In a case affecting the fast-growing legal cannabis industry, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB” or “Board”) affirmed the United States Patent and Trademark Office’s (“USPTO”) refusal to register two trademarks for...more
7/26/2019
/ Cannabidiol (CBD) oil ,
Cannabis Products ,
Controlled Substances ,
Controlled Substances Act ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Decriminalization of Marijuana ,
Farm Bill ,
Hemp ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Marijuana ,
Marijuana Related Businesses ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO ,
Vaping
In a decision bound to impact trademark prosecution practice in the future, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (the “Board”) recently found that a consent agreement between a...more
In a ruling bound to please 15 year-old boys everywhere, the USPTO Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) reversed the Examining Attorney’s refusal to register the trademark NUT SACK DOUBLE BROWN ALE (in standard character...more
11/5/2015
/ Beer ,
Breweries ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Lanham Act ,
Offensive Language ,
Trademark Act ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO ,
Wine & Alcohol ,
Young Lawyers
In the most recent ruling in a lengthy and procedurally complex criminal case, a New York trial court dismissed a computer programmer’s criminal conviction under New York’s Unlawful Use of Secret Scientific Material law for...more
7/13/2015
/ Aleynikov ,
Appeals ,
Convictions ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Criminal Prosecution ,
Dismissals ,
Economic Espionage Act ,
Foreign Commerce ,
Goldman Sachs ,
High Frequency Trading ,
Source Code ,
US v Aleynikov ,
Young Lawyers