On June 7th, 2018, the Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling attempting to clarify the EU rules that protect registered geographical indications applicable to spirit drinks. The preliminary ruling responded to a request...

Raymond DiPerna taught a clinic in patent claim drafting at the Practicing Law Institute (PLI) in New York City from June 13th –...

An article by Matthew Asbell and John Heinbockel, “TTAB decision underscores difficulty of proving fraud before USPTO,” that first appeared in the World Trademark Review (WTR) is now available in our Education...

A presentation given by Ladas attorney John Richards during the Fordham IP Institute Conference in April entitled: “Federal Circuit Control Over PTAB in Post-Grant Proceedings,” is now available in the Education...

On May 22nd, an article by David Brezina entitled: “The Slants Decision Understates The Value Of Trademark Registration in Promoting Speech – Correctly Decided with a Conclusory Analysis,” was published in The John Marshall Review of...

Ladas is pleased to announce that the following colleagues have been selected as IP Stars for 2018: Matthew Asbell, Bharati Bakshani, Lanning Bryer, Ralph Cathcart, Janet Cord, Burton Ehrlich, Mavis Gallenson, Elizabeth Linford and Dennis Prahl....