New Canadian trademark laws entered into force on June 17th, 2019 bringing many important changes. Some of the changes include: Accession to the Madrid Protocol, allowing entities in Canada to obtain trademark registrations in other member...

Matthew Asbell was a speaker during a Strafford live webinar entitled: “Making Section 2(f) Claims: Demonstrating Acquired Distinctiveness,” on Thursday, November 29, 2018 from 1:00pm-2:30pm...

Canada became the 69th member of the Hague Union related to International Registration of Industrial Designs on November 5, 2018. As a result, the creators of Industrial Designs in Canada may file a single International Application with a single set...

The Chicago office of Ladas & Parry was recently recognized in the U.S. News & World Report 2019 “Best Law Firms” Rankings.  The publication lists our Chicago Office as the receiving the ranking of: Metropolitan Tier 3, Chicago, for...

Matthew Asbell contributed a chapter in the book: “IP Strategies for Medical Devices: Be Your Own Incubator.” This recent publication of the American Bar Association serves as a resource for those interested in the process of protecting the...

On October 25th, Ladas attorneys Matthew Asbell, Heather Brodsky and Jose Landivar attended the 1st Annual Diversity Scholarship Event for the New York Intellectual Property Law Education Foundation (NYIPLEF). This event was held to provide...