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June 08, 2020 | Law.com

Eliminating Willfulness as a Prerequisite to Recovering an Infringer's Damages in Dilution Cases

Romag Fasteners, Inc. v. Fossil, Inc. The Supreme Court, settling a circuit split, held that, although highly important, willfulness is not a prerequisite for a trademark infringement plaintiff to obtain a profits award.
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May 18, 2020 | New York Law Journal

U.S. Soccer Federation Settles With Charitable Arm Over 'Hijacked' Trademarks

Quinn Emanuel and Crowell & Moring had been litigating a dispute over the organizations' trademarks for the last 18 months.
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May 04, 2020 | National Law Journal

'Who Was This Guy?' Todd Dickinson, Who Changed the Face of the USPTO, Dies at 67

He thought his legacy would be "The Great Organizer," but former colleagues also remember a passionate advocate for the patent system who helped move legislation through Congress.
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May 01, 2020 | Law.com

Skilled in the Art: How PTAB is Boosting the Next Generation of IP Lawyers + Should the Law Discriminate Between AI and Human Inventors?

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office is incentivizing applicants and litigants to provide stand-up opportunities to young lawyers.
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March 31, 2020 | Law.com

Skilled in the Art: Jack Daniels Trademark Judgment Goes to the Dogs + PTO Extends Deadlines + Federal Circuit Is Already Souring on Telephonic Arguments

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit drops an "Old No. 2" on Jack Daniels Properties' Tennessee carpet.
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March 19, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Trademarks and 'Immoral or Scandalous Marks' From a Business, Legal and Marketing Perspective

When faced with a client company using a scandalous name, attorneys should discuss with the client both the possibility of the name attracting customers with the target persona, as well as the potential to turn off potential customers in the secondary group.
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February 25, 2020 | Legaltech News

Impending SCOTUS Trademark Decision Could Have Far-Reaching Cybersecurity Repercussions

Trademark protections could be essential to companies looking to fight certain cybersecurity threats, but the U.S. Supreme Court may have to determine whether or not those risks outweigh the threat generic trademarks pose to competition.
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February 19, 2020 | Texas Lawyer

Intellectual Property Audits Essential to Protecting Companies' Key Assets

Intellectual property attorneys advocate for routine, periodic, deep-dive IP audits for any company whose business is based on significant intellectual…
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January 14, 2020 | New York Law Journal

Can Use of a Generic Term in a Web Address Yield a Protectable Mark?

The Supreme Court is set to decide 'USPTO v. Booking.com', on the issue of whether a generic top-level domain combined with an otherwise-generic second-level domain can create a non-generic, protectable trademark for an online business. In their Intellectual Property Litigation column, Lewis Clayton and Eric Alan Stone report on this pending appeal.
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