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A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark... more +
A Trademark is a legally registered distinctive mark or sign which identifies goods, products or services that originate or are associated with a particular person or enterprise . A typical example of a trademark would be a company's logo such as the Nike "Check" or McDonald's "Golden Arches."  less -
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The Madrid Protocol - August 2024

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The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. trademark...more

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The Madrid Protocol - July 2024

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The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. trademark...more

Kilpatrick

5 Key Takeaways | Recent Developments in United States Trademark and Unfair Competition Law

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Kilpatrick partner Ted Davis spoke recently at the American Intellectual Property Law Association’s Spring Meeting and at the International Trademark Association’s annual meeting on recent developments in United States...more

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WIPO Publishes Madrid Yearly Review 2024: A WBD Summary

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The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) recently published its annual Madrid Yearly Review, offering a comprehensive overview of the facts, figures, and analyses of the international registration of marks....more

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MarkIt to Market® – May 2024: INTA Annual Meeting Session: Using the USPTO’s Federal Trademark Search System

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At last week’s INTA Annual Meeting, Sterne Kessler Counsel Lauriel Dalier moderated a discussion with Jason Lott, Managing Attorney for Trademarks Customer Outreach at the United States Patent and Trademark Office, on...more

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Making Waves: Navigating the Tide of Artistic Freedom and Trademark Protections in the Vans v. MSCHF Case

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On December 5, 2023, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued a precedent-setting decision in favor of the prominent skateboarding footwear and apparel brand, Vans. The decision centered on the satirical art collective...more

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The Madrid Protocol - January 2024

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The United States is a party to the Madrid Protocol, an international treaty simplifying and centralizing the process for registering trademarks on an international basis. This treaty allows owners of U.S. trademark...more

Linda Liu & Partners

Protection of Well-known Trademarks Needs to Take into Account the Bad Faith of the Disputed Trademark and the Relevance of the...

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Judgment Gist - Before the filing date of the opposed trademark, Westin Hotel Management, L.P. (“Westin L.P.”) successively operated hotels with the brand name “威斯汀 (Wei Si Ting – Westin in Chinese)” in Shanghai, Beijing,...more

Morrison & Foerster LLP

Don’t Miss The Mark: Complying with New Address for Service Rules for UK Trade Marks

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We would like to bring to your attention that there are new “address for service” rules coming into effect on 1 January 2024 at the UK Intellectual Property Office (UKIPO) which may have an impact on your trade mark...more

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International Trademark Registration: The Madrid System (WIPO)

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The blog post, “What are the Types of Trademarks,” explained the distinction between Trademarks, Service Marks, State Marks, Federal Marks, and Common Law Marks, which are common types of protection for marks in the United...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Inside, Outside, USA: Key Developments on the Boundaries of Injunctive Relief in Trademark Disputes - Katten Kattwalk | Issue 26

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Does federal trademark law reach conduct outside of the United States? The Supreme Court addressed this question recently in Abitron Austria v. Hetronic International, Inc., which prompted us to revisit a related issue we...more

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China Starts Registering Trademarks Filed for NFTs and Virtual Goods in the Metaverse

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The Trademark Office of the China National Intellectual Property Administration (“Chinese Trademark Office” or “the Office”) has recently approved a slew of marks filed for non-fungible tokens (“NFTs”) and other goods and...more

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Search and File, Here and There!

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There once was a company named Zotz, Which created toys for tots, It set up abroad, of course! But filing first is KnockOffSource, Can Zotz manufacture? Methink “notz!” First published in Inside magazine, NYSBA, Fall...more

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MarkIt to Market® - August 2023: Happy to Wait! New Rules Allow for Suspension of Trademark Review Cases in China

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As we previously reported, in January of this year, the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) published its Draft 5th Amendment to the Chinese Trademark Law. See here. One of the proposed amendments no...more

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MarkIt to Market® - August 2023

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Thank you for reading the August 2023 issue of Sterne Kessler's MarkIt to Market® newsletter. This month, we conclude our series that explores ways to lose trademark rights with an examination of naked licensing, discuss a...more

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SCOTUS rules Lanham Act does not have extraterritorial reach

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In the United States, trademarks are governed on the federal level by the Lanham Act (also known as the Trademark Act of 1946), which was enacted on July 5, 1946, and is codified at 15 U.S.C. § 1051 et seq. The Lanham Act...more

Fenwick & West LLP

A Domesticated Lanham Act: Supreme Court’s Abitron Ruling Opens New Debate on Foreign Reach of U.S. Trademark Law

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The Supreme Court’s June 29, 2023, decision in Abitron Austria GMBH v. Hetronic Int’l, Inc., No. 21-1043, ended decades of circuit splits on the standard for determining the extraterritorial reach of the Lanham Act (see our...more

Sullivan & Worcester

Supreme Court Rules U.S. Trademark Law Does Not Apply to Foreign Conduct

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On June 29, 2023, in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Lanham Act does not have an extraterritorial scope and applies only in cases where the alleged infringing “use...more

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Supreme Court Limits the Lanham Act’s Extraterritorial Reach

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In a decision that may make it more difficult for brand owners to enforce their marks against infringers located outside of the United States, the Supreme Court of the United States vacated the judgment of the US Court of...more

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U.S. Supreme Court: U.S. Trademark Statute Bars Domestic Infringement Only

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The U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision on June 29, 2023, addressing the scope of federal trademark law on conduct occurring outside of the United States. The case, Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International, Inc.,...more

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U.S. Supreme Court Concludes Federal Trademark Law Cannot Be Applied to Foreign Conduct

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There have been many newsworthy rulings coming out of the Supreme Court in the last two weeks, so it is understandable if you missed this one. On Thursday, June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Tenth Circuit wrongly...more

Baker Donelson

The Supreme Court Draws the Line on the Foreign Reach of the Lanham Act

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On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court clarified the geographic limits for U.S. trademark enforcement. Just as with enforcement of registered copyrights and issued patents, the Supreme Court ruled that a trademark owner may...more

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Supreme Court Holds Lanham Act Attaches Only to Liability for Domestic Uses in Commerce

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On June 29, 2023, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously in favor of the petitioner in Abitron Austria GmbH v. Hetronic International Inc. However, the justices were divided 5-4 as to the precise reasoning and what facts...more

Hogan Lovells

Hold on! China’s Trademark Office issues rules regarding the suspension of trademark review cases

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The China National IP Administration (“CNIPA”) recently issued the "Specifications for Suspension of Trademark Review Cases" (“《评审案件中止情形规范》”, "Specifications"), in which it provides a set of rules for the suspension of...more

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Supreme Court Reins in Extraterritorial Application of the Lanham Act

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The Supreme Court ruled yesterday that the Lanham Act infringement and unfair competition provisions "are not extraterritorial and that they extend only to claims where the claimed infringing use in commerce is domestic." In...more

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