The Supreme Court of the United States recently ruled that the equitable doctrine of laches never bars a plaintiff from seeking to recover monetary damages for an infringement.

Online shopping has transformed the U.S. marketplace and there are a variety of digital marketplaces that allow consumers to make purchases online.

Trademark owners who use the Madrid System for the international registration of trademarks (or their representatives, collectively "Holders") face a range of challenges in meeting deadlines and communicating with...

The Federal Court of Canada confirmed that trademark owners can provide "hotel services" in Canada without operating a hotel.

On July 1, 2020, the Chilean Court of Appeal overturned an arbitrator's decision granting the domain name "multimed.cl" due to Banamerica S.A. prior trademark rights.

On September 27, 2019, Malaysia acceded to the Madrid Protocol as the 106th member of the Madrid System.

Joined Cases C-449/18 P and C-474/18 P: EUIPO v Messi Cuccittini and P J.M.-E.V. e hijos v Messi Cuccittini (2020).

The Federal Circuit recently held that Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act, that, among other restrictions, prohibits the registration of trademarks that "may disparage . . . persons, living or dead," violates the First Amendment because it constitutes viewpoint discrimination on the part of the government.

The Federal Circuit recently vacated the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board's February 2014 opinion in the long-running PRETZEL CRISPS proceeding.

In its unanimous March 4, 2019 opinion, the United States Supreme Court affirmed the judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit in holding that copyright owners must wait for the U.S. Copyright Office ...

This case involves the labeling of a blended juice beverage named "Pomegranate Blueberry," sold under Coca-Cola's MINUTE MAID brand.

The Federal Court of Australia (FCA) overturned the lower court's decision and held that an unregistered mark could not be assigned separately from the goodwill of the business in which it is used.

While the late Bruce Lee's martial arts skills and appearances in action films are legendary, some fans may not know that he adopted the Chinese screen name 李小龍, which means "Little Dragon Lee."

Over the years, so-called trademark trolls have become an increasingly serious problem worldwide, especially in first-to-file countries like China.

The use of filters is likely to result in more content being blocked than is officially required under the Directive.

On November 27, 2014, the Seoul Central District Court ruled that Mcostar Co., Ltd. d/b/a Milkcow unfairly copied the trade dress (specifically, the signature dish and cafe-design elements) of NUPL Co., Ltd. d/b/a Softree.

On December 27, 2020, the United States enacted the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020. The TMA, which will be implemented by December 27, 2021, aims to remove unused marks from the U.S. federal trademark register.

This April, the U.S. Supreme Court resolved a decade-long dispute between tech giants Google and Oracle.

The recent restoration of diplomatic relations between the United States and Cuba has sparked the interest of U.S. companies in protecting their intellectual property in Cuba.

In a recent decision, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held that color marks can be inherently distinctive when used on product packaging. On April 8, 2020, the Federal Circuit...