After more than a hundred years of settled U.S. trademark policy, an interesting problem has developed for the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). How to square the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decisions striking down parts of the federal
By Dan H. Bliss
Suppose you want to register a trademark that identifies a source of goods/services for your business. What if the trademark on the specimen of use has punctuation that is different from the drawing of the trademark
Fanatics, LLC v FanFirm Pty Ltd [2025] FCAFC 87
Jessica Bell, Associate – Kalus Kenny Intelex, Melbourne, Australia.
The Full Federal Court of Australia has passed judgment on a clash between local sports merchandiser, FanFirm Pty Limited, and a global
Missed Anthropic Perspectives & Mixed AI Meta-Phors Cloud Copyright Law
By James Flynn & Ariana Tagavi,* Epstein Becker Green
The evolution of generative artificial intelligence has prompted courts in two highly-publicized recent federal district court decisions to apply copyright law’s
Authors: James Johnston, Samantha G. Rothaus, Jordan M. Thompson and Howard R. Weingrad.
SAG-AFTRA and the Joint Policy Committee (JPC) have reached agreement on a new Commercials Contract, which is now officially in effect. Notably, the deal was reached without
By Gaurav Bhalla of Ahlawat & Associates
The Bombay High Court recently affirmed the order of the Registrar of Trade Marks whereby TikTok’s application for declaration of its mark as well-known in India was disallowed. Interestingly, this decision (by the
Jessica Bell – Lawyer, Kalus Kenny Intelex, Melbourne Australia
David Cinque – Special Counsel, Kalus Kenny Intelex
The Australian Trade Marks Office has permitted the registration of the trade mark UBER TUTORS after finding that transport and delivery giant, Uber
By A. & K. METAXOPOULOS AND PARTNERS LAW FIRM
On 18/04/2024 the Greek Parliament has enacted Law No. 5103/2024 dealing with the protection and promotion of Greek-language songs as an element of cultural identity. The new law introduces provisions in
By James P. Flynn, Epstein Becker Green
In 2015, the Wall Street Journal observed why Birkenstock sandals might be considered cool:
“It’s a taboo thing,” said New York-based stylist Brian Coats, who dresses Jimmy Fallon. “The fact that Birkenstocks are
Jessica Bell, Kalus Kenny Intelex, Melbourne Australia
A recent trade mark stoush in the eyelash extension market highlights the importance of registering trade marks in all states of Australia, and ensuring that trade marks that intend to be used are
