Telecom & Technology

USPTO Trademark Publication: ÜNIKA SPECIAL CABLES

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published the trademark application for 'ÜNIKA SPECIAL CABLES' for opposition. The application covers electric and electronic cables. This publication marks a step in the trademark registration process.

USPTO Trademark Publication: CENTASHIELD

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published the trademark application for CENTASHIELD for opposition. This publication marks a procedural step in the trademark registration process for goods including tool boxes, hardware, and vehicle parts.

USPTO Trademark Application for Payment Software and Financial Services

The USPTO has published a trademark application for "M & PAY" covering payment software, electronic payment processing hardware and services, and financial services related to electronic payments. The application was published for opposition on March 22, 2026, with a filing date of November 4, 2025.

INBULK Trademark Application Published for Opposition

The USPTO has published the INBULK trademark application for opposition. The application covers a wide range of financial and business services, including banking, brokerage, insurance, and financial analysis. The publication marks a step in the trademark registration process, allowing for public objections.

Brisbane Broncos Trademark Published for Opposition

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published the Brisbane Broncos trademark application TM79442147 for opposition. The application covers a wide range of goods and services, including clothing, sporting goods, and software related to sports and entertainment.

G+D Louisenthal Trademark Published for Opposition

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published the trademark application for G+D Louisenthal, related to technology for manufacturing banknotes and security features. The publication opens a period for opposition before the trademark is granted.

Cyient Semiconductors Trademark Publication

The USPTO has published the trademark application for 'Cyient Semiconductors' for opposition. The application covers a range of goods and services related to semiconductors, computer hardware, software, and business consulting.

USPTO Trademark Application for W - Published for Opposition

The USPTO has published trademark application TM79437731 for the mark 'W' for opposition. The application covers a broad range of goods and services including construction, energy supply, software development, data services, chemical compositions, paints, and non-metallic pipe fittings.

USPTO Trademark Publication: TILIUM

The USPTO has published the trademark application for 'TILIUM' for opposition. The application covers a range of computing and electronic goods and services, including e-wallets, data readers, smart cards, and software for cryptocurrency transactions. The publication date is March 22, 2026.

PLANTOS Trademark Application Published for Opposition

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published the trademark application TM79435151 for the mark PLANTOS. The application covers a wide range of software and technology-related goods and services, including artificial intelligence and e-commerce platforms. The publication opens a period for opposition by third parties.

JASI Trademark Application Filed

The USPTO has received an intent-to-use trademark application (TM99716560) from JASI for various electronic devices. The application was filed on March 21, 2026, and covers items such as keypads, home theater systems, headphones, and related accessories.

WEARFUSION Trademark Application Published for Opposition

The USPTO has published the WEARFUSION trademark application for opposition. The application covers various sensors, software, and monitoring services related to wear characteristics, primarily for industrial equipment and materials. The publication marks a step in the trademark registration process, allowing third parties to oppose the mark.

USPTO Trademark Application Status Change: Thermometer World

The USPTO has updated the status of trademark application TM79420856 for 'Thermometer World'. The application covers a wide range of thermometers and measuring devices, excluding those for medical use. The filing date was November 26, 2024.

ULTRASONIQ Trademark Publication for Opposition

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published the trademark application for 'ULTRASONIQ' for opposition. The application covers electric food processors, blenders, and various computer software products. The publication date is March 22, 2026.

CASA BATLLÓ Trademark Application Published for Opposition

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published the trademark application for CASA BATLLÓ for opposition. The application covers a wide range of goods and services, including educational and entertainment services, household items, cookware, tableware, and works of art.

MAESTRO Trademark Publication for Advertising Software

The USPTO has published the MAESTRO trademark application (TM79428161) for advertising software and related downloadable databases. The application was filed on May 20, 2025, and published for opposition on March 22, 2026.

BIO-CARAT Trademark Published for Opposition

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has published the BIO-CARAT trademark application for opposition. The application covers dosage dispensers for fluids (not for medical use), water conditioning apparatus, water filters, and limescale protection systems.

KLÜVO Trademark Application Published for Opposition

The USPTO has published the trademark application for 'KLÜVO' for opposition. The application covers a wide range of medical imaging and diagnostic devices, software for managing health data, and virtual/augmented reality applications for medical use. The publication marks a step in the trademark registration process, allowing third parties to oppose the mark.

USPTO Trademark Application Status Change

The USPTO has updated the status of trademark application TM79420785, which covers a wide range of goods including fuel valves, engine parts, industrial dust extractors, mining equipment, and aircraft components. The status change was recorded on March 22, 2026, with a filing date of December 4, 2024.

Loxy Trademark Application Published for Opposition

The USPTO has published the trademark application for 'Loxy' (application TM79419182) for opposition. The application covers a wide range of electronic navigation, tracking, and telecommunications apparatus and software, including GPS devices, telematics, and IoT devices.

