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...

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....

The Madrid Protocol has entered into force with respect to Algeria as of today’s...

The Librarian of Congress has issued a new rule that became effective October 28, 2015, listing new exemptions to the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (“DMCA”) anti-circumvention provisions. The “DMCA”, as codified in section 1201 of title...