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It may seem obvious that a brand owner can claim rights in a trademark only when it has used the mark in a "lawful" manner.

Inaccurate information in a copyright application, though sometimes correctable, may end up costing a pretty penny.

The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) rarely reverses an Examining Attorney’s refusal to register a mark on likelihood of confusion grounds. In this case, the TTAB did just that.

Now, a precedential decision by the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) is instructive as to the reverse—how to cancel a U.S. registration for an abandoned trademark.

At one time, retail store activities were not considered "services" when the store sold only its own goods.

As previously reported in our Trademark Law Alert -- The Eye-Catching F-Word Failed to Function as a Trademark, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) issued a precedential decision in 2022...

According to the U.S. Supreme Court, if you are located outside of the U.S., a U.S. court cannot enjoin your sales in other countries, or impose damages...

You might think of various reasons why a company owned by a porn star might be prevented from registering her pseudonym GIGI DIOR for services that include "personal appearances by a porn star"...

Most brand owners are eager to use the registration symbol ® in connection with their trademarks as soon as possible. However, using that symbol beyond the lifespan of a registration, may open the brand to allegations of false advertising.

Although trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets all concern intangible property rights and overlap to some extent, they differ from each other significantly.

You normally should take affirmative steps to satisfy the requirements for filing an intent to use trademark application.

In Georgia v. Public.Resource.Org, Inc., 590 U.S. ____ (2020), the U.S. Supreme Court held (5-4) that any works (including non-binding annotations to a State code) authored by or for the State's legislature in the course of ...

Yayoi Kusama's new exhibit, I Spend Each Day Embracing Flowers, opened this month at New York's David Zwirner gallery. The all-time highest selling female artist, Kusama is known for her massive...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has issued a final patent rule amending the Rules of Practice in Patent Cases to require that patent applicants and patent owners...

Garan Services Corp.'s application to register mark NEWMAN, in the identical mirror image form of display, for "tops and bottoms" was blocked by the Belle Etoille registrations.

Critchley was granted a registration with this limitation.

When one party's trademark is used ornamentally on another party's product, that use may be protected by the aesthetic functionality defense, or that use may be a trademark infringement.

Biz Markie (born Marcel Theo Hall), popularly known as hip-hop's clown prince, passed away on July 16, 2021 at the age of 57. Biz's innovative beats and lovably goofy lyrics left their mark ...