What do the manufacturer of a military-grade light tactical wheeled vehicle and a 19th century private-detective agency have in common? Each has recently been involved in litigation with a video game developer for infringing...more
Following several other circuits as well as patent law precedent, in SunEarth, Inc. v. Sun Earth Solar Power Co., the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently made it easier for Lanham Act litigants to recover...more
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The Supreme Court addressed the preclusive effect of decisions of the USPTO’s administrative court, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), on district court trademark infringement proceedings in B&B Hardware, Inc. v....more