By Kurt Leyendecker
Perhaps now more than ever, it is important for a business to federally register its trademarks. While a business does accrue trademark rights just through use and a federal registration is not required to establish trademark rights, the failure to register the mark can severely compromise the breadth and scope of trademark rights, […]
[Trademark registration by B. Finn for Annie Oakley brand Cigars] by Heather N. Tilley
Following the CASE Act copyright bill passed as part of the Omnibus COVID-19 relief bill, Congress has taken yet another swing at intellectual property law reform with […]
By Peter Lemire
A recent decision by the Supreme Court will have attorneys and business paying more attention to what are known as “adversary proceedings” before the United States Patent and Trademark Trial and Appeals Board (TTAB).
Adversary proceedings are basically mini administrative trials that are conducted when one party […]
Anyone who has watched even a small amount of television over the past year or so is probably familiar with the Ford commercials featuring Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame pitching cars with engines that utilize EcoBoost® technology.
EcoBoost engines are those that offer power comparable with that of their […]
For as long as I can remember, I have loved bicycles. In 1981, two high school buddies and I biked around Lake Ontario. The next year, two of us cycled across New England. On both these trips I rode a Motobecane, which was the premier French bicycle brand back in late 70’s […]
If you have followed the news lately, you’ve probably have heard about the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (USPTO) board decision to cancel the Washington Redskin’s federal trademark registrations covering their name and graphical logo. The USPTO had determined that the term, “Redskin” and the graphical logo associated with the NFL team, violated trademark […]
Many years ago, John Sylvan had an idea: provide a hermetically-sealed, compact cartridge containing a filter and enough ground coffee to brew a single serving in a specially designed brewer. After the freshly brewed coffee was delivered, the remaining carcass would simply be discarded without fuss or muss. Sylvan’s brilliant idea came to him in […]
Many businesses are dealing with the impacts of Colorado’s foray into recreational marijuana. Often, this uncertainty is focused on how the new laws and regulations will be implemented. While compliance with the Colorado regulatory framework is often the first priority of companies associated with the marijuana industry, another important legal issue is lurking below the […]
n the not so distant past, marketing and advertising a business was a particularly challenging and daunting task. Local businesses relied heavily on Yellow Pages advertising, radio and television. They had to decide how large a listing, under what categories to be listed, and/or how comprehensive a broadcast campaign they could afford.
The cost could be […]
In the first part of this article, I discussed what trademarks are, what they protect and what factors courts generally use to determine if a trademark has been infringed. In this installment I will be discussing how courts have dealt with the rise of keyword advertising and the use of trademarks in keyword advertising.
In the […]
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