Michael D Hobbs

December 14, 2022 | Law.com

Copyright holders would be well advised to familiarize themselves with the Copyright Claims Board for resolving copyright infringement claims and to consider its benefits and potential downsides in bringing or defending copyright infringement actions.

By Robert E. Browne and Michael D. Hobbs

6 minute read

April 23, 2007 | National Law Journal

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board refused to register an "orange flavor," concluding that orange flavoring performs such a functional part of our lives that it could never function as a trademark.

By Michael D. Hobbs Jr. / Special to The National Law Journal

12 minute read

April 24, 2007 | Law.com

Companies have conditioned the public to routinely view words, letters and numbers as trademarks. "Nontraditional" trademarks, such as the pink color of Owens Corning fiberglass insulation, perform the same function. But recently, writes attorney Michael D. Hobbs Jr., the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board refused to register an "orange flavor" as a trademark for antidepressant medication, concluding that orange flavoring performs such a functional part of life that it could never function as a trademark.

By Michael D. Hobbs Jr.

12 minute read