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In this discussion, Finnegan partner and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, Esther Lim, interviews USPTO Directors Hope Shimabuku and Molly Kocialski to discuss DEI...

Whether it's hydraulic fracturing fluid ingredients, customer lists, geologic and seismic data or employee know-how, energy companies routinely face trade secret issues.

Effective March 10, 2009 a US winery cannot export wine to the EU containing the terms chateau, classic, clos, fine, late bottled vintage, noble, ruby, superior, sur lie, tawny, vintage, and vintage character on US wine labels.

Further information regarding any adjustments to the USPTO's operating status will be posted on the USPTO website and delivered to the news media.

Our team of Fenwick attorneys prepared this short video about the most important steps to protect your startup ideas and brand, and avoid being targeted in a competitor's lawsuit.

Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione offered its glimpse into three significant developments for 2013.

I would love it if the USPTO could finally develop specific and effective guidelines for the review of trademark specimens.

Finnegan attorneys Brett Heavner, Yinfei Wu, and Jessica Hannah authored chapter 2 of the Trademark Licensing Update. The chapter takes a critical look at issues that affect the use...

People who write about 3D printing often say that it raises unique intellectual property issues, but then stop there. But what is different about 3D printing from an IP perspective?

Frequent Trademark and Copyright Law Blog contributor Peter Sullivan has written about some pretty fun topics, including Sponge Bob trademarks and Grumpy Cat copyrights.

After decades of relative obscurity, Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act — which prohibits federal registration of scandalous and disparaging trademarks — was brought to the forefront in the Redskins trademark dispute.

At Tuesday's "Trademark Office Comes to California" session, Judge Susan Hightower provided the attendees ...

The authors analyze a case now before the Fourth Circuit on the scope of protection under the Lanham Act for a company that used a drug trademark only in a foreign country but whose mark was copied by a competitor selling the same drug in the U.S.

Board upholds PlayCore's standing in counterclaim to cancel, after Delaware Quarries loses opposition to mark on grounds of confusion

As readers may already appreciate, to prove trademark infringement, a plaintiff has to meet two equally important requirements.

In Natural Alternatives International, Inc. v. Iancu., No. 2017-1962 (Fed. Cir. Oct. 1, 2018), the CAFC affirmed the PTAB's priority determination invalidating Natural Alternative's patent directed to a human dietary supplement that increases the anaerobic working capacity of muscle and other tissues.

A certification mark has many definitions and criteria for assessing what constitutes the use of these marks around the world.