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新形势下的域名管理策略
无论是在企业内部还是外部事务所，传统意义上的知识产权管理通常是指对商标、版权和专利的管理。然而，域名作为知识产权管理的一部分已经越来越受到企业的重视。如果企业的商标和...
Read ArticleDISPARAGING TRADEMARKS: THE SKIN-NY ON THE SLANTS
When a trademark disparages identifiable groups of persons, institutions, beliefs, or national symbols, Section 2(a) of the Lanham Act 1 bars its registration. This provision has been in the Act since it was written, but became an active...
Read ArticleTHE ESSENTIALS OF DOMAIN NAME MANAGEMENT FOR COMPANIES
In the traditional scheme of intellectual property, companies tend to manage their trademark, copyright, and patent portfolios, whether in house or through outside counsel. However, it has become increasingly essential for companies to treat domain...
Read ArticleALTHOUGH HEALTHY HEMP MAY DO MANY THINGS, IT DOES NOT FUNCTION AS A TRADEMARK
In a non-precedential decision in In re French Meadow Organic Bakery LLC, Serial No 86243820 (February 4 2016), the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) held that HEALTHY HEMP was merely descriptive of “bakery goods; breads; tortillas; all of...
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2016: Developments in Intellectual Property Law You Should Know About
This year the IP world will be brimming with changes, the largest of which will take place in the European Union. Sweeping reforms in EU trademark law will be implemented in March as well as the likelihood of the Unitary Patent making its debut in...
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Acquired Distinctiveness of Trademarks in the United States
Business enterprises often prefer to adopt trademarks that describe the company’s goods or services because they require less of an investment to develop the brand and educate the target consumer. This is in contrast to trademark counsel’s...
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