In light of ongoing litigation over an applicant’s effort to register the mark FUCT for wearing apparel, the USPTO recently issued an Examination Guide concerning the review of trademark applications under Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, which bars registration of marks that consist of continue reading...
If you didn’t make it to the 2018 Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association in Seattle, or if you were there but were out enjoying the spectacular weather or spending time with colleagues and friends, the Dorsey trademark team is here to provide a continue reading...
Trademark licensing disputes can present thorny issues at the intersection of contract and trademark law. And when the dispute involves the Trump brand for residential buildings, the adjudication of rights and obligations under a trademark license agreement can become national news. The decision in Residential continue reading...
We previously posted about an Oregon federal district court’s summary judgment rulings, favorable to Adidas, in the storied battle between heavyweights Adidas and Skechers. (Adidas America, Inc. v. Skechers USA, Inc. (D. Or. 2017)). Earlier in the case, the district court entered a preliminary injunction continue reading...
In 2015, we wrote about the District of New Hampshire Bankruptcy Court’s decision in In re Tempnology, LLC. That decision was significant because it bucked a recent trend in bankruptcy jurisprudence to permit trademark licensees to retain their trademark rights even after debtor trademark licensors continue reading...
From time to time, we publish updates on changes to trademark laws that may impact our readers and their IP registration and enforcement strategies. Once again, Mexico is making changes to its trademark system (recall Mexico added an opposition system in 2016). The proposed amendments continue reading...
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before: an OB-GYN you probably don’t know named Dr. Drai applies to register his name as a trademark and ends up in a dispute with famous rapper Dr. Dre because the rapper fears there will be confusion between continue reading...
Starting this weekend, roughly 10,000 legal professionals from across the globe will begin converging on the great City of Seattle for the 2018 Annual Meeting of the International Trademark Association. There are so many fun, interesting, and exciting things to do in the Pacific Northwest. continue reading...
May 7 was no day at the beach for Multi-Media Tech. Ventures, Ltd., whose registrations for the mark GIDGET were cancelled in a precedential opinion by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. Yazhong Investing, Ltd. v. Multi-Media Tech. Ventures, Ltd. It is unclear whether there is continue reading...
The FTC announced an enforcement action last week that focused on two hot button issues – unsubstantiated health claims and failure to disclose material connections between endorsers and product marketers. In re Mikey & Momo, Inc. et al. The Complaint and Proposed Consent Order involve continue reading...
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