MOGUL GO - Intent to Use Trademark Application

The USPTO has received an Intent to Use trademark application for 'MOGUL GO' filed on March 21, 2026. The application covers downloadable computer game software for mobile devices and online video game entertainment services.

FCC Updates Covered List to Include Foreign-Made Consumer Routers

The FCC has updated its Covered List to include foreign-made consumer routers, following an Executive Branch determination that consumer-grade routers produced in foreign countries threaten national security. The update prohibits the approval of new router models manufactured abroad. The action targets equipment manufactured in countries of concern, with implications for manufacturers seeking FCC equipment authorization going forward.

FCC Adds Foreign-Produced Routers to Covered List

The FCC's Public Safety and Homeland Security Bureau has added communications equipment produced by entities in foreign countries to the Covered List under DA-26-278. This action affects manufacturers and importers of covered communications equipment, who should verify whether their products or supply chains involve equipment produced by the newly listed foreign entities.

CVIP Registered Trademark for Computer Search Platform Services

The USPTO has registered the trademark CVIP for computer search platform services. The registration, TM86611780, was effective on March 22, 2026, following a filing date of April 28, 2015. This registration pertains to services providing filtered alerts based on user-defined business requirements.

TDINDUSTRIES Registered Trademark for Building Automation Systems

The USPTO has registered trademark TM85597310 for TDINDUSTRIES, covering building automation systems and related services. The registration was finalized on March 22, 2026, following a filing date of April 13, 2012.

USPTO Trademark Registration: PALADIN for Engineering and Construction Services

The USPTO has registered the trademark PALADIN (TM86914914) for engineering and construction services, including building commissioning, LEED consultation, and project management. The registration was finalized on March 22, 2026, following a filing date in 2016.

TDINDUSTRIES Registered Trademark for HVAC and Building Automation Services

The USPTO has registered trademark TM76242273 for TDINDUSTRIES, covering services related to HVAC, plumbing, refrigeration, and building automation systems. The registration was finalized on March 22, 2026, following an initial filing on April 17, 2001.

OECD Blog Clarifies AI Agent vs Agentic AI Distinctions

The OECD.AI Expert Group on Agentic AI published an explainer on the OECD AI Wonk Blog distinguishing AI agents from agentic AI systems. The report clarifies that AI agents perceive and act within environments to achieve specific goals, while agentic AI refers to more complex multi-agent systems capable of task decomposition, coordination, and sustained operation over extended periods with minimal human oversight. Survey data cited indicates nearly half of Stack Overflow respondents already use or plan to use AI agents. The analysis frames agentic AI as a socio-technical paradigm embedded in social contexts, noting that security and privacy maturity remain uneven despite accelerating adoption.

ICO AI Consultation Outcomes and Updated Data Protection Policy

The UK's Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published the outcomes of its generative AI consultation series and updated its data protection policy positions. The consultation ran from January to September 2024, focusing on data protection aspects of generative AI.

ICO AI Working Groups and G7 Statements

The ICO describes its participation in multiple AI-focused collaborative forums including an informal working group for UK regulators on AI issues, a Scottish AI Regulatory Working Group with the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and the G7 data protection and privacy regulators roundtable. The ICO also participates in the Berlin Group (International Working Group on Data Protection in Technology), which published a Working Paper on Large Language Models in 2024. The ICO launched its first Enterprise Data Strategy in 2024 as part of its AI transformation programme.

Challenges to the Monitoring of Deployed AI Systems

NIST has published NIST AI 800-4, a new report identifying challenges to the post-deployment monitoring of deployed AI systems. The report, developed from three practitioner workshops and an in-depth literature review by the Center for AI Standards and Innovation (CAISI), organizes monitoring challenges into six categories: Functionality, Operational, Human Factors, Security, Compliance, and Large-Scale Impacts. The report highlights category-specific gaps including insufficient research on human-AI feedback loops, underexplored methods to detect deceptive behavior, and fragmented logging across distributed infrastructure.

AI Standards: Global Engagement Plan Released

NIST's Information Technology Laboratory AI Program hosted a March 6, 2026 webinar on the international AI standards landscape, providing an overview of the current state of the standards ecosystem and ITL's progress in broadening participation. NIST released A Plan for Global Engagement on AI Standards (NIST AI 100-5e2025) on July 26, 2024, after considering public comments on the April 2024 draft, with the goal of driving development and implementation of AI-related consensus standards, cooperation, and information sharing. The document also covers federal coordination through the Interagency Committee on Standards Policy (ICSP), alignment of the AI RMF 1.0 with international standards including ISO/IEC crosswalks, and a January 15, 2026 report on evaluating AI standards development effectiveness.

CAISI and GSA Sign MOU to Boost AI Evaluation Science in Federal Procurement Through USAi

CAISI (the Center for AI Standards and Innovation) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the General Services Administration to support AI evaluation needs for USAi, a secure generative AI platform and centralized procurement toolbox for federal agencies. CAISI will leverage its measurement expertise to help GSA and partner agencies develop robust methodologies to evaluate performance, security, and functionality within real-world user workflows in the USAi platform. The partnership advances America's AI Action Plan, which charges CAISI with developing the science of measuring and evaluating AI models and publishing guidelines for federal agencies to conduct their own evaluations.

