Intellectual Property

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News & Analysis as of May 23, 2013

Trademark Essentials

by Matthew Blair on 1/1/2013

Trademark Essentials, Registration, TEAS, Trademark infringement, incontestability....more

10 STEPS TO MAINTAIN YOUR TRADEMARK (SERVICE MARK) - REGISTERED or NOT

by Alexander Butterman on 1/1/2012

A TRADEMARK REGISTRATION CAN BE VALID INDEFINITELY PROVIDED THE FOLLOWING TEN (10) STEPS ARE TAKEN: 1 through 8: USE the mark (this cannot be emphasized enough); 9: ENFORCE exclusive rights to the mark; and 10: RENEW...more

When You're A Jet You're A Jet All The Way ... Unless You Eventually Become A Coyote Or Start Out As A Thrasher

by Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 9/8/2011

For those of you following professional sports generally, and hockey in particular, you now know that Winnipeg has a new NHL team called the Winnipeg Jets. The “new” Jets recently unveiled their updated logo which you can see...more

Trademarks: 9th Circuit Identifies A New Set Of Four Factors For Adwords/Keyword-Advertising Disputes

by Douglas Lytle on 3/15/2011

On March 8, 2011, the 9th Circuit issued its opinion in Network Automation v. Advanced Sys. Concepts, --- F.3d ---, 2011 WL 815806 (9thC ir. 2011), addressing whether Network’s keyword advertising through Bing and Google...more

Sports Law Newsletter - July 30, 2009

by Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP on 7/30/2009

IN THIS NEWSLETTER: *Jim Brown v. Electronic Arts: Can Hall of Fame Football Player Jim Brown Score a Touchdown Against EA for Scrambling His Image? *A New Marketplace for Sports Franchises: Bankruptcy Court Please...more

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