When it comes to IP enforcement, companies on the cutting edge of technology often find themselves in a catch-22 situation. On the one hand, there’s more need for enforcement than ever as new technologies create new...more
4/17/2024
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Brand ,
Business Strategies ,
Copyright ,
Enforcement ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Popular ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Venture Capital
When building your brand, your company should consider the following questions:
1. What products/services are you going to use with the brand?
Consider the kinds of products or services you intend to offer with your...more
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office recently launched a pilot program to address an increasing number of altered or fabricated specimens submitted with use-based trademark applications. Fake specimens can now be reported via...more
In This Issue -
Gender Diversity in Patenting: Current Landscape and Recommendations -
The gender gap in patenting is a current challenge that companies face. While this issue seems pervasive, companies and lawyers can...more
10/31/2018
/ Acquired Distinctiveness ,
Appeals ,
Beverage Manufacturers ,
Coca Cola ,
Competition ,
Confidential Information ,
Corporate Executives ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Data Security ,
Data-Sharing ,
Descriptive Trademarks ,
Diversity ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Parliament ,
Examiners ,
Former Employee ,
Fraud Prevention ,
Gender Discrimination ,
Generic Marks ,
Intellectual Property Litigation ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
Inventors ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Patent Litigation ,
Patents ,
Pay Gap ,
Personal Property ,
Prior Art ,
Remand ,
Section 101 ,
Technology Sector ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Trademarks ,
USPTO ,
USPTO Pilot Program
You’ve just learned someone registered a domain nearly identical to yours, or is using your brand online to sell similar products or offer related services. What do you do? A few months ago, you probably would’ve checked who...more
7/18/2018
/ Brand ,
Confidential Information ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Protection ,
Domain Names ,
EU ,
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Online Platforms ,
Popular ,
Privacy Laws ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Websites
The .app generic top-level domain (gTLD) launches March 29, 2018, and brand owners will have a little more than a month to register domains in the Sunrise Period. After May 1, 2018, registration of .app domains opens to the...more
4/5/2018
/ Domain Names ,
gTLD ,
ICANN ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Internet ,
Mobile Apps ,
Sunrise Periods ,
Trademark Clearinghouse ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademarks ,
Websites
It’s Dangerous to Go Alone! Take This.
Intellectual Property Tips for the Esports Industry -
With the annual Game Developers Conference spectacular in our rearview mirror, and the NBA’s partnership with Take-Two to launch...more
4/25/2017
/ Architectural Copyrights ,
Commercial Use ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Digital Media ,
eSports ,
Intellectual Property Protection ,
Inter Partes Review (IPR) Proceeding ,
Internet ,
Logos ,
Name and Likeness ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent Trial and Appeal Board ,
Popular ,
Right of Publicity ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Application ,
Trademark Infringement ,
USPTO ,
Video Games ,
Virtual Reality
Mean Girls v. The Right of Publicity: Lessons Learned From the Lohan and Gravano Lawsuits -
On September 1, 2016, a New York appellate court ended two closely watched right of publicity lawsuits brought by Lindsay...more
11/17/2016
/ Abstract Ideas ,
Biotechnology ,
CLS Bank v Alice Corp ,
Confidential Information ,
Copyright ,
Copyright Infringement ,
Damages ,
Dismissals ,
Exclusive Licenses ,
Fantasy Sports ,
Free Speech ,
Getty Images ,
Inversion ,
IRS ,
License Fees ,
Lost Profits ,
Mergers ,
Misappropriation ,
Name and Likeness ,
NCAA ,
Offshore Companies ,
Patent Infringement ,
Patent-Eligible Subject Matter ,
Patents ,
Popular ,
Preemption ,
Public Domain ,
Right of Publicity ,
Royalties ,
Satire ,
Section 101 ,
Software Patents ,
Student Athletes ,
Subsidiaries ,
Tax Rates ,
Trade Secrets ,
Trademark Infringement ,
Trademark Registration ,
Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ,
Transfer Pricing ,
Transfer Taxes ,
Transformative Use ,
USPTO ,
Video Games
The universe of generic top-level domains (gTLDs), currently limited to about a dozen gTLDs such as .com, .net, and .org, will likely explode later this year, as some of the more than 1000 potential new gTLDs are rolled out,...more