USPTO v. Booking.com - Booking.com Argues Against “Generic” Trademark Registration
Booking.com argues against “generic” trademark registration In a ruling by the Supreme Court in July, United States Patent and Trademark Office et. al. v. Booking.com B.V., online companies may have…
Is the Ruling by the Supreme Court in Iancu v. Brunetti “FUCT” Up?
Is the Ruling by the Supreme Court in Iancu v. Brunetti “FUCT” Up? In 1990, Erik Brunetti (Brunetti) started the street-wear brand FUCT, pronounced as a spelled-out word F-U-C-T (an acronym for…
Supreme Court to Hear Circuit Split on Registration Requirement for Instituting Copyright Lawsuit
While copyright lawsuits are common, some feel the steps needed to bring a copyright infringement lawsuit could use a little more clarification. The Supreme Court of the United States has agreed to…
Supreme Court to Hear On-Sale Bar Case
The Supreme Court of the United States granted a petition for writ of certiorari in Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. This will be one of the first cases to address the…
Supreme Court Rules AIA Reviews are Constitutional
Inter Partes Review On April 24, the U.S. Supreme Court handed down two opinions pertaining to inter partes review (IPR); a relatively new mechanism for challenging the validity of a U.S. patent,…
Supreme Court Makes Decision on Disparaging Trademarks
Can the government refuse trademark protection for a name that is considered offensive or disparaging? Until recently, the answer to this question was “yes.” However, in a unanimous decision, in…
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