U.S. trademark owners should always be wary of unsolicited notices from third parties that list the details of their registered trademarks and offer to maintain or renew the registrations or monitor their trademarks for a fee. What is different...

The International Trademark Association (INTA) have announced the 2019 Ladas Memorial Award Competition Winners. The Ladas Memorial Award Competition is an annual writing competition hosted by INTA and supported by Ladas & Parry LLP which...

On January 22, 2019, SCOTUS held In Helsinn Healthcare S.A. v. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc, that a prior public sale of a patented product could destroy the novelty of a patent for that product even though there was no disclosure of the inventive...

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...

Dennis Prahl was the contributor of the U.S. chapter in the recently published book: “Genuine Use of Trademarks.” This book addresses the matter of trademark use that may be necessary in order to safeguard and preserve trademark rights. For...

In a SCOTUS decision on June 22, 2018, the Court granted the loss of overseas profits to be included in the damages in the case of WesternGeco LLC v. Ion Geophysical...