The Original Sin of Trademark Law: Failure to Function
Bite-Sized Legal Tales for Your Halloween Candy Bowl
Watch – IP Enforcement on Online Marketplaces: Strategies for In-House Counsel
As commerce becomes increasingly electronic and decentralized, manufacturers and brand owners face new challenges in protecting and enforcing their intellectual property rights in the context of online marketplaces. IP owners, courts and the marketplaces themselves are struggling to define fair, effective and efficient approaches to protecting IP rights and consumers without hindering the free flow of online commerce.
Foley Hoag presents a webinar covering recent developments and best practices for companies seeking to protect copyrights, patents,…
TRADEMARKING CBD PRODUCTS: NEW GUIDELINES FOR REGISTRATIONS
By Aislinn Smalling and Carissa Bouwer
The increasing popularity of cannabis products has led to decriminalization and legalization of marijuana in many states and a proliferation of products containing CBD oil. But marijuana remains illegal at the federal level. In order to receive a federal trademark registration, the mark must be used in commerce regulated by the U.S. Congress. The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board have consistently refused…
Upcoming Event: Boston Trademark Roundtable with the USPTO (September 17, 2019)
In Defense of Ohio State’s Application to Register THE as a Trademark
Watch: IP and Advertising Basics for Cannabis Companies
Business is booming for cannabis ventures, but the legal landscape for related intellectual property protection and product advertising is rife with complications that demand special consideration, and companies should be paying attention to these issues out of the gate.
Foley Hoag presents a webinar covering a range of topics related to cannabis IP protection and promotion, including:
Maximizing trademark rights at the federal and state level
Leveraging copyright as secondary protection for brands
Cannabis patent…
NEW USPTO RULE REQUIRES FOREIGN PARTIES TO HAVE A U.S. ATTORNEY
By: Michael Geller
A new rule from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office imposes a substantial new requirement on companies and individuals outside of the U.S. Starting August 3, foreign applicants and registrants must be represented by a U.S. attorney. All new applications, renewal filings and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (“TTAB”) disputes filed on behalf of a foreign company must be filed by a U.S. attorney.
The new requirement applies only to “foreign-domiciled” individuals…
Supreme Court to Decide Whether Trademark Owner Must Prove Willful Infringement to Obtain an Infringer’s Profits
Son of Tam: Supreme Court Strikes Down Lanham Act Section 2(a) For “Immoral” and “Scandalous” Marks
