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8 Key Takeaways | The Presumption of Irreparable Harm After the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020

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Kilpatrick’s Chris Bussert, a senior counsel with more than 30 years of experience in helping clients protect and defend their most important assets and brands, recently wrote the article “The Presumption of Irreparable Harm...more

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Whisk-y Business: Notice Alone Is Sufficient for Preliminary Injunction

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit concluded that only notice of a preliminary injunction (PI) motion, and not perfected formal service, is needed to assert jurisdiction to issue an injunction. Whirlpool Corp. v....more

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[Webinar] Combatting Misrepresentations in Trademark Prosecution and Maintenance: The Trademark Modernization Act and Beyond -...

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The Trademark Modernization Act, many aspects of which went into effect December 27, 2021, implemented numerous changes to United States trademark practice, including codification of letters of protest, changes to the...more

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Rule Changes Under the Trademark Modernization Act

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Regulations implementing the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) went into effect on December 18, 2021. The new rules and procedures are multifaceted and address several aspects of trademark law, both with respect to...more

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Trademark Owners: What You Should Know About the USPTO’s Final Rules Implementing the TMA

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The Trademark Modernization Act (TMA) was signed into law on December 27, 2020, and the United States Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) recently announced its final rules for implementing the TMA, the majority of which will...more

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Congress Hands Trademark Owners New Tools to Fight Infringers and Challenge Fraudulent Registrations: The Trademark Modernization...

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The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (the “TMA”) was buried in the enormous COVID relief and stimulus bill (i.e., the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021), signed into law on December 27, 2020. The TMA amends federal...more

Perkins Coie

Trademark Modernization Act of 2020: Three New Year’s Gifts for Brand Owners

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The Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) was signed into law on December 27, 2020, making several changes to the Lanham Act that have important effects on trademark owners’ brand protection programs. Consistent with the...more

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IP Gets “Modernized” In Stimulus Bill

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Embedded within the 5,600-page Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 – more commonly known as the $2.3 trillion Coronavirus Relief Stimulus Bill enacted on December 27, 2020 – are significant changes to federal trademark and...more

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Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2021 Contains Significant Changes for IP Owners

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On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed into law the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (CAA), which includes the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 (TMA) amending various sections of the Lanham Act, and the...more

Dorsey & Whitney LLP

Highlights Part I of the Trademark Modernization Act of 2020: Irreparable Harm and TTAB Inferior Officers

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After a fair amount of end-of-year legislative drama, the Trademark Modernization  Act of 2020 (“TMA”) was signed into law on December 27, 2020 as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act for 2021, which also included...more

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A “Stimulus” to “Modernize” Intellectual Property

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On December 27, 2020, President Trump signed the “Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021” into law. Most referred to this as the Coronavirus Relief Bill and thought that it only contained a stimulus package. However, within...more

White and Williams LLP

Winter COVID-19 Relief Bill: Overview of Key IP and Entertainment Provisions

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Congress passed The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Act) on December 21, 2020 and the Act was signed into law by President Trump on December 27, 2020. Though titled as COVID relief, the Act includes sweeping changes to...more

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Fresh From the Bench: Latest Federal Circuit Court Cases

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Texas Advanced Optoelectronic Solutions, Inc. v. Renesas Electronics America, Inc., Appeal Nos. 2016-2121, -2208, -2235 (Fed. Cir. 2018)?- In an appeal from a jury trial, the Federal Circuit addressed numerous issues...more

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Intellectual Property Newsletter - January/February 2016

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2015 U.S. Trademark Developments Every Food and Beverage Lawyer Should Know - In 2015, U.S. courts provided trademark practitioners with several issues to discuss and debate. Identified and summarized below are the...more

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Intellectual Property Newsletter - January 2013

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In This Issue: *News From the Bench - Enough Already, Supreme Court Tells Petitioner in Mythology-Laced Opinion. - Divided Fed. Circuit Affirms Patentability of Claims to a 12-Can Dispenser Carton. ...more

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