Trademark

KARDASHIAN TRADEMARK DISPUTE HEADED TO THE US SUPREME COURT?

The Kardashians are involved in a trademark dispute that may be decided by the US Supreme Court.  Kroma Makeup EU,…

5 years ago

Supreme Court Decides “The Most Significant Unresolved Legal Issue in Trademark Licensing”

I previously wrote about the issue of what happens to a trademark license when the brand owner goes bankrupt. The…

6 years ago

Supreme Court to Tackle Issue of Who Pays Trademark Litigation Fees

The US Supreme Court agreed to decide whether the US Patent and Trademark Office’s policy of requiring its attorneys’ fees…

6 years ago

United States Trademark Office Launches Pilot Program For Trademark Cancellation Proceedings

The USPTO announced that it was launching a pilot program to streamline cancellation proceedings for registered trademarks that may have…

6 years ago

Laura Peter announced as deputy director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross today announced the appointment of Laura A. Peter as deputy under secretary of commerce for…

6 years ago

Trademark Piracy – Amazon Brand Registry

Over the past several months a disturbing practice has been occurring at the USPTO.  Trademark pirates are fraudulently changing the…

6 years ago

How To Obtain A Software Patent

Up until recently, software patents accounted for about half of all patents issued by the United States Patent and Trademark…

7 years ago

Protecting Software Using Patent And Trade Secret Law

Protecting Software Using Patent And Trade Secret Law Traditional legal strategies have pitted trade secret law and patent law against…

7 years ago

Overcoming Patent Application Rejections by the USPTO

35 USC §101 Rejections Since the U.S. Supreme Court decided Alice v. CLS Bank in 2014 there has been a…

7 years ago

Design Patents to Protect Your Software

In a previous article, we discussed a legal strategy for protecting software that involved segmenting software into three tiers and…

7 years ago