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In this article, Jason discusses utilizing trademarks to protect your good or service.

Reversing a district court decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit recently held that by complying with MPEP § 2163.04(I)(B), and thus with the Court’s decision in Alton, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) met its burden to provide a prima facie case of a lack of written description, thus shifting the burden to the applicant. Hyatt v. Dudas, Case No. 06-1171 (Fed. Cir., June 28, 2007) (Michel, C. J.).

Trademark and Copyright Law Blog author Catherine Muyl, alongside fellow Foley Hoag attorneys Christina G. Hioureas and Mélida N. Hodgson, have released a new publication discussing the potential legal implications arising from Brexit, including the impact on patents, trademarks and copyrights. You can access a free copy here.

Jerome Gilson and Anne Gilson LaLonde penned "Proving Ownership Online…And Keeping It: The Internet's Impact on Trademark Use and Coexistence," for LexisNexis.

Top global brands, famous content creators, and media moguls know the best protection they can secure for their products is Pryor Cashman representation.

In response to reports that some registrants use fraudulent specimens to prove continued use in commerce, the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) proposed an update to its post-registration audit process.

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office on August 16 filed a request for comments regarding amending the first filing deadline for affidavits or declarations of use or excusable nonuse. 77 Fed. Reg. 49,425.

Our colleagues in the Bankruptcy Section published a client advisory on a recent decision that has important implications for the bankruptcy rights of trademark licensees (and licensees of other forms of intellectual property).

On June 24, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held that prohibiting registration of scandalous or immoral trademarks violates the First Amendment's protection of free speech.

Is everything you've heard about IP true—or just a myth? Join our hosts as they delve into the world of intellectual property urban legends, separating fact from fiction.

The US Trademark Office has reduced the filing fees for new trademark applications and for registration renewal applications.

In the social media world, hashtags are ubiquitously used by the general public, marketers and their agencies.

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit affirmed the district court’s finding that an asserted trademarked product configurations, which were the subject of design and utility patents, were functional and therefore could not be protected. Fuji Kogyo Co., Ltd. v. Pacific Bay International, Inc., Case No. 05-5854 (6th Cir., Aug. 23, 2006) (Boggs, J.).

In order to register a trademark based on use in commerce, or to renew a registration based on a foreign or international registration

The New York Times Magazine had a very interesting article in its January 18, 2014 issue entitled "Call It What It Is."

On Thursday December 6th, the U.S. Soccer Foundation (the "Foundation") sued the U.S. Soccer Federation (the "Federation") in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Recently in a landmark decision, United States PTO v. Booking.com B.V. the U.S. Supreme Court clarified certain trademark rights for ".com." T