MICROCHAMBER trademark registered for packaging materials

The USPTO has registered the trademark MICROCHAMBER for packaging materials. The registration covers services including designing, manufacturing, and customizing packaging materials made of paper, paper board, or other fabricated materials. The filing date for this trademark application was June 14, 1994.

USPTO Trademark Registration: VESTASONLINE for Computer Programs and Monitoring Apparatuses

The USPTO has registered the trademark VESTASONLINE for computer programs and monitoring apparatuses used in the power generation industry. The registration covers goods such as sensors, converters, and data transmission equipment for remote monitoring of wind turbines.

PERFTECH Registered Trademark for Servers, Routers, and Software

The USPTO has registered the trademark PERFTECH for servers, routers, and associated software. The trademark was filed on January 9, 2002, and officially registered on March 22, 2026.

RMD Registered Trademark for Welding Machine Software

The USPTO has registered a trademark for RMD, specifically for software used to control the weld arc of a welding machine. This registration, identified by TM78431144, was filed on June 7, 2004, and officially registered on March 22, 2026.

STRATON registered trademark TM78312479 for X-ray tubes

The USPTO has registered the trademark STRATON (TM78312479) for X-ray tubes used in medical purposes and materials testing. The trademark was registered on March 22, 2026, following a filing date of October 11, 2003.

FROST Registered Trademark for Eyeglasses Frames

The USPTO has registered the trademark FROST (TM78155444) for eyeglasses and sunglasses frames. The trademark was filed on August 19, 2002, and officially registered on March 22, 2026. This registration pertains to goods within Class 009 of the trademark classification system.

USPTO Patent Application for Information Processing Apparatus

The USPTO has published a new patent application for an information processing apparatus and its control method. The application, filed by Haruna Sato, describes systems for establishing direct or infrastructure connections based on communication apparatus model information.

USPTO Patent Application: Network Coexistence Airtime Sharing

The USPTO has published a new patent application from Cypress Semiconductor Corporation detailing technologies for network coexistence and airtime sharing. The application describes a method for managing wireless traffic to prevent interference between different wireless network types.

USPTO Patent Application: Backoff Indication for Wireless Random Access

The USPTO has published a new patent application detailing systems and techniques for wireless communications. The application describes a network entity transmitting configurations for a backoff indicator (BI) to user equipment (UE), which influences random access procedures and network energy savings.

USPTO Patent Application: Hybrid Base Station and RRH

The USPTO has published a patent application (US20260082450A1) for a hybrid base station and Remote Radio Head (RRH) system. The application, filed on November 25, 2025, describes a method for switching between internal and external baseband units to control a radio head, providing dual functionality.

USPTO Machine Learning for Channel Estimate Patent Application

The USPTO has published a patent application from Lenovo (United States) Inc. related to machine learning for channel estimation. The application details methods for generating channel estimates using machine learning models configured by reference signals.

Samsung Patent Application for Semiconductor Device

The USPTO has published a patent application from Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. for a novel semiconductor device. The application details a specific structure involving a channel layer, a ferroelectric layer with a unique interface region, and a gate electrode, aiming to improve semiconductor performance.

USPTO Patent Application: Adaptive Loop Filter Methods for Video

The USPTO has published a new patent application (US20260082042A1) filed by BEIJING DAJIA INTERNET INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD. The application details methods and apparatus for adaptive loop filter and cross-component adaptive loop filter for video decoding and encoding, utilizing AI-based classifiers.

USPTO Patent Application: Machine Learning Measurement Reporting in Wireless Communication

The USPTO has published a patent application from LG Electronics Inc. detailing a method for machine learning-based measurement reporting in wireless communication systems. The application describes a user equipment's process for configuring, obtaining, and transmitting measurement results based on machine learning models.

USPTO Patent Application for Dynamic Spectrum Management

The USPTO has published a patent application (US20260082236A1) filed by Digital Global Systems, Inc. for a system, method, and apparatus for dynamic, prioritized spectrum management and utilization. The application details a system incorporating monitoring sensors, data analysis, and a semantic engine to create actionable data for spectrum management.

Huawei Patent for Sidelink Data Transmission and Power Control

The USPTO has granted Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. a patent (US12581425B2) for a sidelink data transmission method and related apparatus. The patent covers techniques for updating transmit power based on channel state information received from multiple terminals to optimize data transmission.

Lenovo Patent for Power Spectrum Density Configuration

The USPTO has granted Lenovo a patent (US12581424B2) for a power spectrum density based configuration method for user equipment transmitting UCI bits via PUCCH in shared spectrum. The patent details a configuration message that indicates techniques satisfying PUCCH PSD requirements.