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FIVE OF OUR NY OFFICE PARTNERS HAVE BEEN SELECTED AS WORLD’S LEADING TRADEMARK PROFESSIONALS IN THE WTR 1000

The World Trademark Review selected five Partners from our New York Office, Dennis Prahl, Bharati Bakshani, Matthew Asbell, Ralph Cathcart, and Lanning Bryer for inclusion among the World’s Leading Trademark Professionals in the 2020 Edition of...

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Ladas Attorney Quoted in a World Trademark Review article about the case of USPTO v. Booking.com

Ladas partner Matthew Asbell has been quoted in the World Trademark Review (WTR) in relation to how several amicus briefs submitted to the United States Supreme Court may impact the decision in USPTO v. Booking.com. The case is about whether the...

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ARE YOU PROTECTED? JOIN US FOR OUR WINTER WEBINAR ABOUT IP BASICS FOR THE FOOD & BEVERAGE INDUSTRY

Join the Ladas & Parry Food & Beverage Industry Group on January 30th to learn the basics of intellectual property as it relates to protecting what is special about your food industry products. Topics include: • Appearance & Function:...

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Return Mail Inc. v. United States Postal Service

On June 20, 2019, the United States Supreme Court held that government entities could not be considered “persons” entitled to challenge patents owned by others before the Patent Trial and Appeal Board...

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DESIGN PATENT PROTECTION FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS

The fight between insurers and car manufacturers as to whether and, if so how, to protect the design of spare parts for cars delayed the implementation of an EU regulation on design protection for well over a decade and ended in an uneasy...

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ARTICLE BY JOHN RICHARDS ABOUT DESIGN PATENT PROTECTION FOR REPLACEMENT AUTO PARTS IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE EDUCATION CENTER

In July, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in the case of Automotive Body Parts Association v. Ford Global Technologies, LLC agreed with car manufacturers that aesthetic functionality and exceptions in infringement law for patent auto...

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