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MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Spring 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 2: Tiffany & Co. v. Costco...

by Nicole Grimm, Emily Miao | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/17/2013

TIFFANY diamond engagement rings enjoy worldwide fame and recognition as the quintessential engagement ring. In 1886, Tiffany created the famous Tiffany setting, a simple six-prong open symmetrical arrangement that elevates...more

The New Generic Top-Level Domains and the New Trademark Clearinghouse: Deciding Whether to Register Your Brands

by Susan Neuberger Weller | Mintz Levin - Intellectual Property on 5/17/2013

The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (“ICANN”) is the organization that oversees domain names worldwide. It recently began accepting new applications for expanding the number of generic top-level domains...more

MBHB Snippets: Review of Developments in Intellectual Property Law - Spring 2013 - Volume 11, Issue 2

by Joshua Bosman, Nicole Grimm, Gregory Huffman, Emily Miao, Joshua Rich, Cole Richter, Donald Zuhn | McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP on 5/13/2013

In This Issue: Comments on New AIA Rules; Implementing the New Micro Entity Status at the U.S. Patent Office; Obama Administration Focuses on Chinese Trade Secret Misappropriation; and Tiffany & Co. v. Costco Wholesale...more

Putt-Putt Has No Miniature Trademark Rights

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 4/15/2013

With all the golf coverage of the Masters Tournament and the coveted Green Jacket, this past weekend, it seemed particularly appropriate to report on a recent trademark case involving the miniature variety of golf: Putt-Putt,...more

The Not-So-Happy Place of Genericness

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 2/11/2013

Restaurant trade dress is possible to own when the claimed trade dress is distinctive and non-functional, think Taco Cabana. Restaurant trade dress can be so unique in the marketplace that distinctiveness is presumed with a...more

The Soft Underbelly of Turtles Candy: Is the U.S. Trademark at Risk of Genericide?

by Steve Baird | Winthrop & Weinstine, P.A. on 1/7/2013

It has been a while since we’ve added another page to the Genericide Watch, so a little trip to Candyland, the Twin Cities’ local iconic and old fashioned candy shop, didn’t disappoint...more

Trademark Formats and Protectability

by Gene Bolmarcich on 11/12/2012

An illustrated outline of the various types of trademarks and trade dress and the rules applicable to their protectability requirements....more

An APP STORE by Any Other Name Would Still Smell Like Apples

by Aaron & Sanders, PLLC on 7/13/2011

I use a well-publicized decision to teach some important concepts about intellectual property law to non-specialists. The idea is that non-specialists, even non-lawyers, would benefit from this basic knowledge, even if they...more

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