Among several other changes in the European Union Trademark (EUTM) system (formerly referred to as the Community Trademark (CTM)), the European Union Intellectual Property Office (formerly known as OHIM) will provide a period in which owners of...

The Eastern District of Virginia followed the TTAB’s finding of fraud in Nationstar Mortgage, LLC. v. Mujahid Ahmad and Nationstar Mortgage, Inc., as reported at https://ladasparry.wpengine.com/news/nationstar-mortgage-v-ahmad-fraud-uspto-alive/,...

As a result of a power outage affecting several of the USPTO’s computer systems on Tuesday, December 22, deadlines for this week are extended through Monday, December 28,...

The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit held in In Re Simon Shiao Tam today that the Lanham’s Act’s proscription of disparaging trademarks is unconstitutional because the government has no legitimate interest in banning even hurtful...

Ladas & Parry LLP is proud to sponsor INTA’s 2016 Ladas Memorial Award Competition in honor of the outstanding contributions to international IP law made by distinguished practitioner and 2013 IP Hall of Fame inductee, Stephen P....

As part of our firm’s ongoing efforts to improve the functionality of this website, we have implemented a number of technical improvements in recent months.  Among them is the ability to connect with certain of our professionals who utilize...