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All U.S. trademark registrations must be renewed by filing an affidavit under Section 8 of the Trademark Act declaring that the mark is still in use in U.S. commerce, or filing a declaration of permissible non-use under Section 71.

An overview of common myths regarding trademark protection.

There are a number of intellectual property myths that attorneys hear over and over again.

The Director of the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) initiated a sua sponte review of the Patent Trial & Appeal Board's (Board) adverse judgments in multiple related inter partes review (IPR) proceedings.

I've previously written about the ongoing trademark litigation between Facebook and Teachbook.

A sometimes overlooked benefit of federal trademark registration is the ability to record a registration on the Principal Register with U.S. Customs and Border Protection ("CBP").

As a life sciences or medical device company, it is mission critical to protect lab books, drug and clinical test data, product formulas and production processes that underlie your patents, trade secrets...

Goodwill is a concept near and dear to trademark law. After all, trademarks symbolize the goodwill of the business with which they are associated.

A recent non-precedential opinion from the TTAB emphasizes the need for brand owners to be conscious of how they use potentially descriptive brands.

James M. Singer was featured in the Pittsburgh Business Times article, "Diamond Spinout Attorney's Crown Jewel."

We’ve previously written about Tuteur v. Crossley Corcoran, the Digitus Impudicus copyright case in the District of Massachusetts.

SweetWater Brewing makes an excellent pale ale. And while I admit that that I'm a little curious (skeptical?) about their almond milk stout, it is SweetWater's primary brand...

The United States Supreme Court, on September 29, 2016, granted certiorari in a case involving petitioner Simon Tam, his band, The Slants, and the band's attempt to register their band name as a trademark.

On May 4, 2015 Scott Slavick's article, "Monster truck wins reversal at TTAB, Board rebukes USPTO examiner for ruling," was published in InsideCounsel.

Discusses a case that relates to the test to be applied in deciding whether a work mark is capable of distinguishing the goods of one from another.

An interesting new development at the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO): the launch of what they describe as a new AI-based "Early Screening Tool" that provides a quick, automated indication of potential issues with a proposed trade mark application before filing.