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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 +
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 would be a company's logo such as the Nike "Check" or McDonald's "Golden Arches."  less -
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Upcoming amendments to the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business

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On June 26, 2024, the Regulation to amend mainly the Regulation respecting the language of commerce and business (the Regulation) was published in the Gazette officielle du Québec. The Regulation introduces significant...more

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New Patent Office Guidance Clarifies Application Requirements for Design Patent Protection of Computer-Generated Images, Icons and...

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The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office published new guidance in the Federal Register on November 17, 2023, that clarifies the requirements for design patents of computer-generated images, icons, and graphical user interfaces. ...more

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The Importance of Due Diligence in M&A Transactions

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In any merger or acquisition, the due diligence stage is one of the most critical steps. It allows the acquiring company to identify dealbreakers, assess risks, make informed decisions, negotiate effectively, ensure...more

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PODCAST: Williams Mullen's Trending Now: An IP Podcast - Paralegal Insights: A Collaborative Trademark Practice, Series 3

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What is necessary to show use of the mark with products? What to know about Class 9 product specimens? What to know about software specimens? Tune into the latest episode of Trending Now - An IP Podcast with Janet Cho and...more

Robinson & Cole LLP

IP+T Intelligence Newsletter - Q4 2021

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Tucked into last December’s stimulus and relief package were critical reforms in intellectual property law, designed to empower trademark and copyright owners by providing stronger enforcement tools. The Trademark...more

Perkins Coie

China Courts Adopt Concurrent Partial Judgments and Preliminary Injunctions in New Model for Complex Copyright and Patent Civil...

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High complexity, long trial periods from filing the case to receiving the judgment, and high costs have long been considered drawbacks of filing civil patent and copyright infringement cases in China. These concerns have been...more

Weintraub Tobin

The Sleekcraft Factors And “Reverse Confusion” Trademark Infringement

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What happens when a junior trademark holder’s business becomes so popular and well known that it threatens to swamp the reputation of a senior mark holder? The senior mark holder brings a trademark infringement case alleging...more

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MarkIt to Market® - January 2020: "Soft" IP Takes Center Stage at the Supreme Court

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The “soft” IP world is looking forward to rulings in six trademark and copyright cases this term, far more than in recent years, and all of which address points of uncertainty that will impact trademark and copyright...more

International Lawyers Network

News Highlights: IP&IT Novelties In Russia Of 2019

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THE GEOGRAPHICAL INDICATIONS AS THE NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ITEM - According to the Federal Law “On the Introduction of Amendments to Part Four of the Civil code of the Russian Federation” that shall come into force on...more

Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP

Intellectual Property Outlook: Cases and Trends to Follow in 2020 – Part 1

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PART 1: IP ISSUES CURRENTLY PENDING BEFORE THE SUPREME COURT - In the first part of our series, we briefly summarize the intellectual property issues that the Supreme Court has already agreed to address in 2020. In...more

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Sky v Skykick AG – Is This the End of a Claim for “Computer Software?”

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On 16 October 2019, Advocate General Tanchev of the CJEU has issued his opinion in Sky v SkyKick one of the most intriguing trade mark cases at the moment which will likely have a significant impact on EU trade mark law....more

McDonnell Boehnen Hulbert & Berghoff LLP

MBHB Snippets: A review of developments in Intellectual Property Law - Volume 17, Issue 2

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USPTO Issues CBD Trademark Guidelines in Light of the 2018 Farm Bill: Key Takeaways - On May 2, 2019, the USPTO released its new guidelines on how it will examine federal trademark applications for CBD products in light of...more

Dechert LLP

Trademarking a Sound: The First Sound Trademark granted through a Judicial Proceeding in China

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The Beijing High Court recently made a final judgement in favor of Tencent, finding that the notification beeping sound of the digital company’s instant-messaging and social network services is distinctive enough to be...more

Brooks Pierce

NC Business Court On Conversion Of Electronic Data

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The Defendant in SQL Sentry, LLC v. ApexSQL, LLC, 2017 NCBC 105 was alleged to have copied the Plaintiff's software program which was designed to make "resource intensive T-SQL queries. . . in the Microsoft enterprise...more

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Building a Health App? Part 2: Protecting Your Intellectual Property

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This post is the second in a series of weekly blog posts covering legal issues for consideration during the early stages of development of a health app and providing best practices to help guide you through a successful...more

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Federal Circuit Instructs TTAB to Revisit Software Services as Evidence of Use

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On appeal from the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB), the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit reviewed the issue of trademark use in commerce and, more specifically, the extent to which certain services can be...more

Gray Reed

Back to Basics: Trademarks – Part 3

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Have you used your mark in commerce and what is the impact of that? If you are already selling your product or service with the mark on it, you are “using” your mark in commerce. As a result, you will need to provide...more

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Copyright: Europe Explores Its Boundaries - CJEU Draws the Line with the Resale of Back-Up Copies of Computer Programs

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Europe’s highest court has ruled that software owners have potentially greater rights to prevent the resale of back-up copies of their works than may exist in relation to the original licensed programs. The Court of...more

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Spotlight on the Highlights -- Clarifications and Changes in the April 2016 TMEP

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On April 30, 2016, the USPTO issued the April 2016 Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure ("TMEP"), the latest update to the go-to resource for how to prosecute applications to register trademarks with the USPTO. This...more

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U.S. Trade Representative Issues 2016 Special 301 Report

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On April 27th, Ambassador Michael B.G. Froman, U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), issued the 2016 Special 301 Report. According to the USTR website, "[i]ntellectual property is a critical source of economic growth and...more

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Software as a Service is a Good?

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There has been a revolution in how software is delivered to customers. Traditionally software was licensed in a physical form. The customer traditionally received a copy of the computer program in a tangible form (disk or...more

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Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes: USPTO Pilot Program on Changing Technology

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As you may have heard, the USPTO has commenced a pilot program to allow, under limited circumstances, amendments to identifications of goods/services in trademark registrations to account for evolving technology. Amendments...more

McAfee & Taft

Common IP pitfalls every business can avoid

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As a business owner or manager, you have probably experienced or at least heard about costly and disruptive intellectual property infringement lawsuits. You may also be very concerned about protecting your company’s customer...more

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USPTO Pilot Program: Trademark Registrations May Now Be Broadened To Account For Evolving Technology

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Trademark Office rules generally prohibit the broadening of goods and services identified in existing trademark registrations. But on September 1, the USPTO announced a new pilot program that will create a limited exception...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Trade Secrets, Security, and Cloud Computing: Best Practices Now

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As businesses increasingly store and access confidential information in the cloud, questions arise as to how to safeguard a company’s private data once it becomes part of an external computing network. Standards for...more

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