In the United States, it is not registration, but actual use of a designation as a mark that creates rights…
By: Mark R. Malek So the big tournament starts tonight – that’s right, we are starting with 64 teams and…
By: Mark R. Malek You may recall that my last article was directed to the requirement to pay maintenance fees in…
By: Tyler Hampy Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure specifies that: “In alleging fraud or mistake,…
By: Mark R. Malek If you haven’t noticed, many of my posts lately have revolved around the questions that I…
By: Widerman Malek Team Is a “trade name” the same thing as a “trademark?” This is a topic that…
By: Tyler Hampy Lawyers often use social networking sites to stay connected to family, friends, and colleagues, and there…
In my last post, I discussed the ability to trademark generic terms. This post focuses on trademarking geographic terms.…
My next couple of posts are going to focus on the types of words that can and can’t be…
2000: Restructuring of the U.S.P.T.O. In 2000, there were substantial changes to the structure and administration of the Patent…