On June 30, 2020, in a nearly unanimous opinion, the Supreme Court held that Booking.com is not generic for online hotel reservation services and is protectable under the Lanham Act. The basic logic underlying the holding is...more
7/1/2020
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Appeals ,
Booking.com ,
Domain Name Registration ,
Domain Names ,
Generic Marks ,
Lanham Act ,
SCOTUS ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
United States Patent and Trademark Office v Booking.com BV ,
USPTO
In this issue:
- Special Report: US Supreme Court Will Decide Key IP Cases in 2014
- Patent Litigation: Strategies to Battle NPEs: Lessons from the Front Lines
- Design Patents: The Federal Circuit...more
IP continues to be a hot area of the law at the Supreme Court, with many IP cases recently argued or scheduled for argument in 2014. Below is a quick glimpse at several of these cases, including the potential impact of...more
5/2/2014
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Indefiniteness ,
Induced Infringement ,
Lanham Act ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Public Performance Rights ,
SCOTUS ,
Standing