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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 ...
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 ...
New Trademark Scams Target Small, Midsize and Large Businesses | The Legal Intelligencer
Law.com· 3 days agoFor decades, trademark applicants and registrants have suffered a deluge of fraudulent bills and...
San Francisco sues Oakland over proposed airport name change
ABC News via Yahoo News· 10 hours agoThe city of San Francisco is suing the nearby city of Oakland over the latter's plan to modify its...
SF sues Oakland over airport name change
The San Francisco Examiner· 12 hours ago“We had hoped Oakland would come to its senses, but their refusal to collaborate on an acceptable alternative name leaves us no choice but to file a...
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 ...
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 ...
Las Vegas Show Sues Michael Jackson Estate Over Broadway Show Logo
Forbes· 1 day agoAs the $22.5 million Broadway musical MJ continues its first national tour, co-executors of the late...