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In the Name of the Father: Sink Jr. Can't Promote Firm in Familial Dispute

A trademark dispute involving father and son attorneys who share the same name is moving forward in South Carolina federal court.
3 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Houston's Kwok Daniel Settles Trademark Dispute With Hospital

Texas Children's Hospital had sued Kwok Daniel and its two name partners, alleging that the defendants used a logo from its website, in an altered form, to damage its reputation.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Barnes' Lawsuit Against Cellino Women’s Firm Gets Dismissed

The law firm Cellino & Cellino beat Stephen Barnes' challenge to its use of half of his famed law firm's name, but Barnes could sue again.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

SCOTUS to Address Whether Lanham Act Requires Willful Infringement for Profit Disgorgement

Either way, the decision in 'Romag' will bring welcome uniformity, ending the status quo where eligibility to recover profits under the Lanham Act depends on which court is deciding the dispute.
8 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Avoiding Loss of Patent Rights in the Post-America Invents Act Era

Many observers greeted the Sept. 16, 2011, passage of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA) into law as a long-overdue overhaul of U.S. patent law that aligned it with patent systems prevailing in the rest of the world. Who knew what mischief just seven of the AIA's more than 25,000 words contained?
10 minute read

National Law Journal

A 'Rush' of Offensive Trademarks After 'Brunetti'

The U.S. Supreme Court stripped away a portion of the Lanham Act which prevented the registering of offensive trademarks.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

Realty Law Digest

In his Realty Law Digest, Scott E. Mollen discusses “Omega SA v. 375 Canal,” a “novel” case where a watchmaker was awarded $1.1 million in damages against its landlord based on the landlord's contributory trademark infringement, and “Matter of C&B Realty #3, where the BZA's denial of an off-street parking variance was annulled for lack of substantiated evidence.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Supreme Court Strikes Down Prohibition on Immoral or Scandalous Trademarks

In his Patent and Trademark Law column, Rob Maier discusses the Supreme Court's recent decision in 'Iancu v. Brunetti', which involved an attempt to trademark "FUCT" for apparel. The Supreme Court affirmed the Federal Circuit's decision that the Lanham Act's prohibition on registration of “immoral[] or scandalous” trademarks is unconstitutional, which could possibly open the floodgates to a new frontier of trademark registrations.
8 minute read

The Recorder

Levi Strauss Wants Neverland to Leave Its Tab Behind

Jeans giant accuses Australian clothier of infringing and diluting its famous mark by affixing a tiny tab to its pants pockets.
2 minute read

Daily Business Review

Counterfeit Pipe Did Not Confuse Customers, Judge Finds

A trademark infringement suit over water pipes fizzled when the pipe maker proved only one sale to its own investigator.
1 minute read

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