When does fighting to protect a trademark borderline on trademark bullying? Trademarks are established to protect an individual’s, a corporation’s,…
By: Widerman Malek Team Is a “trade name” the same thing as a “trademark?” This is a topic that…
In my last post, I discussed the ability to trademark generic terms. This post focuses on trademarking geographic terms.…
In trademark law, marks are placed along a continuum of distinctiveness. If a mark is classified as not being…
The Federal Trademark Dilution Act (“FTDA”), embodied in Section 43(c)(1) of the Lanham Act, provides that famous marks are eligible…
By: Tyler Hampy To begin, what is unfair competition? Although the courts have had little success in defining unfair…
You started your company four years ago and everything is going well when all of a sudden you are handed…
What is a company trademark? “A trademark is any name, symbol, figure, letter, word, or mark adopted and used by…
By: Tyler Hampy Say that you really want to use a phrase or logo that you know is trademarked. Is…
Over the past summer Google+ has made a big deal about allowing select members to use vanity URLs. Google stated,…