In the United States, it is not registration, but actual use of a designation as a mark that creates rights…
So the big tournament starts tonight – that’s right, we are starting with 64 teams and the team that goes…
By: Mark R. Malek You may recall that my last article was directed to the requirement to pay maintenance fees in…
By: Tyler Hampy Rule 9(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure specifies that: “In alleging fraud or mistake,…
By: Tyler Hampy Pursuant to the well-established principles of equity, a patentee seeking an injunction against an infringer must…
When does fighting to protect a trademark borderline on trademark bullying? Trademarks are established to protect an individual’s, a corporation’s,…
By: Tyler Hampy Prior to the implementation of the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act (AIA), Federal Rule of Civil Procedure…
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.…