By newyorklawjournal | New York Law Journal | September 15, 2017
Subject Matter Dismissal Denied; Plaintiff Pled Non-Frivolous Lanham Act Claims
By thelegalintelligencer | The Legal Intelligencer | September 12, 2017
Defendant was not entitled to attorney fees in Lanham Act trademark dispute because neither the way plaintiff litigated the case nor the disparity in strength between the parties' position was "exceptional" enough to merit attorney fees. Request denied.
By C. Ryan Barber | September 7, 2017
Bacardi has taken new legal action in its long-running rum war with Cuba, this time against banking regulators in a hunt for information about how an entity owned by the island nation last year received a U.S. license to renew the disputed "Havana Club" trademark.
By therecorder | The Recorder | August 31, 2017
9th Cir.; 15-17418 The court of appeals affirmed in part and reversed in part a judgment. The court held that a competitor’s use of an identical…
By Scott Graham | August 30, 2017
The estate of Thelonious Monk is suing a California craft brewery for using the legendary jazz musician's name and likeness on its Brother Thelonious trappist-style ale and associated merchandise.
By Scott Graham | August 29, 2017
Less than three months after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the Lanham Act's ban on disparaging trademarks, the D.C.-based appellate court was asked to decide whether "Matal v. Tam" extends to marks that use dirty words or graphics.
By Samantha Joseph | August 29, 2017
Real estate professionals must operate under a new legal precedent when marketing private units in properties where branded hotels also operate.
By Lori A. Buza and Karen Beerbower | August 28, 2017
The case of "The Slants" -- in June, the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the provision of the Lanham Act, known as the "disparagement clause," which has governed trademark registration for the past 71 years.
By Karen Artz Ash and Alexandra R. Caleca | August 28, 2017
Karen Artz Ash and Alexandra R. Caleca of Katten Muchin Rosenman write: Whether dressed up as the "Three Change Rule," the "Five Change Rule" or the "20% Rule," there simply is no "rule," and any designer who relies on the common misconception that making a set number of changes will circumvent infringement puts their business at risk.
By Meghan Tribe | August 24, 2017
Maria Scungio, co-chair of the trademark, copyright and advertising practice at Locke Lord, has left the firm to join Wolf, Greenfield & Sacks in New York. Scungio is the latest former partner at Edwards Wildman Palmer—absorbed by Locke Lord in early 2015—to leave the combined firm.
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