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Your source for news, updates and guidance on all things trademarks and intellectual property.
Your source for news, updates and guidance on all things trademarks and intellectual property.
The USPTO is replacing its decades-old search tool TESS (“Trademark Electronic Search System”) completely as of November 30, 2023 with its new search tool. This search tool is currently called “Trademark Search” and accessible online at: https://tmsearch.uspto.gov/search/sear...
Read moreLitigating Circumstances This case about Bank of America’s Erica virtual assistant underscores the significance of actual and demonstrable use in commerce. Go here...
Read more See all issuesThis ebook will help you understand the substantive law behind trademarks and provide practical guidance when it comes to filing and successfully registering an applicati...
Read morePearl Jamm was a Pearl Jam cover band until they received a cease-and-desist letter. They're still Alive, though, and their lead singer (whose name, sadly, is not Jeremy)...
Read moreFinding the perfect holiday gift for IP and Trademark lawyers and professionals can be a challenge! We’ve compiled a list of our favorite IP- and trademark-related gift...
Read moreOn Monday, October 26, Tish Berard of Velcro Companies and Josh Jarvis of Foley Hoag presented the session, “When It Isn’t What It Is: Maintaining Brand Distinctivene...
Read moreSportswear company Under Armour sued Uncle Martian in China for its confusingly similar logo and emerged victorious: the China’s Supreme People’s Court has affirmed t...
Read moreThe Second Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled that irrespective of the statute of limitations, copyright damages are limited to three years before filing of the lawsuit.C...
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