The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) allows for a trademark application to be filed on an “Intent to Use” basis to establish a priority date before the mark is actually “used in commerce.” However, such use in...more
Successful brands from the United States, and particularly those branded by U.S. celebrities, are often received with similar enthusiasm in other parts of the world. Recently, YEEZY shoes designed by Kanye West made their...more
3/5/2018
/ Celebrities ,
China ,
Counterfeiting ,
Fashion Branding ,
First-to-File ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Madrid Protocol ,
Trademark Cancellation ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks
Voters in the U.K. recently passed a referendum paving the way for the U.K. to leave the European Union (EU). In response, British Prime Minister David Cameron resigned on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, with Theresa May as his...more
7/15/2016
/ Article 50 Treaty of the EU ,
community ,
Community Designs ,
EU ,
European Patent Office ,
European Union Trade Mark (EUTM) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Patents ,
Referendums ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Treaty of Lisbon ,
UK Brexit ,
UK Intellectual Property Office (UK IPO) ,
Unified Patent Court ,
Unified Patent System ,
Unitary Patent