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China Trademark Registrations Down 29% in 2023
The National Law Review· 3 days agoAccording to recently released statistics from the China National Intellectual Property Administration (CNIPA) Chinese trademark registrations were down ...
New Trademark Scams Target Small, Midsize and Large Businesses | The Legal Intelligencer
Law.com· 2 days agoFor decades, trademark applicants and registrants have suffered a deluge of fraudulent bills and...
Supreme Court: “Booking.com” Can Be Registered as Trademark
The National Law Review· 4 days agoIn so doing, the Supreme Court found that the proper test for whether “booking.com” is eligible for trademark protection for travel booking services is whether the public ...
Las Vegas Show Sues Michael Jackson Estate Over Broadway Show Logo
Forbes· 11 hours agoAs the $22.5 million Broadway musical MJ continues its first national tour, co-executors of the late...
Considering a Purchase, Sale, or Financing? Make Sure Your Trademark Due Diligence is Thorough
The National Law Review· 1 day agoTrademark due diligence is the process of analyzing information concerning a company's trademark portfolio and assessing the risks, exposures, and benefits ...
Supreme Court Rules That "Generic.com" Trademarks Are Eligible for Federal Registration
The National Law Review· 6 days agoBooking.com, the U.S. Supreme Court declined to adopt a sweeping rule that would automatically render “generic.com” marks unregistrable. This opens the door for future applicants to apply for ...
The First Amendment Once Again Trumps Limits on Trademark Registration
The National Law Review· 6 days agoFollowing on from Matal v. Tam striking down the prohibition on the registration of trademarks containing derogatory terms and phrases (in that case, THE ...
Trademark Modernization Act of 2020 Strengthens Accuracy of the Federal Trademark Register
The National Law Review· 6 days agoThe TMA, which will go into effect on December 27, provides two new mechanisms to challenge existing trademark registrations on the ground of non-use and ...
Las Vegas Tribute Show Sues Michael Jackson Estate Over Use of 'MJ' Logo
Broadway World· 7 hours agoThe estate's attorneys are claiming the the logo that MJ Live uses is "confusingly similar" to the...
Canadian "Trademark Trolls" on the Rise
The National Law Review· 3 days agoOf most significant concern is Canada's elimination of the "use" requirement for registration of Canadian trademarks. Under Canada's current system, Canadian ...
