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Bharati Bakshani

Celebrate Diversity in Intellectual Property - Women's History Month 2024

Ladas & Parry LLP considers diversity and inclusion as core values and principles that provide access to opportunity, maximization of expertise and a range of perspectives and ensures excellence, particularly in the IP field. We…more

Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I), Gender Equity, Intellectual Property Protection, Inventors

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Edward Baxter

VEUVE CLICQUOT v. VEUVE OLIVIER: TTAB Favours Petitioner as Respondent Defaults in Cancellation Action

In MHCS v Les Grands Chais De France (Cancellation No 92075021, 8 March 2024), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has granted a petition for cancellation brought by viticulture giant MHCS against a mark owned by the…more

DuPont Factors, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Protection, Likelihood of Confusion, Trademark Cancellation

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David Brezina

Cease and Desist Letters Need to Balance Effectiveness While Considering Consequences

Letters demanding that a company “cease and desist” what the sender of the letter deems an infringement of the sender’s intellectual property rights – whether patent, trademark or copyright – are communications primarily to…more

Cease and Desist Orders, Constitutional Challenges, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Intellectual Property Litigation

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Lanning Bryer

Upcoming Intellectual Property Recordal Project? Keep These Tips In Mind

Keeping Intellectual Property (IP) recordal projects under control can sometimes be a daunting task. With the exception of certain transactions, such as stock purchase agreements, recently acquired intellectual property rights…more

Change of Ownership, Intellectual Property Protection, IP License, Ownership of Works, Ownership Requirements

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Ralph Cathcart

Celebrate Diversity in Intellectual Property 2024

Ladas & Parry LLP considers diversity and inclusion as core values and principles that provide access to opportunity, consolidation of expertise and range of perspectives and ensures excellence, particularly in the IP field. We…more

Copyright, Design Patent, Diversity, Diversity and Inclusion Standards (D&I), Innovation Patent

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Janet Cord

What Companies Need to Do to Secure & Protect Private Data

Data privacy laws are unavoidable. Today’s companies and businesses must take steps to secure and protect private data. This includes taking preventative measures laid out in comprehensive data security policies, and taking…more

Data Collection, Data Privacy, Data Protection, Data Security, Policies and Procedures

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Ray Diperna

IP Developments In Biotechnology And Trade Secrets

2016 has been a year of IP changes and these changes have had an effect upon biotechnology as well as trade secrets. Patents: Will the U.S. Supreme Court Grant Cert. In Ariosa v. Sequenom? Ariosa v. Sequenom was…more

Biotechnology, Defend Trade Secrets Act (DTSA), DNA, European Patent Office, Myriad-Mayo

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John Heinbockel

TTAB Decision Underscores Difficulty Of Proving Fraud Before The USPTO

In Tommie Copper IP Inc v Gcool-Tech Usa LLC (Opposition No 91223768 (9 May 2018) [not precedential]), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has dismissed an opposition where the applicant did not have use in commerce at…more

Fashion Design, Fashion Industry, Fraud, Intellectual Property Protection, Likelihood of Confusion

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Jerry Jakubovic

Fourth Circuit Confirms That ‘Gruyere’ is Generic for Cheese

The appellants, Interprofession du Gruyère and Syndicat Interprofessionnel du Gruyère, are two consortiums, Swiss and French, that regulate use of the term ‘gruyere’ to refer only to cheeses produced in the Gruyère district of…more

Appeals, EU, Generic Marks, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Protection

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Jose Landivar

The Music Modernization Act: A Primer For Copyright Holders

On October 11, 2018, the Music Modernization Act (MMA) was signed into law resulting in one of the most significant legislative changes to the copyright law in the last 50 years. The bipartisan legislation, which was written to…more

Copyright, Intellectual Property Protection, IP License, Mechanical License, Music

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Scott Lebson

Upcoming Intellectual Property Recordal Project? Keep These Tips In Mind

Keeping Intellectual Property (IP) recordal projects under control can sometimes be a daunting task. With the exception of certain transactions, such as stock purchase agreements, recently acquired intellectual property rights…more

Change of Ownership, Intellectual Property Protection, IP License, Ownership of Works, Ownership Requirements

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Robert Peverada

Remembering Two Of The Spookiest Halloween Copyright Cases

With Halloween 2020 having just passed, we thought it was important to remember two of the spookiest of intellectual property cases, in particular, those copyright cases addressing issues with well-known horror movies. …more

Books, Copyright, Copyright Infringement, Copyright Litigation, Film Industry

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Dennis Prahl

VEUVE CLICQUOT v. VEUVE OLIVIER: TTAB Favours Petitioner as Respondent Defaults in Cancellation Action

In MHCS v Les Grands Chais De France (Cancellation No 92075021, 8 March 2024), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) has granted a petition for cancellation brought by viticulture giant MHCS against a mark owned by the…more

DuPont Factors, Intellectual Property Litigation, Intellectual Property Protection, Likelihood of Confusion, Trademark Cancellation

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John Richards

Proposed Increases of United States Patent Fees

On April 3, 2024, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) issued a notice of rulemaking setting out the fees that it proposes for the fiscal year starting on September 29, 2024. Although the proposed fees are…more

Design Patent, Fees, Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR), NPRM, Patents

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Sebastian Lovera Riso

What Qualifies As Acceptable Use In U.S. Commerce? (UPDATED)

The mark must be used “in Commerce” and in good faith in the ordinary course of trade. While the USPTO will generally not conduct an inquiry, the applicant must claim use that qualifies as “Use in U.S. Commerce”. …more

Acceptable Use Policy, Brand, Corporate Branding, Goods or Services, Intellectual Property Protection

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George Sciarrino

The Designer Formerly Known As…Intellectual Property Issues Arising From Personal Names As Fashion Brands

Kate Spade, Paul Frank, Joseph Abboud, Catherine Malandrino, and Karen Millen—aside from being well-known designers, all have something else in common; they no longer own the right to use their personal names as their brands. In…more

Copyright, Domain Names, EU, Fashion Branding, Fashion Design

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Kevin Thompson

A Multi-Layered Approach to Packaging Protection

The way in which a product looks or how it is packaged and sold can often be a driving force in the consumer’s purchasing decision. Yet, the intellectual property rights available for product designs and packaging are anything…more

Brand, Copyright, Design Trademarks, DMCA, Infringement

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Dongfang Maggie Wang

Amendments To China Trademark Law

On April 23, 2019, the following amendments to the Trademark Law of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) were approved that should significantly help trademark owners defend their rights..…more

Amended Legislation, China, CNIPA, Counterfeiting, Intellectual Property Protection

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Danielle Weitzman

Washington Redskins’ Us Trademark Registrations Reinstated By The Fourth Circuit

On January 18, 2018, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit reinstated the Washington Redskins’ federal trademark registrations originally cancelled by the Trademark Trials and Appeals Board (“TTAB”) in 2014 in light…more

Disparagement, First Amendment, Football, Free Speech, Intellectual Property Protection

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John Carl Zwisler

Technology Evolution in the Media Industry Supported by Pilot Program Allowing U.S. Trademark Registrations to be Updated

Media companies have changed the way they provide their goods and services to consumers as a result of ongoing evolutions in technology. A magazine that once distributed print copies may now provide access to its articles and…more

Intellectual Property Protection, Technology, Trademark Registration, Trademarks, USPTO

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