The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed the Trademark Trial & Appeal Board’s dismissal of an opposition to the registration of the marks IVOTERS and IVOTERS.COM while also noting that the US Patent &...more
4/17/2025
/ Acquired Distinctiveness ,
Appeals ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Judicial Authority ,
Lanham Act ,
Likelihood of Confusion ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO
Addressing when Illinois law’s “absolute litigation privilege” bars certain counterclaims, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a district court’s summary judgment finding that the plaintiff lacked a valid...more
10/17/2024
/ Absolute Privilege ,
Appeals ,
Attorney Misconduct ,
Defamation ,
Discovery ,
Dismissals ,
Expert Witness ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Reversal ,
Trade Dress ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Litigation ,
Trademarks