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A group of marks having a recognizable characteristic in common with each other may enjoy greater protection than each individual mark, depending on how the marks are promoted and when the rights are asserted.

A non-English language mark may preclude U.S. registration of an English mark having the same meaning, as we previously wrote. But this "doctrine of foreign equivalents" is a guideline...

FSST Pharms, LLC, doing business as Native Nations Cannabis and owned by the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, applied to register NATIVE NATIONS CANNABIS...

Would you think that TACO TUESDAY on a beer can in large lettering above "Mexican Lager" functions as a trademark for beer?

We are pleased to inform you that the 2019 edition of CLL's Copyright Review is now available.

Coscentra B.V. of the Netherlands sought to extend to the U.S. its International Registration of a three-dimensional perfume bottle in the shape of a male torso.

A logo can be covered by both copyright and trademark rights.

The fashion industry is known for its diverse range of products and services, from clothing to handbags, jewelry, and retail store services.

As to the disclaimer requirements for this mark, the applicant appealed to the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.

Restaurants like to adopt names that tell customers about the nature of the restaurant in some interesting way. But it can be difficult to register a descriptive name as a service mark.

If you file a U.S. application to register a service mark based on its use in commerce, take care to select an acceptable specimen of use to support that application.

If you saw a book advertised by the slogan JUST SAY IT, would another famous advertising slogan come to mind?

It is well established that a trade association may be entitled to a statutory cause of action (also known as standing) to bring an opposition or cancellation against the registration of a mark.

On March 4, 2019, the Supreme Court issued two unanimous opinions regarding copyright. Both rulings—one concerning registration and the other regarding costs available under the Copyright Act—are firmly grounded in the statutory text.

In July 2019, New York State passed the Stop Hacks and Improve Electronic Data Security Act, N.Y. G.B.L. § 899 et seq. (the "SHIELD Act"), which goes into effect on March 21, 2020.

Although beer and other alcoholic beverages are generally considered to be closely related for likelihood of confusion purposes, there are strategies for simultaneously registering similar trademarks for those products.

In the Old Testament, King Solomon proposed to resolve a dispute between two women who both claimed to be the mother of an infant by declaring...