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Trademark news and analysis from the courts and the USPTO
By Adolfo Pesquera | June 15, 2023
"We think you will find what is going on here is more like Tesla coming into this courtroom and telling you they own the trade secret of mirrors and headlights because they were putting it in electric cars," defense attorney Weining Bai said.
5 minute read
By Brad Kutner | June 8, 2023
"You really have to be amusing" to get parody protection under trademark law, said Knobbe Martens partner Jeff Van Hoosear.
5 minute read
By Jimmy Hoover | June 6, 2023
Steve Elster "never anticipated" his attempt to trademark "Trump Too Small" would end up as a First Amendment case before the justices.
9 minute read
By Jimmy Hoover | June 5, 2023
Federal government says registering trademark would actually chill political speech.
3 minute read
By Allison Dunn | June 2, 2023
This case was first surfaced by Law.com Radar.
5 minute read
By Dyan Finguerra-DuCharme, Megan Noh, and Nicholas Saady | June 2, 2023
A discussion of "Yuga Labs, Inc. v. Ryder Ripps," a recent ruling out of California where the court determined that a controversial NFT project infringed Yuga Labs' trademarks. The decision provides important guidance on how the Lanham Act applies to NFTs and how the First Amendment and Fair Use doctrine may be utilized as defenses in NFT lawsuits.
9 minute read
By Rob Maier | May 23, 2023
The USPTO recently released proposed rulemaking that would address concerns raised by critics, and which are targeted at increasing predictability in PTAB proceedings.
9 minute read
By Alaina Lancaster | May 17, 2023
Attorneys say more pro bono representation and sanctions might turn the tide in cases against serial trademark opposers such as Monster Energy Co.
6 minute read
By Conor Tucker | May 17, 2023
In March, the Supreme Court heard a blockbuster trademark case with significant implications for trademark law. After argument, reversal seems likely as questioning from the justices suggests that a long-standing precedent is unlikely to survive unscathed. But the Court also indicated concern over the broader implications of this case in the arts, entertainment, and publishing. Here's what you need to know about Jack Daniel's v. VIP Products.
11 minute read
By ALM Staff | May 9, 2023
This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
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