Topic
Trademark Usage
53 published works
The Trademark Blog
First Circuit: Good Faith Adoption In View of Non-U.S. Trademark Use
Interesting First Circuit Case re good faith adoption. Defendant knew that plaintiff continued to use mark abroad, but alleged that it had abandoned rights in the U.S. First Cicuit holds for…
The Trademark Blog
Management vs. Labor – Can You Sue Me Me Now? Good.
Two readers emailed me not with the Sobig virus but with links to a NY Times article about Verizon and the union with whom it is embroiled in a contract…
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Important 4th Circuit Case on Definition of Trademark Use By Non-U.S. Companies
37 page opinion, 25 page dissent on whether a non-us company can bring a Lanham Act claim based on the mere advertisement of its trademarks in the U.S. Important case…