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Trademark news and analysis from the courts and the USPTO
By Elio F. Martinez Jr. | September 10, 2018
Disputing U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) rulings may no longer carry an automatic price tag. A recent decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit raises doubts about the USPTO's contention that, win or lose, challengers of its decisions must pay the USPTO's attorney fees.
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By Anthony S. Volpe and Anupma Sahay | September 5, 2018
By now the commercial world has universally recognized the value of trademarks in domestic and international business. Oftentimes a trademark may be more valuable than the actual products associated with it as the products may have become quite generic.
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By Scott Graham | September 4, 2018
Is Omaha Steaks famous enough to merit trademark protection? During arguments Tuesday, a Federal Circuit panel seemed to be persuaded.
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By Scott Graham | August 24, 2018
Although a jury found that Salt Lake Comic Con's trademark infringement wasn't willful, Judge Anthony Battaglia declared the case "exceptional."
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By Olivera Medenica | August 24, 2018
A look at several unique trademark cases where the plaintiff fashion brand proactively sought to invalidate a competitor's non-traditional trademarks, an action which reflects a push back on increasingly aggressive litigation tactics by fashion brands seeking to blur the lines between a non-protectable fashion trend and a protectable trademark.
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By Jeffrey Greene and Anne Marie Longobucco | August 24, 2018
For a growing number of fashion companies, artificial Intelligence is already transforming the methods used to predict trends, create products and interact with suppliers and customers. Not surprisingly, advances in this area of technology raise unique new legal questions, chiefly in the realm of intellectual property and privacy.
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By Biana Borukhovich | August 24, 2018
A discussion of the consequences that may result from not taking proper legal steps and obtaining trademarks from the beginning of establishing the brand.
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By Lawrence E. Ashery | August 21, 2018
The numbers are staggering. In 2017, IBM obtained almost 9,000 U.S. patents. If you consider the fact that IBM obtains patents all over the world, you realize that this company consistently spends incredible amounts of money in order to secure intellectual property protection.
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By Robert Storace | August 20, 2018
A small Connecticut company that patented the Negg boiled-egg peeler got a preliminary injunction recently against Chinese companies profiting off the product by selling counterfeit merchandise.
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By Jenna Greene | August 14, 2018
Disney and its lawyers from Arnold & Porter have been handed a setback in an ill-conceived suit targeting costumed children's birthday party entertainers.
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