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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +

Municipal Takedown: TTAB Refuses to Register the County of Orange Logos

Akerman LLP - Marks, Works & Secrets on 9/9/2022

The Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (“TTAB”) affirmed the US Patent & Trademark Office’s (“PTO”) refusal to register two different logo marks filed by California’s County of Orange (“County”) on the ground that they constitute...more

Seal of Disapproval: TTAB Refuses Registration of County Logos

McDermott Will & Emery on 8/18/2022

The Trademark Trial & Appeal Board (Board) issued a precedential decision affirming the US Patent & Trademark Office (PTO) Examining Attorney’s refusal to register two different logo marks filed by southern California’s...more

How to Find Appropriate Real Estate for Your New York Cannabis Business

Vicente LLP on 7/22/2022

So, you decided to start a cannabis business in New York. With the release of more license categories on the horizon, it’s an exciting and hectic time. To help you prepare, VS’s New York team created an eight-part...more

Supreme Court 2016-17 Recap

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 6/20/2017

The politics surrounding the appointment of a new justice to the U.S. Supreme Court dominated the news cycle during the 2016-17 term, but the Court’s decisions themselves have been far from controversial. As the term draws to...more

Do Municipal Seals Enjoy Any Trademark Protection? Recent Cases Take Differing Views

Late last year, in a matter of first impression, the Federal Circuit affirmed the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board and held that the city of Houston could not register its official municipal seal with the United States Patent...more

Houston, We Have a Problem: City Petitions the US Supreme Court to Register Its Official Seal as a Trademark

The City of Houston, Texas has filed a Petition For Writ Of Certiorari with the Supreme Court of the United States asking the Court to interpret Section 2(b) of the Lanham Act to determine whether it prohibits a government...more

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