Ladas & Parry LLP

This year has been marked by significant judicial and legislative developments relating to the fashion industry in the United States…more

Christian Louboutin, the designer whose shoes have graced the feet of many fashion-forward women, won the latest round in the fight over the exclusive right to use red soles for women’s footwear…more

The Internet is about to become a more colorful place, and more stylish and enticing than .biz, .tv or even .xxx ever dreamed of. New gTLDs are “generic top-level domains” that are scheduled to be released on the Internet in the…more

Specification of Goods and Services - The Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (OHIM), also known as the European Community Trademark Office, has recently changed its practice regarding the use of class headings…more

John Richards of the firm's New York Office has written a paper on the Leahy-Smith America Invents Act, which was enacted in 2011. Many of the changes made by the new law do not come into effect until either September 16, 2012…more

At the European Council meeting of June 28 - 29, the heads of government of the European Union reached agreement on what should be the last main issue delaying adoption of a “European Patent Package”…more

U.S. trademark registrants and applicants may soon face additional hurdles in proving use of their marks, due to a final rule and pilot program implemented by the United State Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) beginning today,…more

The Internet is becoming a much bigger and more complex place for trademark owners, and ICANN’s New gTLD Program is something more for trademark counsel to consider as part of world wide protection of their client’s brands and…more

The Anti-Counterfeiting Trade Agreement (ACTA) is the latest and most far-reaching attempt to harmonize intellectual property enforcement and strengthen anti-counterfeiting efforts across the globe. As of May 2012, the European…more

The Internet is about to become a much bigger and more complex place for trademark owners. The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) will soon be allowing organizations to introduce hundreds of new…more

In Bilski v. Kappos, the Court reiterated that abstract ideas are not patent eligible, gave little guidance as to what it meant by “abstract idea” other than that the Court was concerned about claims that were too broad and…more

Companies that do not have a formal process in place for developing and managing trademarks may not be fully capturing and capitalizing on the value of their intellectual assets. Without a procedure to oversee the adoption,…more

There exists a class of patent holders who do not practice their patented invention. Nonpracticing patent holders [also non-practicing entities or “NPE”] are also referred to by many as “patent…more

Intellectual Property (IP) assets have been increasingly exploited through secured transactions as a means of obtaining financing. The securitization process consists of three important components: (1) creation, (2)…more

Statistics over the last decade suggest that a shift is well underway in corporate attitudes toward acquiring, valuing, and leveraging IP rights. Two main concerns that dominate the management of IP are legal and business…more