On January 1, 2019, the 11th edition of the Nice Classification entered into force. With it came several changes from the previous version, in particular in connection with descriptions of dispenser apparatuses, research services and class...

Dennis Prahl attended the International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property (AIPPI) 2018 World Congress from September 23th – 26th in Cancun, Mexico. During the conference, Dennis served as a panelist for a session entitled,...

On July 20, a panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (in regards to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe in Allergan, Inc. v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.) held that Native American tribes do not enjoy Sovereign Immunity which would...

Ladas & Parry is pleased to announce that Matthew Asbell has been appointed as Vice Chair of the USPTO Operations Relating to Trademarks Committee of the American Bar Association Section of Intellectual Property Law (ABA-IPL) for the 2018-2019...

Canada has joined the Hague system by depositing the instrument of ratification of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement on July 16th, 2018. This agreement provides the means of protection for Canadian industrial designs within the Hague System with...

John Richards, Dennis Prahl, Scott Lebson, and Matthew Asbell lectured at the Fordham University School of Law on July 10th, 2018 as part of Fordham’s Summer Institute. Since 2007, the Fordham Law Summer Institute has provided an introduction to...